Vintage Minolta Hi-Matic 7s Camera With Minolta Rokkor - PF 1: 1.8 f = 45mm Lens In Pouch

Vintage Minolta Hi-Matic 7s camera with Minolta Rokkor - PF 1:1.8 f = 45mm lens and in original pouch                                                           Made in Japan                                        1966                                                In good vintage condition                                                     Normal wear on pouch due to use                                                        Untested

Hi-Matic was the name of a long-running series of 35mm 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 byJohn Glenn in 1962.

The Hi-Matic 7 followed in 1963.

The Hi-Matic 7s and Hi-Matic 9, both released in 1966, were somewhat improved versions of the popular 7.  Compared with the 7, the 7 s had the Contrast Light Compensator (CLC) metering system. The CLC had two CdS cells connected in series that purportedly offered superior metering, especially in high contrast lightning.

Also the 7s had a hot shoe instead of the cold shoe of the 7

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