Minolta A5 with original Minolta leather case!
The Minolta A5 was the last of Minolta's A-series rangefinder cameras. Minolta released it in 1960. McKeown states that there were two versions of the camera in Japan; one with a six-element 1:2,0/45mm-Rokkor, the other with a four-element 1:2,8/45mm-Rokkor, and both with a Citizen shutter with exposure times 1 - 1/1000 second. He also mentions an American model with a slower lens, and with a shutter to only 1/500 second. Among the examples, the fast shutter occurs on cameras with the simpler folding rewind crank as pictured below, and may be an early feature. McKeown also shows a restyled version from 1966: this has the film-advance lever emerging from the rear of the top housing, not on top, and the simple open dial of the frame counter is replaced with a transparent window. The lens barrel is also restyled.
The camera has a viewfinder with a superimposed rangefinder and frame lines, including ones for parallax-error correction. The A-camera series developed into the AL series, which was produced alongside the Hi-Matic series.
~Perfect for a beginner through to professionals!
Overall condition - Excellent condition 9/10
~Example photos can be found here
~Camera manual can be found here
~Film for this camera can be found here
This camera has been cleaned, mechanically tested and is in full working condition. Light seals are replaced when necessary.
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