Sold Minolta Hi-Matic 7S 35mm rangefinder camera.

[binglebugbob]

Automatic or Manual exposure. 45mm f1.8 Minolta Rokkor lens, Shutter speeds from bulb to 1/500th sec. Shutter sounds close at all speeds and not dragging. Meter works fine, Meter shuts off with a switch near the ASA scale, battery included, shutter is quiet and snappy at all speeds. Nice leather case. Lens is clean and bright, no detectable flaws. Filters screw on in front of the light meter cell, so any adjustment for filter factor is pretty much automatic.

The Hi-Matic series evolved over several generations, but the 7S was probably one of the more popular. Sold by the gazillions. Nice camera, obviously well cared for. Will include a generic lens cap.

Online instruction manual: https://www.cameramanuals.org/minolta_pdf/minolta_hi-matic_7s.pdf

Sold locally

 

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[Karl K]

The correct 1.35v mercury batteries aren't available.
What type of battery is included in the sale?

 

[binglebugbob]

Thank you for asking, Karl.

It comes with a 625A alkaline battery. The voltage from a 625A battery is generally close enough for negative film. However, you can calibrate an alkaline battery against a meter of known accuracy, but you may need to do it several times over the life of the battery as it discharges. So, yes, you can calibrate a meter intended for a PX625 battery but using a PX625A battery.

You can buy a "bushing" type battery adapter off ebay and use a smaller MS 76 silver battery. It'll be 1.5 volts, but the discharge is a flat line and it's fairly long lived. So calibrate the meter for 1.5 once with a silver battery and adapter and you're home free.

I bought one of the C.R.I.S adapters years ago that knocked the 1.5v of a silver battery down to 1.35, it sounded great and was around $30. It may have been a fluke, but it lasted a year or two and died. Others may have had better luck, but I wouldn't buy another one for that reason. Too much $$$$ for short life.

I believe I've seen adapters on eBay to use the small 1.4v zinc air hearing aid batteries. Those are super cheap and come in packs of 8 or so from any pharmacy. Probably one of the better workarounds.

The buyer has a number of usable and economic options and can suit him/her self.