Minolta Hi-Matic 7 (1963)

Minolta Hi-Matic 7 (1963)

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Características

In 1963 the Minolta HI-MATIC 7 succeeded the original Minolta Hi-Matic 35mm rangefinder camera. It had new features, especially a CdS meter placed above the lens optics within the filter connection ring, a manual shutter speed selection mode, and the exposure meter's actual EV-value displayed in the viewfinder. Like the original Hi-Matic its viewfinder was a rangefinder with mechanical parallax correction, and it had a self-timer. With this camera Minolta made the "Hi-Matic" camera series their main series of range- and viewfinder cameras. Every Hi-Matic had more or less automatic features, especially for exposure control by meter, and more or less support of flashlight usage. The later version HI-MATIC 7s added a hot shoe for flashes and the exposure system of the SRT 101 SLR-camera.

Fonte: Camerapedia

Hi-Matic was the name of a long-running series of 35 mm cameras made by Minolta. The original Hi-Matic of 1962 was the first Minolta camera to feature automatic exposure and achieved a small degree of fame when a version (the Ansco Autoset) was taken into space by John Glenn in 1962.
The first Hi-Matic, introduced in 1962, was offered with a 45 mm f/2 or 45 mm f/2.8 lens and featured a built-in selenium light meter and rangefinder. Both the aperture and shutter speed were set automatically. The Hi-Matic was also rebadged as the Ansco Autoset.
The Hi-Matic 7 followed in 1963. It had a faster f/1.8 lens and used a CdS cell instead of a selenium meter. Additionally, it gave photographers the option of setting the exposure manually, an option not available in the original Hi-Matic.

Fonte: Wikipedia

Introduced in 1962 the Minolta Hi-Matic 7 was a full sized 35mm camera with a coupled range finder and a 45 mm f1.8 lens. It was a completely different camera from the original Hi-Matic/Ansco Autoset. It allowed full automatic operation or metered manual by means of a Light Value system with LV numbers visible in the viewfinder and displayed in a window to a scale on the lens barrel. It employed a Cadmium Sulfide meter cell that was more sensitive than the Selenium meter of the original Hi-Matic but that requires a 1.35v mercury battery. These batteries are now hard to find in the USA due to concerns about mercury batteries being discarded into the environment. The shutter release was moved to the top of the camera and is threaded to accept a cable release.

The chassis of the Hi-Matic 7 served as the basis for the subsequent models 7s, 9 and 11. The body is slightly larger and better finished than the Hi-Matic and is covered with a black imitation leather rather than gray. The wind lever requires a slightly longer arc than the Hi-Matic but can be operated in several short strokes, which made it seem more "professional" although still very much an amatuer's camera.

All four models employed Seiko shutters with top speeds of 1/500th. However; they also used a needle capture automatic exposure system that effectively limited to top speed to 1/250 (at f16). The 1/500th speed could be selected in manual mode. All were equipped with a self-timer (mounter on the lens barrel) which provides approximately 15 seconds delay. The self timer only works in the manual exposure mode. The 7 and 7s have a PC flash contact on the lens barrel.

Especificações

Type: rangefinder camera
Manufaturer: Minolta
Year of release: 1963
Films: 35mm films with speeds 25 to 800 ASA
Lens: 6 lenses 1:1,8 f=45mm Rokkor
Metering: CdS meter, EV 5.7 - EV 17
Weight:　770 g
Dimensions: 140×82×73mm

Fonte: Camerapedia

Modes	Lens	View Finder - Range finder
NC Auto / MM	45 mm f1.8	Pink-Green Tinted Range finder
Features	6 Elements	Meter Needle > Exposure Values
Acc. Shoe	5 Groups	Over-Under Exposure Zones
PC Contact	52° view angle	Moving Parallax Correction Frame
Self Timer	55 mm filter

Shutter Type	Sheikosha -LA, Mechanical
Shutter Speeds	B 1/4 1/8 1/15 1/30 1/60 125 1/250 1/500
Aperture Range	f1.8 <----------------->f22
Meter Range	EV 5.7 <----------------->EV 17
Meter Type	CdS powered by 1-PX625 or PX-13, 1.35v Hg Cell
ASA Range	25 . 50 . 100 . 200 . 400 . 800
DIN Range	15 . 18 . 21 . 24 . 27 . 30

Fonte: jwhubbers.nl

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