Last year I picked up a Minolta Himatic S zone focus camera to take with me on a trip to Ukraine. I used some Kodak B&W and was really amazed at the quality of the pics. Unfortunately, while returning through Frankfurt, the security guy wanted to look through my carry on bag which I knew he would because that's where I carry my photo equiptment as I don't want the stuff thrown around in the baggage hold. after going through the stuff he indicated OK go. I picked up the bag but he hadn't rezippered it and out went most everything including a hand painted tea pot in the box given to me as a gift, which broke in a thousand pieces and along with that my Minolta Himatic S camera.
I didn't use it until I got back home and then realized it wasn't working. The shutter is cocked, but it won't fire. I removed the bottom fiddled with it but with no results. Changed batteries but no soap. I still have it, but it's been replaced by another Himatic S which continues to travel with me. One of these days I'll pull out the original one to see if I can recessitate it. I recently picked up another one with two corroded batteries in it, but managed to get it working quite nicely.
My only dislike is that there's nothing in the viewfinder to indicate shutter speed or F Stop, but I am able override the flash which I like. They have nice lenses on them and the print quality to me is very nice. I've posted some here in RFF.
