The Minolta Six was a bakelite collapsible 6×6, film camera which was introduced by Molta of Japan in 1936. Minolta Six was released as an improvement of the Minolta Vest in 6×6 format. The body was made of bakelite reinforced with metal parts. The lens and shutter assembly was mounted on a front plate, itself attached to a collapsible structure composed of three rectangular sliding boxes.
The Minolta Six was equipped with a Coronar Anastigmat 80mm f/4.5 lens, which was capable of rendering very sharp pictures. The Six was manufactured with three different types of Crown shutters:1) Crown B shutter with speeds 1/5, 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/200th of a second plus B; 2) Crown C shutter with speeds 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/150 speeds plus B; 3) Crown S shutter 1/5, 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/200th of a second plus B.
Minolta Six Camera
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