Changes: Minolta Hi-Matic F

Revision as of 14:05, 28 October 2007

In 1972 Minolta released a new version of their Hi-Matic consumer rangefinder cameras, the HI-MATIC F, with the less sophisticated 38mm (f2.7) Rokkor lens. It had the same light and compact camera body as the Hi-Matic E, but it had been cheaper, built with less features. The rangefinder had only parallax marks, no mechanical parallax correction. The CDS meter did control exposure time and aperture. The camera had a flash guide number selector which provided an automatic aperture control depending on the distance for flashlight photography.

Lens: 1:2,7/38mm (4 lenses)
Films: 35mm films of 25 ASA upto 500 ASA film speed
Exposure: CdS-meter coupled with shutter, meter window within the filter connection ring
Shutter speed: 4 - 1/724 sec. ( 1/20 sec. with flash )
Viewfinder: simple rangefinder
weight: 360 g without the RM-640 battery
dimensions 113 x 73 x 54 mm

Links

Minolta Hi-Matic page in wikipedia
Lionel's Minolta Hi-Matic F overview at 35mm-compact.com
Hi-Matic F at www.collection-appareils.com
Minolta Hi-Matic F at The Camera Site by Reijo Lauro

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 * Lionel's [http://35mm-compact.com/compact/minoltahimaticf.htm Minolta Hi-Matic F] overview at 35mm-compact.com
 * [http://www.collection-appareils.com/minolta/html/minolta_himatic_F.php Hi-Matic F] at www.collection-appareils.com
+* [http://www.thecamerasite.net/02_Rangefinders/Pages/minoltahima.htm#hima Minolta Hi-Matic F] at [http://www.thecamerasite.net The Camera Site] by Reijo Lauro