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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | 35mm rangefinder camera |
| Lens | |
| Lens mount | 39mm thread |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure | 24×32mm |
The Minolta-35 was launched in the spring of 1947 by Chiyoda Kogaku. It was the first successful new 35mm rangefinder camera with Leica specifications to emerge on the market after World War II that uses the 39mm screw lens-mount. The Minolta-35 range of cameras was manufactured in quantities during its twelve-year production period, totalling about 40,000 units. Only the 1933 FED and the 1940 Leotax cameras had appeared successfully before it, although several Leica copies had appeared in both Italy and Japan.[1][2][3]
- ^ Scheibel, Anni Rita; Scheibel, Josef (1999). 70 Jahre Minolta Kameratechnik – Von der Nifcalette [sic] bis zur Dynax 9 (in German) (3rd ed.). Stuttgart: Verlag der H. Lindemanns Buchhandlung. ISBN 3-89506-191-3. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ Sugiyama, Naoi, Bullock (1985). The Collector's Guide to Japanese Cameras - Limited Edition. Quarter Planning Co. Ltd., Tokyo. ISBN 4-257-03187-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ HPR (1994). Leica Copies. Classic Collection Publications, London. ISBN 1-874485-05-4.