Minolta Rangefinders

... the first camera in outer space!
Astronaut John Glenn bought and carried a modified (Agfa) Ansco Autoset (Minolta Hi-Matic) into outer space on February 20, 1962, now in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. USA.

This is the place to connect with other aficionados of the incredible, historical, and still eminently functional Minolta Manual Focus Rangefinder and Viewfinder 35mm film cameras.

Minolta 35, Minolta Memo, Minolta A, A2, A3, Super A, Autowide, V2, V3, 35 II, 35IIB, Minolta Hi-Matic 7, 7s, 9, 11 Circuit 3, C, 5, E, ES, F, FP, CS, G, 7IIs, S, SD, S2, SD2, G2, GF, Minolta Sky, Minolta CL and CLE ... and on, and on!

Images of and through these cameras are welcome and encouraged ~640 x pixels, ~65 kb JPG - the gear itself is fun, but in the end, it's all about the images!

PC and G rated - "Polite and Courteous" and "General audiences" - you can read the archives immediately after joining without waiting, however, your first post will be moderated and may be delayed to make sure this group stays virus, spybot and spam free, then you can post freely afterwards.

FS For Sale and WTB Want To Buy also permitted here. Please, NO AF auto focus or SLR single lens reflex or TLR twin lens reflex or digital - see other Minolta Yahoo! Groups for those models at http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=minolta&submit=Search - this is a subgroup of the main MUG Minolta User's Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/minoltaphotography/