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Minolta 35 C (type a) |
 Version française |
Manufactured or assembled in Japan from 1948 to 1948.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 6654
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Chronology of cameras Minolta
The classification used here is adapted from those of Wolfgang Huller and Andrea Apra ', which is serving as the basis for data from the Minolta Manual Focus Collector's Society.
Here is the first version of the Minolta 35 C: about 850 copies have been produced, starting in May 1948, still using some parts of the 35 B, although the mechanism has been profoundly modified. Indeed, the spacing between two images is now 8 perforations, with an increased format of 24 x 33 mm. A small revolution that will make the films from Minolta 35 compatible with automated processing machines. We lose four photos per film.
Characteristics of the 35 C:
- 8 perforations.
- 24 x 33 mm negatives format.
- the top of the rewind wheel is smooth, without protuberance marking the axis.
On the other hand, this first version keeps the old slow speed control knob, readable from the front.
The frame counter is always readable from outside the disc, advancing counterclockwise.
The standard lens remains the 2.8 / 45 mm in its second version: a hole in the front facedisplays the value of the selected diaphragm, also visible on the side thanks to an engraved scale. The depth-of-field scale is readable from the top of the camera, unlike the first version of this lens.
There is no lever yet to ease the focusing.
Help to identify the Minolta 35 models
by Renaud Laemmli
| Engraving on front | |||||
| Engraving on the top | |||||
| No engraving | |||||
| Chiyoda-Kogaku Osaka | |||||
| Slow speeds with a key lock (sequence 1, 2, 5, 10, 25 readable from front) | |||||
| Frame counter mark oriented toward front beside the "R" | 35 A (type a) | ||||
| Frame counter mark oriented toward the hinge axis | 35 A (type b) | ||||
| Slow speeds without a key lock (sequence 1, 2, 4, 8, 25 readable from front) | 35 A (type c) | ||||
| Minolta 35 et ####* | 35 B (type a) | ||||
| Minolta 35, ####* et C.K.S | |||||
| Rewind button with a visible central axis and the winding of the film is seven perforations | 35 B (type b) | ||||
| Rewind button without central axis | |||||
| The winding of the film is eight perforations No eyelets on the strap No hollow on front under the lens |
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| Slow speeds always readable from the front | 35 C (type a) | ||||
| Slow speed readable from the top | 35 C (type b) | ||||
| Eyelets on the strap Hollow on front under the lens "R" lever under the frame counter disc |
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| Format 24 x 33 mm | 35 D (type a) | ||||
| Format 24 x 34 mm | 35 D (type b) | ||||
| Model E | 35 Model E | ||||
| Model F | 35 Model F | ||||
| Model II | |||||
| C.K.S | |||||
| No "sidewalk" under the rewind knob | |||||
| Slow speeds sequence : 1, 2, 4, 8, 25 | 35 Model II (type a1) | ||||
| Red X between 25 and 8 on the slow speeds knob | 35 Model II (type a2) | ||||
| Chiyoda Kogaku | |||||
| "sidewalk" | |||||
| Accessory shoe with no balls between the screws | 35 Model II (type b1) | ||||
| Accessory shoe with two balls between the screws | 35 Model II (type b2) | ||||
| Model IIB | 35 Model IIB | ||||
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