Hot shoe design of minolta’s lens-shutter rangefinder compact camera!
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Today we will take a look at the hot shoe of minolta’s lens shutter rangefinder film compact camera released in 1966.
minolta AF-L (Reference product)
The hot shoe is located almost in the center of the camera’s the top deck.
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This is a solidly machined hot shoe. There is a round contact terminal in the center.
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The serial number of this camera will be clearly marked on the hot shoe.
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This time, we introduced the hot shoe of minolta’s lens shutter rangefinder film compact camera released in 1966.
The shape of the hot shoe has not changed much in the history of the camera, but there have been some changes, such as the addition of a contact terminal.
The hot shoe is a very important part of the camera as it is where the serial number is marked!
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