MINOLTA FS-E1986

Serial Nr.3342409
Minolta Code 0478

Characteristics and functions
The Minolta FS-E was introduced in 1986. This is a motorized camera with builtin electronic flash, fixed focus of 1.5m. (Focus Free). The lens is a 35mm
Minolta. f./4.5 with 4 elements in 4 groups. The programmed electronic shutter
works from EV 10 to EV 16.2 with 100 ISO films. The range of film sensitivities
allowed is from 100 to 1000 Iso with DX magazines and from 100 to 400 Isowith magazines without DX decoding. The flash is fully automatic. The camera
comes with angular shapes. On the upper side we find, from left to right: thewindow of the additive frame counter with automatic reset when the back isopened; the FS-E silkscreened writing and at the far right the oval-shaped
shutter button that has a double function: the first part of its stroke blocks theexposure, the second triggers the shutter. On the back side, in the center at thetop, there is a cantilevered black plastic frame that contains the ready-flash
lamp, which turns orange when the condenser is fully charged, and theeyepiece window. In the viewfinder you can see: the bright frame with thereferences for close-up shooting and the red flash standby signal positioned
along the left side of the light frame. Below is the large door of the film

compartment with a square machined part that contains the transparent window
for viewing the type of film loaded. The door is hinged to the right, while therelease mechanism is on the far left (bring the striped plastic slider upwards by
3 millimeters). The left side of the camera is completely smooth, the right side isthe shoulder strap for carrying the camera. At the front we find the electronic
flash with automatic intervention, at the top left; while on the right a
protuberance in soft material allows you to better grip the camera with your righthand. The wording "Minolta" is surmounted by a large symbol of the Minolta
rising sun and is silk-screened between the handle and the protuberance that
contains the lens; the upper part, the less protruding one, is sloping andcontains the large porthole of the CdS cell of the exposure meter and theviewfinder window. To the right of the viewfinder, the words “Focus Free” aresilkscreened in white on two lines flanked by a red symbol made up of 4 redareas of different sizes. The lower part contains the lens covered by a cap
controlled by the slider in striped black plastic which is located along theunderside of this protuberance. Closing the lens with the slide cap also causes
the shutter button to lock. The words "Minolta Lens" and "f = 35mm 1: 4.5" aresilk-screened on the left side of the lens, while the words "Auto Flash" are silkscreened under the lens in red. The underside of the camera is crowded! Onthe far right is the battery compartment cap (2x AA 1.5v. batteries) With sliding
opening system, followed by the large black frame, which bears "Japan"
engraved in the center, which facilitates the introduction of the charger by
opening automatically when the film door is released. On the left is the cursor
for recovering the film: after the last useful shot the camera freezes, to start therecovery you have to move the cursor making it follow the conformation of its
seat (there is also the "R" symbol and an arrow ). The serial number is locatedfurther back from the cursor. On the far right is the black wheel with a machined
surface that bears two white dots engraved: the outermost one is used to set
the sensitivity of the film using the DX code of the magazines ("Auto Set"position), the other dot is used to set manually the sensitivities (100 - 200 - 400)
referring to the silk-screened values. Between the two scales, at the top, theword "ISO" is shown.
Weight 230g. batteries excluded.
Length 131.5mm. Height 65.5mm. Depth 45.5mm.