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| − | The '''Minolta SR-7''' is the first [[Minolta]] SLR to have a built-in exposure meter. In fact it was the worlds first 35mm SLR with a built in battery operated CdS-[[light meter|meter]] when introduced in 1962, and at the time Minolta's top of the line SLR camera model, usually equipped with the superb Auto Rokkor -PF 1:1.4 f=58mm multicoated standard lens with a depth-of-field pre-view lever. The meter is of the dual range variety, having a low and a high range selected by a push button, situated early on at the rear, and later, on model V, to the left of the lens mount on the side of the mirror housing. The meter reading, to be manually transferred to the lens aperture ring, is shown in a window next to the rewind knob at the top of the camera. The film speed is set on the shutter speed dial by lifting and turning to outer collar. | + | The '''Minolta SR-7''' is the first [[Minolta]] [[SLR]] to have a built-in [[Light meter|exposure meter]]. In fact it was the worlds first [[35mm]] SLR with a built in battery operated [[CdS]]-[[light meter|meter]] when introduced in 1962, and at the time Minolta's top of the line SLR camera model, usually equipped with the superb Auto Rokkor -PF 1:1.4 f=58mm multicoated standard lens with a [[depth-of-field]] pre-view lever. The meter is of the dual range variety, having a low and a high range selected by a push button, situated early on at the rear, and later, on model V, to the left of the lens mount on the side of the mirror housing. The meter reading, to be manually transferred to the lens aperture ring, is shown in a window next to the rewind knob at the top of the camera. The film speed is set on the shutter speed dial by lifting and turning to outer collar. |
| − | There are several versions of this camera, the most significant improvement is the 1965 revised body style, the SR-7 model V, which was also the basic body-style for the Minolta SR-T 101 to be introduced the following year. The improved style is recognized by the fact that the stepped shoulders on the camera body | + | There are several versions of this camera, the most significant improvement is the 1965 revised body style, the SR-7 model V, which was also the basic body-style for the Minolta SR-T 101 to be introduced the following year. The improved style is recognized by the fact that the stepped shoulders on the camera body are removed. The camera has a built-in 10 seconds delay [[self-timer]] mechanism and features a [[Mirror lockup | mirror lock-up]] dial situated on the right-hand side of the mirror housing. The camera body design is particularly clean, having no integral accessory shoe at the top of the prism housing. The shoe was supplied as a separate item to be fixed to the camera using the viewfinder window frame, the early models having a screw-on fixing ring and the later ones a square push on fixture with a locking device. |
===Specifications=== | ===Specifications=== | ||
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*Manufacturer: [[Minolta]] | *Manufacturer: [[Minolta]] | ||
*Year of launch: 1962 | *Year of launch: 1962 | ||
| − | *Film: [[35mm film]] with [[Film speed | speeds]] 6 to 3200 ASA | + | *Film: [[35mm film]] with [[Film speed | speeds]] 6 to 3200 [[ASA]] |
*Lens mount: [[Minolta SR mount]] | *Lens mount: [[Minolta SR mount]] | ||
| − | *Viewfinder: [[Pentaprism]], Fresnel-lens with a [[microprism]] center as finder screen | + | *Viewfinder: [[Pentaprism]], [[Fresnel lens|Fresnel-lens]] with a [[microprism]] center as finder screen |
*Shutter: [[Focal plane shutter]] with speeds 1 to 1/1000 sec. plus B, [[flash sync]]hronized speeds 1 to 1/60 sec. | *Shutter: [[Focal plane shutter]] with speeds 1 to 1/1000 sec. plus B, [[flash sync]]hronized speeds 1 to 1/60 sec. | ||
*Metering: built-in coupled dual range [[CdS]] meter, low range button on camera back (or on the front of the later version) | *Metering: built-in coupled dual range [[CdS]] meter, low range button on camera back (or on the front of the later version) | ||
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===Links=== | ===Links=== | ||
| − | * [http://members.aol.com/manualminolta/sr7.htm SR-7] at | + | * [http://members.aol.com/manualminolta/sr7.htm SR-7] at [http://members.aol.com/manualminolta manualminolta ] |
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/minolta/html/minolta_sr7.php Minolta SR-7] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/minolta/html/minolta_sr7.php Minolta SR-7] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand | ||
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The Minolta SR-7 is the first Minolta SLR to have a built-in exposure meter. In fact it was the worlds first 35mm SLR with a built in battery operated CdS-meter when introduced in 1962, and at the time Minolta's top of the line SLR camera model, usually equipped with the superb Auto Rokkor -PF 1:1.4 f=58mm multicoated standard lens with a depth-of-field pre-view lever. The meter is of the dual range variety, having a low and a high range selected by a push button, situated early on at the rear, and later, on model V, to the left of the lens mount on the side of the mirror housing. The meter reading, to be manually transferred to the lens aperture ring, is shown in a window next to the rewind knob at the top of the camera. The film speed is set on the shutter speed dial by lifting and turning to outer collar.
There are several versions of this camera, the most significant improvement is the 1965 revised body style, the SR-7 model V, which was also the basic body-style for the Minolta SR-T 101 to be introduced the following year. The improved style is recognized by the fact that the stepped shoulders on the camera body are removed. The camera has a built-in 10 seconds delay self-timer mechanism and features a mirror lock-up dial situated on the right-hand side of the mirror housing. The camera body design is particularly clean, having no integral accessory shoe at the top of the prism housing. The shoe was supplied as a separate item to be fixed to the camera using the viewfinder window frame, the early models having a screw-on fixing ring and the later ones a square push on fixture with a locking device.
Specifications
- Type: SLR camera body
- Manufacturer: Minolta
- Year of launch: 1962
- Film: 35mm film with speeds 6 to 3200 ASA
- Lens mount: Minolta SR mount
- Viewfinder: Pentaprism, Fresnel-lens with a microprism center as finder screen
- Shutter: Focal plane shutter with speeds 1 to 1/1000 sec. plus B, flash synchronized speeds 1 to 1/60 sec.
- Metering: built-in coupled dual range CdS meter, low range button on camera back (or on the front of the later version)
- Film advance: lever, rewind unlocking button and and rewind crank
- Weight: 990 g
- Dimensions: 146×95×91 mm
Links
- SR-7 at manualminolta
- Minolta SR-7 on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
