Minolta A-2
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| Minolta A-2, 1957 variant with f2.8 lens |
The Minolta A-2 was launched by Chiyoda Kogaku in 1955 as the advanced variant of the Minolta A rangefinder camera for 35mm film. First it had a faster shutter than the Minolta A, and later it even got a faster lens. In 1958 the Minolta A-2 LT followed, a variant with exchangeable lenses, with alternate 1:4.8/100mm lens. A characteristic detail of the camera is the speed setting thumb wheel in the camera top.
- Type: rangefinder camera
- Manufacturer: Chiyoda Kogaku
- Year of launch: 1955, model with faster lens and shutter in 1957
- Film: 35mm
- Lens: Chiyoko Rokkor 1:3.5/45mm (4 elements in three groups like a Tessar), or Chiyoko Rokkor 1:2.8/45mm (5 elements in 3 groups)
- Filter thread: 34mm
- Shutter: leaf shutter, Citizen MVX with speeds 1 sec. to 1/400sec. plus B and M/F/X flash sync, or Optiper MVL with speeds 1 sec. to 1/500sec. plus B and M/X sync, plus B, both variants with self-timer
- Viewfinder: reverse Galilean bright frame finder with superimposed coupled rangefinder and mechanical parallax correction
- Film advance: fine single stroke advance lever and poor rewind knob on top
- Dimensions: 132×86×65mm
- Weight: 620 g
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Links
- A-2 with Rokkor 1:3,5 at Guide to Classic Cameras
- A-2 with Rokkor 1:2,8 at Cefiro's (Japanese)
- Minolta A-2 on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
Categories: Japanese 35mm rangefinder | Minolta | M | A
