Only about 5000 of these cameras were ever made. Format size is 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 inches or 4x4 cm.
Shutter is leaf type and speed range is 1 second - 1/500 plus B. Close focus is 3.3 feet or 1 meter.
Distance scale is in meters. Body and lens are in. Greenish/blue finish, paint and scales are nice. Overall very clean condition camera with almost no signs of use. Shutter in good working order. Clean front and rear elements. No coating marks, scratches or separation. Clean and smooth aperture blades. Scarce Minolta Miniflex 127 film TLR camera for film shooters or collectors. Minolta Miniflex is a 4×4. Made in 1959 by Chiyoda Kogaku Seiko, predecessor of. The Minolta Miniflex can take twelve exposures in 4×4cm format. The film is advanced by a knob on the photographer's right, at the bottom, engraved with an arrow and the word. WIND to indicate the turning direction. The film runs from the upper chamber to the lower chamber. This method reduces film distortion compared with the reverse travel direction.
The minimum focusing distance is either 1m or 3.3ft. The shutter is an Optiper Citizen MVL (B, 1-500). It is cocked by a small lever at the bottom.
The self-timer lever is on the same side as the release button and is painted green. The opposite side has a red painted M/X selector and a PC synch socket. The taking lens is a four-element. 60mm f/3.5, and the viewing lens is a three-element View Rokkor 60mm f/2.8. Comes with Minolta original box, case, strap, lens cap, and sports finder w/case. Very scarce camera to find especially in this very clean condition. I have more Yashica lenses and accessories, Large Format cameras and Lenses, Vintage and Collectibles and Soft Focus Lenses.