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Minolta 16 MG

Minolta 16 MG

The Minolta 16MG is a viewfinder camera, using 16mm film (10×14), launched in 1966 by the Japanese company Minolta. It is one of the most known 16mm cameras out there, and it belongs to a larger family of Minolta 16mm cameras.

The lens is Rokkor of 1:2.8/20 mm with 4 elements, it has a built-in close up lens, lens is protected by a sliding door which also locks the shutter when in place. Speeds of the shutter range from 1/30 @ 2.8 to 1/250 @16. It has a light meter built-in, selenium, coupled to the measuring needle inside the exposure meter window. It sports a brilliant viewfinder, with parallax lines which are a pleasure to use.

The film advance dial on top of the camera works incorporates an exposure counter for 20 exp. Also on the back is a control for flash synch and the door release. Flash sync speed is 1/30, but because the aperture is connected tot he speed dial, the aperture can be tweaked if this is wanted.

The camera has a tripod socket on one end and a flash synch socket on the other. The tripod socket is actually the threaded port where the wrist chain is attached to the camera. The door latch is visible above, on the right side of the camera (the ribbed piece).

1 comment

  1. Eugen Mezei says:

    Am si eu unul (denumit Revue, de la Quelle, dar e fix acelasi aparat), dar cumva blocat. E vreo smecherie si nu vad eu ce trebuie apasat sau facut sa se deblocheze?

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