Minolta 110 Zoom SLR
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Minolta made two attempts to offer SLR cameras for the 110 pocket film format. One was the unconventional camera pictured on the right, the Minolta 110 Zoom SLR, was released in 1976. It is a aperture priority based camera with no manual exposure control.
It has a built-in 1:4.5/25-50mm zoom lens. It uses a 40.5mm filter thread. The aperture selector was not part of the lens. It was placed around the exposure-meter-eye instead. The meter is activated by pressing the shutter release button half way, it controlled just the shutter speed. The shutter has a range of 10 sec. to 1/1000 of a sec. A bulb mode is also available. The shutter release button has a cable release socket and is also connected to a lock switch to prevent accidental exposure. A hot shoe for a flash was an top of the camera, which has a flash sync of 1/150s. Rotate the exposure dial to the X setting to use.
The viewfinder has a central micro prism focusing spot. There are left and right indicators in the finder for the exposure meter. Adjust the aperture ring towards the arrows until the indicators do not light. Exposure compensation is available that can be change up to two EV stops.
The film transport uses a film advance lever located on the base of the camera that is operated by the right hand thumb. A tripod socket on the left side of the body. Power comes from 2 SR44 silver oxide batteries. A battery check function can be used by pressing the red button by the shutter.
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Mark II
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| Minolta 110 Zoom SLR MARK II image by Tony Kemplen (Image rights) |
The other "pocket SLR" was the Minolta 110 Zoom SLR MARK II which appeared more as a shrunken conventional SLR. It offered a 1:3,5/25-67mm macro zoom lens, rated as one of the top-performing lenses for 110 format by author William White[1].
Notes
- ↑ As noted on the website Subclub.org.
Links
- Variations in Minolta 110 cameras and manuals
- Minolta 110 SLR on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
- Brief video clip showing Minolta 110 Zoom SLR Mark II (with comments in Spanish); posted to Flickr by Jaime J. Villamarin.
- Size comparison between Mark II and a standard Zenit 35mm SLR, by senor bombel on Flickr.
- Close-up view of original 110 Zoom SLR top controls; posted by Ted Court on Flickr
Sample images
Images by Uwe Kulick (Image rights)
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