Minolta Hi-Matic S2
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| Hi-Matic S2 image by JJ Lee (Image rights) |
The Minolta Hi-matic S2 was a 35mm viewfinder camera from Minolta. It was part of the S series of zone focus compact cameras.
Some of its most notable features were:
- Use of a beeping alarm to indicate a shutter speed below 1/40 second (one beep) or if a subject was out of flash range (three beeps)
- the camera shutter would not fire without battery power
- the zone focusing scale on the lens barrel would illuminate when the pop-flash was engaged
Specifications
- Focus: Manual, zone focusing
- Focus Range: 0.8 meters to infinity
- Exposure control: CdS cell, auto-exposure
- Lens: Minolta 38/2.8
- Filter Thread: 46 mm
- Film Range: ASA 25 to ASA 400, set manually
- Battery: 2 x AA alkaline batteries
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| Top view image by JJ Lee (Image rights) |
