MINOLTA AF 101R
1994

Serial Nr.17401044
Minolta Code 2432-103

Characteristics and function
The Minolta AF101R was introduced in 1994; is an economical motorizedcamera with active infrared focus with cancellable memory and mechanicalshutter with a single shutter speed: 1/125”. The lens is a 28mm Minolta. f./5.6
with the possibility of focusing from 1.2m. endlessly. The range of the flash is
2.8m. with 100 ISO films; there is the “Red-Eye Reduction” system to avoid “redeyes”. There is the possibility of excluding the flash and the forced introductionof the flash even in daylight. Film sensitivities allowed are 100 and 400 ISO withDX decoded magazines. The AF101R looks like a parallelepiped with roundededges. The top of the camera is occupied by 2 circular windows and the dualfunction shutter button, housed in a recess (AF lock when pressed halfway andshutter when fully pressed). The left window contains the control system of thecorrect film progress (as the film progresses, the white lines on a black fieldmove horizontally), while the right window contains the additive frame counterwith automatic reset when the back is opened. On the left side of the camera

there is the slider for unlocking the back door, while on the right side there is thehooking system of the shoulder strap for transporting the camera. On the front
we find an irregularly shaped window that contains the flash, the red LED of the“Red-Eye Reduction” system, the autofocus system with the viewfinder window
in the center and the small CdS cell. The lens is contained under a sliding
protection controlled by the slider in striped black plastic that is placed in thelower part (closes on the right, opens on the left). This slider also acts as amaster switch for turning off the camera. Along the right side of the front there isa recess designed to contain the index finger of the right hand in order toimprove its grip. The 3-function slider located just below the flash is used toadjust it: if moved and held to the left during shooting, it is used to force theflash into operation, in the center is the auto position (no need to touch it);instead it should be moved and held to the right if you want to exclude the flash
during a shoot. Just below the 3-function cursor, the relevant indications are
silk-screened in white. Going down, always on the left side of the front, we findsilk-screened on two lines: “AF101R” where the “R” is red and the rest white,and “Red-Eye Reduction” silk-screened in white. The word Minolta with theRising Sun Minolta in the "O" is positioned in the lower left corner, while thestylized acronym "AF" silk-screened in red is positioned to the right of the lens.
On the back side we find the eyepiece frame. In the viewfinder there is theluminous frame with parallax indication for close range shooting, the central
focus area with cancelable lock, while the green "flash ready" LED is positionedon the right just outside the eyepiece frame . The remainder of the rear side of
the camera is occupied by the smooth, right-hinged film compartment door witha window for viewing the inserted magazine on the left. On the lower side of thecamera we find on the left the part of the back that serves to facilitate theintroduction of the magazine, followed by a black plastic label drowned flushwith the back with the serial number and the inscription on 3 lines "Minolta
Camera Co . Ltd.”,“Osaka Japan” and “Made in Taiwan”. Continuing to the right
you will find the symbol and the selector for the recovery of the film. The
recovery is motorized with manual activation, in the sense that when thecamera reaches the last useful shot, it stops and you have to manually movethe cursor to activate the motorized recovery. This system is also used torecover the film that is only partially exposed. The right end of the bottom is
occupied by the slider cap of the battery compartment (2 AA 1.5v). Weight
165g. batteries excluded. Length 118mm. Height 63mm. Depth 42mm.