กล้องminalta 110 ปี 1976 รหัส121262mt

Brand: Minolta
Year: 1976
Why it’s “iconic”: Minolta’s curious-looking SLR camera in 110 format, best remembered for its unconventional design
Availability: Discontinued

As most 110 cameras released from the 1970s came in a slim, flattened shape that allowed them to easily fit in pockets, Minolta of Japan sought to make an SLR camera that followed more or less the same design. So, instead of making a miniaturized version of the usual SLR cameras, Minolta retained the flattened shape, equipped a larger lens, and topped everything with a prism hump with a hotshoe. Thus, the curious-looking Minolta 110 Zoom SLR was born.

Minolta’s first 110 SLR offering featured fully automatic aperture priority exposure, a light meter with a CdS meter (placed on the camera’s front), and an exposure compensation dial which allowed setting of other film speeds aside from ISO 100 and 400 (so photographers can compensate for various lighting conditions). The fixed lens was 25-50mm f/4.5-16 with manual focus zoom and macro focusing down to 11 inches. Shutter speeds were from 1/1000 second to 10 seconds.

In 1979, Minolta released 110 Zoom SLR Mark II, which was made to look like a conventional SLR camera. Many of these cameras were sold at the time, so if these 110 babies have caught your attention, go ahead and keep your eye out for them in vintage stores and camera shops near you!

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All information for this article were taken from Minolta 110 Zoom SLR on Wikipedia and Minolta 110 Zoom SLR on Camerapedia.

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