This is a Minolta SRT 101 35mm SLR Film Camera. It has its original Minolta MCX Rokkor-PF 55mm f/1.7 lens. This camera was first produced in 1966, but the notched focus ring and some other features suggest this camera is likely the second-generation model, produced 1970-1973. This camera was a long-lived and commercially successful camera, has a bright optical viewer, a cutting-edge exposure sensor for its day, and today it is a popular camera for students learning film photography. The lens alone is a popular normal prime lens that is adapted to modern mirrorless digital cameras. The lens has the original metal Minolta press on-cap, which has a couple of scratches for doing its job. The camera has an aftermarket neoprene shoulder strap that has some light wear but is quite comfortable.
We tested the camera with film, and the camera works fine (film not yet developed). These cameras were made to use a 1.35-volt mercury battery, which is no longer sold, but there is an aftermarket replacement Wein zinc-air 1.35-volt battery designed to replace the old mercury batteries in vintage cameras. To test the camera, we used a common A675 1.4 V hearing battery that also worked fine, including the battery check function. This battery, including the homemade spacer and O-ring shown in a photo are included (inexpensive camera adapters are also available online for the 675 batteries). Because of the small voltage difference, adapting A675 batteries results in the meter being off by half an f-stop, or you can choose to buy the somewhat more expensive Wein cells.
The lens is in great shape, with no fungus, haze, scratches, or damage. You can just make out a little oil on a couple of aperture blades, but the aperture is snappy and responsive with no problems.
The camera will be shipped with the lens and strap detached, packed in separate poly bags, and will be safely shipped insured in a boxed placed in a padded flat-rate envelope to save you on shipping costs.
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