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A u t o m a t i c O p e r a t i o n: E V 5 . 7 ( f / ' l . B a t 1 / 1 5 s e c . t)o E V 1 7 ( t l 2 2 a t 1 / 2 5 0 s e c . )
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B , 1 1 4 , 1 l B , 1 1 1 5 , 1 1 3 O ,1 1 6 0 , 1 1 1 2 5 , 1 1 2 5 0a n d 1 / 5 0 0 s e c .
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L e v e r t y p e , q u i c k w i n d a u t o m a t i c a l l yc o c k s ,a d v a n c e sf i l m a n d f i l m c o u n t e ra n d p r e v e n t s
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W i n d i n gD i s t a n c e:
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F i l mC o u n t e r :
Automatic resettingcounter shows number of frames exposed.
F i l m R e w i n d i n g:
R a p i dr e w i n dc r a n k
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P l a c et h e f i l m m a g a z i n e i n t o t h e f i l m c h a m ber.
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Then, close the back cover.

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r e dd o t a p p e a r si n t h e f i l m c o u n t e rw i n d o w .
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the back of the camers. This signals
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p r o p e r l y . ( T h e r e d m a r k a p p e a r si n t h e
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T h e M i n o l t a H i - m a t i c7 s i s e q u i p p e dw i t h a p r o g r a m m e ds h u t t e r a n d a n a d v a n c e de l e c t r i c
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O n c e t h e M i n o l t a H i - m a t i c 7 s i s s e t f o r a u t o m a t i c o p e r a t i o n .y o u n e e d o n l y f o c u s a n o
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b e g i n n e r sa n d c h i l d r e n c a n t a k e p e r f e c t l y e x p o s e d p i c t u r e sa s n o p h o t o g r a p h i cs k i l l o r
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a l i g n i n gt h e " A " m a r k so f b o t h t h e
s h u t t e r s p e e da n d d i a p h r a g mr i n g s
with the "arrow" mark on the outer
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i n d i c a t o rn e e d l ec a n b e c l e a r l ys e e no n t h e r i g h t s i d e .
lf the needle is clear of the upper or lower red warning
z o n e s ,t h e a u t o m a t i ce x p o s u r es y s t e mw i l l f u n c t i o n t o g i v e
v o u p r o p e re x p o s u r e .
l f t h e n e e d l er e m a i n si n t h e t o p w a r n i n gz o n e ,y o u d o n o t
h a v e e n o u g h l i g h t f o r p r o p e r a u t o m a t i ce x p o s u r e . A t s u c h
t i m e s ,u s ea f l a s hu n i t t o p r o v i d ea d d i t i o n a l i g h to r d i s e n g a g e
the automatic system to keep shutter open longer than
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n i g h t t i m ee f f e c t i n d a y l i g h t p h o t o g r a p h y .

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ldeal outdoor filter where more pleasingfresh
tones are desired in portraits againstthe sky.
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O-54 (Orange): For black & white films.
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Minolta Lens Shade

T h e l e n s s h a d e p r e v e n t se x t r a n e o u sh a r m fu I
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Minolta De Luxe FlashGun

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f o r e x t r e m e l ye f f i c i e n t o p e r a t i o n . W h e n u s e d
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Minolta Mini 35 ll Projector

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