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The '''Minolta A3''' was a fixed-lens rangefinder camera made by [[Chiyoda Kōgaku Seikō]] in 1959, featuring: |
The '''Minolta A3''' was a fixed-lens rangefinder camera made by [[Chiyoda Kōgaku Seikō]] in 1959, featuring: |
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*[[Citizen|Optiper-Citizen]] MVL shutter with speeds B, 1sec to 1/500sec, M/F/X [[flash sync]] and with [[self-timer]]. |
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The '''A3''' was the first modern styled rangefinder camera marketed by Minolta<ref>While it could be argued that the [[Minolta Autowide]], [[Minolta Super A|Super A]] and [[Minolta V2|V2]] were modern looking, the difference is that the A3 lacked the front lensmount plate of all the earlier Minolta rangefinders, save the SKY, and helped pioneer the more-modern 'boxy' flat-topped body, like the SKY.</ref>, retained styling cues from the earlier [[Minolta Sky|Minolta SKY]] prototype and stylistically lead the way to the 1960's Minolta AL and HiMatic series rangefinders. |
The '''A3''' was the first modern styled rangefinder camera marketed by Minolta<ref>While it could be argued that the [[Minolta Autowide]], [[Minolta Super A|Super A]] and [[Minolta V2|V2]] were modern looking, the difference is that the A3 lacked the front lensmount plate of all the earlier Minolta rangefinders, save the SKY, and helped pioneer the more-modern 'boxy' flat-topped body, like the SKY.</ref>, retained styling cues from the earlier [[Minolta Sky|Minolta SKY]] prototype and stylistically lead the way to the 1960's Minolta AL and HiMatic series rangefinders. |
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The Minolta A3 was a fixed-lens rangefinder camera made by Chiyoda Kōgaku Seikō in 1959, featuring:
- Non-parallax-correcting rangefinder (unlike earlier Minolta A-2).
- Chiyoko Rokkor-TE 45mm / f2.8 lens, coupled to rangefinder, with 5 elements in 3 groups and 8 aperture blades.
- Optiper-Citizen MVL shutter with speeds B, 1sec to 1/500sec, M/F/X flash sync and with self-timer.
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| Minolta A-2 and successor A3. |
The A3 was the first modern styled rangefinder camera marketed by Minolta[1], retained styling cues from the earlier Minolta SKY prototype and stylistically lead the way to the 1960's Minolta AL and HiMatic series rangefinders.
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- ↑ While it could be argued that the Minolta Autowide, Super A and V2 were modern looking, the difference is that the A3 lacked the front lensmount plate of all the earlier Minolta rangefinders, save the SKY, and helped pioneer the more-modern 'boxy' flat-topped body, like the SKY.