Category: Japan

Minolta Hi-Matic F In the middle of the Hi-Matic camera line, Minolta shifted its focus from the classic Hi-Matic manual cameras towards low-end models, such as the 1969 Hi-Matic C. The C was a questionable camera, intended to be easy to use for beginners, but it seems to have missed the mark on all fronts. Using today’s terms, it was...

Minolta Hi-Matic 11 The Minolta Hi-Matic 11 was the last of the Minolta Hi-Matic’ classic’ models, a well-built, solid camera line. However, while the earlier Hi-Matic cameras were straightforward to use, the Hi-Matic 11 is a ‘read the manual first’ model. It could have been a result of advanced, progressive thinking, but the result did not add to this model’s...

Minolta Hi-Matic 7 s Minolta used several naming conventions for the Hi-Matic cameras. The first camera was just a Hi-Matic, as with Canon’s first Canonet, which branched to other numbered models. It was followed by the Hi-Matic 7, then 7s, and later the 9 and the 11. The Hi-Matic 5 was introduced in 1969, a model exclusive to JCPenney stores....