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| − | * [http:// | + | * [http://www.subclub.org/minman/minfind.htm Minolta Viewfinder Cameras] (including Super A) on [http://www.subclub.org/minman/ the Minman site] |
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/fortinbras/540303344/ Flickr image of Super A] by fortinbras | * [http://www.flickr.com/photos/fortinbras/540303344/ Flickr image of Super A] by fortinbras | ||
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11537 Minolta Super A] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11537 Minolta Super A] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand | ||
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The Minolta Super A is an interchangeable lens 35mm rangefinder camera system introduced in March 1957[1]. Image format was 24x36 on 135 film. The Super A featured a brightline finder with parallax correction and a unique button-and-lever-lock bayonet lens mount. Its behind-the-lens leaf shutter is a Seikosha-MX with speeds B, 1 to 1/400 second, and M or X flash synchronization. The Super A system included an accessory shoe-mounted coupled selenium meter with separate selenium-cell amplifier, seven interchangeable lenses with accessory shoe-mounted finders for the wide angle and telephoto lenses.
The bayonet-mount Super A lenses used the logo 'Chiyoko' before 1958, and 'Chiyoda Kogaku' from 1958 on:
- 3.5cm f3.5 Rokkor wide angle lens, with 4 elements in 3 groups[2][3].
- 5cm f1.8 Super Rokkor normal lens, with 6 elements in 5 groups.
- 5cm f2 Super Rokkor normal lens, 7 elements in 6 groups.
- 5cm f2.8 Super Rokkor normal lens.
- 8.5cm f2.8 Super Rokkor portrait lens, with 5 elements.
- 10cm f3.8 Tele Rokkor short telephoto lens.
- 13.5cm f4.5 Tele Rokkor telephoto lens, with 4 elements.
Notes
- ↑ JCII/Lewis, ed. "The History of Japanese Cameras" p195.
- ↑ Cooper, "The Minolta Manual" 1959, pp77-88.
- ↑ See also Minolta 35 regarding Leica-thread-mount 'Super Rokkor' lenses.
Links
- Minolta Viewfinder Cameras (including Super A) on the Minman site
- Flickr image of Super A by fortinbras
- Minolta Super A on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
