The Minolta Freedom Zoom 105i came out at a time of change for cameras. With a uniquely designed body, a list of advance features, and Minolta’s reputation for quality, the Freedom Zoom 105i carried a premium price tag that kept it out of reach of most point and shoot customers.įilm Type: 135 (35mm) Lens: 35 – 105mm f/4 – f/6.7 Minolta Zoom Lens coated unknown elements Focus: 2.6 feet / 0.7 meters to Infinity 35-60mm, 3.9 feet / 1.2 meters to Infinity 105mm, TTL Phase-Detection Auto Focus Viewfinder: Optical Zoom Finder with AF Crosshairs and both Flash and Focus Confirmation LEDs, 85% Field of View Shutter: Programmed Electronic Shutter Speeds: 1/2 – 1/500 seconds, step less Exposure Meter: Two Segment Silicon Photosensor with Full Programmed AE Battery: 6v 2CR5 Lithium Battery Flash Mount: Built-in Body Electronic Flash, 18 feet / 5.5 meter max range ISO 100, 3.5 second recycling time, Anti Red Eye and Fill Modes Other Features: Electronic Self-Timer, Eye-Start, Multiple Flash Modes, Manual Rewind Button Weight: 635 grams Manual: How these ratings work The camera featured Minolta’s most advanced automatic focus and automatic exposure features, adding to it the automatic eye start feature from their Maxxum SLRs in which bringing the camera to your eye begins focusing and readying it for exposure, and finally, something called APZ which was an automatic zoom feature, in which a CCD sensor in the camera detects the scene you are pointing it at, and attempts to select a focal length that is appropriate for the shot. Featuring a unique shape that sorta resembles a cross between an alarm clock and a pair of binoculars, the Freedom Zoom 105i was intended to be a new type of premium automatic everything camera. The same exact camera was also sold overseas as the Minolta Riva Zoom 105i but otherwise the cameras are identical. This is a Freedom Zoom 105i, a 35mm point and shoot camera, made by Minolta starting in 1990.
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