did i mention...

[back alley]

that i have a minolta 7s2 coming in?

yeah, it's already in the mail and flying to the great white north!!

 

[Trius]

Good start to 2007!

 

[Socke]

with a 2 and a 7 in its name, it had to be bought this year

 

[agi]

Nice...you're gonna enjoy it!

 

[rover]

No, you had not mentioned it.

Let me guess, from Ray?

 

[back alley]

not from ray.

from doug reilly.

 

[bobkonos]

Now Joe, what about item number 1 on your 2007 to-do list?

(like I should talk: Im waiting on a 50mm DR Summicron)

 

[physiognomy]

Congrat's! It is a camera that I've always wanted to play with as well... Can't justify it since I rarely use my QL17 GIII... Enjoy!

Peter

 

[back alley]

i know bob, but i really wanted one for a long time. and i plan some outings with it and my oly rc with the paw in mind.
peter, make a project with one and your canonet, easily justified.

joe

 

[rover]

I have a soft spot for the 7sII also. I have not used one, and had very nice cams, GIII QL17, Konica S3, but I really like Rokkor lenses. I will have to go looking, a 7sII, or maybe Himatic E. I had a Himatic 9 which was big and awkward for me, but I loved the lens.

From the Minolta Users Group regarding the Himatic E

Some have suggested that the 40mm f1.7 employed by the E was the basis for the 40mm f2.0 Rokkor (aka the 40mm f2.0 Summicron-C) that Minolta built for use with the Leica CL. This seems unlikely. The design clearly predates the Leitz-Minolta partnership, but is known that Leitz originally intended to market the CL with a 40 mm f 2.8 lens and that Minolta proposed an f2.0 design. The f2.0 lens was deemed adequate in performance to bear the Leica name and was also considered more attractive the the upscale amatuer market for which the CL was intended.

and regarding the 7sII

The Hi-Matic 7sII was introduced in 1977. It was the last of the Hi-Matic Range finders. It has a body about the size of the Hi-Matics F and G, and the 40mm f1.7 lens like that on the Hi-Matic E. It allows shutter priority automatic operation or complete manual operation (no metered manual mode). The shutter is mechanical allowing it to operate on all speeds with or without battery. It has no easy flash system. Instead, it came with a thyristor flash. It can use any type of automatic flash. Slightly louder than the Hi-Matic E it offers a more robust camera that can continue to operate without batteries. Less pocketable than the F (because of the larger lens), it is nevertheless a more reliable camera simply due to its ability to operate manually, and without batteries.