Vintage Minolta Hi Matic E Rangefinder 35mm Film Camera

Hi-Matic was the name of a long-running series of 35 mm cameras made by Minolta. The original Hi-Matic of 1962 was the first Minolta camera to feature automatic exposure and achieved a small degree of fame when a version (the Ansco Autoset) was taken into space by John Glenn in 1962.

The Hi-Matic E of 1971 was a much-improved version of the C with a 40 mm f/1.7 lens and a rangefinder. It used the same Electro Control automatic exposure system found on the Yashica Electro cameras. The E was followed by a succession of increasingly inexpensive models, the Hi-Matic F in 1972, the Hi-Matic G in 1974, and the Hi-Matic G2 in 1982. The Electro Control system was abandoned after the F in favor of a simpler system

This Camera overall is in very good condition and each function in this camera working as it should. Item has age related marks which does not affect the operation. Viewfinder is relatively Clean, Light meter works in this camera so as the self timer. lever pulls nicely and film counter works as well.