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The [[Minolta]] '''Super A''' is an interchangeable lens 35mm rangefinder camera system introduced in March 1957<ref>JCII/Lewis, ed. "The History of Japanese Cameras" p195.</ref>. 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 mount. Its leaf shutter is a [[Seikosha]]-MX with speeds B, 1sec to 1/400sec, 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 [[Minolta]] '''Super A''' is an interchangeable lens 35mm rangefinder camera system introduced in March 1957<ref>JCII/Lewis, ed. "The History of Japanese Cameras" p195.</ref>. 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 mount. Its leaf shutter is a [[Seikosha]]-MX with speeds B, 1sec to 1/400sec, 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 | + | * 3.5cm f3.5 Rokkor 35mm wide angle lens, with 4 elements in 3 groups<ref> Cooper, "The Minolta Manual" 1959, pp77-88.</ref>. |
| − | * 5cm f1.8 | + | * 5cm f1.8 Super Rokkor 50mm normal lens, with 6 elements in 5 groups. |
| − | * 5cm f2 | + | * 5cm f2 Super Rokkor 50mm normal lens, 7 elements in 6 groups. |
| − | * 5cm f2.8 | + | * 5cm f2.8 Super Rokkor 50mm normal lens. |
| − | * 8.5cm f2.8 | + | * 8.5cm f2.8 Super Rokkor 85mm portrait lens, with 5 elements. |
| − | * 10cm f3.8 | + | * 10cm f3.8 Tele Rokkor 100mm short telephoto lens. |
| − | * 13.5cm f4.5 | + | * 13.5cm f4.5 Tele Rokkor 135mm telephoto lens, with 4 elements. |
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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 mount. Its leaf shutter is a Seikosha-MX with speeds B, 1sec to 1/400sec, 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 35mm wide angle lens, with 4 elements in 3 groups[2].
- 5cm f1.8 Super Rokkor 50mm normal lens, with 6 elements in 5 groups.
- 5cm f2 Super Rokkor 50mm normal lens, 7 elements in 6 groups.
- 5cm f2.8 Super Rokkor 50mm normal lens.
- 8.5cm f2.8 Super Rokkor 85mm portrait lens, with 5 elements.
- 10cm f3.8 Tele Rokkor 100mm short telephoto lens.
- 13.5cm f4.5 Tele Rokkor 135mm telephoto lens, with 4 elements.
Links
- Minolta Rangefinders (including Super A)
- Flickr image of Super A by fortinbras
- Minolta Super A on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
