Minolta hi matic 7s ii review năm 2024

The Minolta Hi-Matic 7SII was a fixed lens 35mm rangefinder produced in 1977. It's a super compact metal body camera, equipped with the sharp and pretty fast Rokkor 40mm f/1.7 lens and a Copal shutter up to 1/500. This was a time when Leitz and Minolta were working in cooperation with each other, manufacturing Leica products out of the Minolta factory in Japan. This is when the Leica CL series and the Minolta CLE were manufactured. I am a firm believer that the quality of the lens on this 7SII is largely attributed to that. But more of that to come.

Walking back to the parking lot of Multnomah Falls. This was taken on a trip to Eastern Oregon and we stopped off at the falls to walk the pup.

I think little vintage rangefinders are pretty cool, and try to keep an eye out for them when I cruise around Craigslist. However, the price and quality of this 7SII stood out. The seller was only asking $40 for it, and it looked amazing. Plus these are fairly rare in the US. When i met up with the seller, he explained that the rewind lever would stick on occasion between shots - otherwise it works fine. Seems like it would be easy enough to fix. When I got home, I wound and shot the camera several dozen times. After giving the winder lever a good workout, it stopped sticking. Problem solved! I love easy fixes.

This camera is metered, but unfortunately it only works in shutter priority. Meaning you set the shutter and the camera chooses the aperature. So if you are in full manual, you are on your own. I mean I don't even use shutter priority on my DSLR, and prefer to use film in full manual. Despite this shortcoming, I was still excited to run some test rolls through the camera and see how the lens and meter fairs.

McKinley gathering up lavender from Grandma's garden.

The rangefinder patch on this camera is fairly easy to use, though not as clear or defined as the one on my Leica M6. My Leica is the only rangefinder I have worked extensively with, so I am not sure that is such a fair comparison. The focus throw is not super big, so fine-tuning the focus was sometimes difficult. And the minimum focal distance is pretty far, but that is typical of this focal length. Also, it came with the bottom half of a full leather case, but not the top. And there is not a shutter lock. So if you toss it in a bag, the shutter button can easily be accidentally pressed. This happened a couple of times, resulting in blank exposures. And sadly, there is not shutter advance only (for double exposures) to fix this when it happens.

Coffee time in the van! Our dog is addicted. My favorite creatures in our daily ritual in the van.

Feeling small in the redwood forest.

The first roll I ran through it was some pretty old Kodak Tri-X 400 that was given to me. I shot it at 400ISO, and in hindsight i should have shot it at around 200. A couple of shots came out, but the majority of the shots were far too dark. Whoops.

From the base of the Resident Evil Boulder, Joe's Valley Utah

The sunset before our last day in Joe's Valley. Hard to say goodbye.

The second roll i put through it was a color roll of Fuji Superia 200, pulled from the depths of my freezer. I took this roll on a few random trips to Eastern Oregon, Kansas City, and finished the roll on a week-long trip to Utah. After I got these shots back, I was impressed with the results. I shot most of the roll in Auto mode to test out the metering. Nearly all the shots I took were perfectly exposed. Even the ones with questionable backlighting or ones I shot on the fly. The half-shutter-press exposure lock was fairly handy, and was used several times when shooting in the shadows. The focus was pretty spot on. The color rendering and contrast looked pretty nice, even in low-light scenarios.

From the Grand Viewpoint in Canyonland's National Park

McKinley in the starting mono of Mono E Mono (V5) in Joe's Valley

Monument Valley, from the Grand Viewpoint, Canyonland's National Park. Even through the backlit sun glare, the photo came out.

Taken in City of Rocks, Idaho. We camped out here on BLM land on our way back from Utah. Walking around some of the boulders, a huge flock of birds flew out from behind this pinnacle. I quickly snapped a photo, and resigned to the idea that it was probably way underexposed because of the bright sky. But the Minolta did it!

Super impressed. I got this camera with the though of being able to flip it and make a profit. Now after a couple of test rolls, I think I may keep it in my camera rotation. Despite the lack of full manual metering, it's a fun little camera to use and is light and compact enough to throw in a bag and have it with me.

With a f/1.7 aperature, the low light capabilities of this lens are nice. Here's Grandpa and Bishop "takin' a snooze"

Union Station, Kansas City, MO. I was here for work and got some coffee. Beautiful morning light coming into this amazing historic building.

Photos except for the camera itself was taking on the Minolta 7SII on either Fuji Superia 200 (color) or Kodak Tri-X 400 (B&W). First photo take on a Canon 5D mkIII

Is a Minolta Hi

(But not Dark Horse.) The Minolta Hi-Matic 7sii came up a bunch, but prices were spendy. However, it seemed like an earlier version, the Hi-Matic 7s was also a good camera without the high prices. I found one on eBay and in a few days I had my first film camera in over fifteen years. The Minolta Hi-Matic 7s was released in 1966.

What are the specifications of the Minolta Hi

The Hi-Matic 7SII comes in both silver and black colors. Now lets see the specifications that the Minolta Hi-Matic 7SII has with the following table. The Minolta Hi-Matic7SII is equipped with a 40mm f / 1.7 rangefinder lens attached to its body, a Minolta Rokkor 40mm F / 1.7 to be precise.

Is the Minolta 7s lacking?

Some say that the Minolta 7S is lacking. It must be, since there’s a Minolta 7S-II, right? And in the eyes of many, newer is better so a model II should have improvements. But I’m telling you, the Minolta 7S is the most complete rangefinder I ever encountered. It fits my bill 100% and to me it’s the all-in-one rangefinder camera!

Is the Hi

The Hi-Matic 7SII is equipped with a very tight-fitting viewfinder that requires getting used to it to master. As we said at the beginning, one of the outstanding qualities of the Hi-Matic 7SII is its portability, so we cannot expect the viewfinder to be on par with larger rangefinder cameras such as the Yashica Electro 35.

Does Minolta Hi

The battery powers the camera's light meter. This means you will not be able to shoot in auto without a battery. You could shoot manually, but this would mean metering must be done either by guestimating, using the sunny 16 rule, or by the use of an external light meter.

What is the difference between Hi

With the same body as the 7s this camera looks to be pretty much the same, but there are a few noteworthy differences. The 9 has a superb f1. 7 lens which is faster than that of the 7s. It is also has an improved coating and yields fantastic results, making it close rival of the Hexanon of the Auto S2.

When did the Minolta Hi

The Hi-Matic 7S and Hi-Matic 9, both released in 1966, were somewhat improved versions of the popular 7. Compared with the 7, the 7S had the Contrast Light Compensator (CLC) metering system. The CLC had two CdS cells connected in series that purportedly offered superior metering, especially in high contrast lighting.

Does Minolta Hi

Seems this Minolta Hi-Matic 7S was the only rangefinder ever made that can do all four exposure modes! And, not even mentioned yet apart from a brief remark in the rundown at the top of the article: this camera syncs the flash at all speeds from 1/4th to 1/500th of a second, since it's got a leaf shutter.