page_title: Minolta SR-7
hierarchical_section_title: Minolta SR-7
caption_attribution_description: -- Minolta SR-7(a) Camera, second type -- all-black SR-7 lettering, "Minolta Camera Co. Ltd", serial number on top of camera, primitive/small (leverless) mirror lockup switch, short ridges on self timer (old SR-2 style), no meter switch on bottom (S/N 2111xxx) -- 1962-19?? -- MINOLTA AUTO ROKKOR-PF 1:1.4 f=58mm (S/N 1231xxx) Body weight = 690g Taken with a Canon T2i/550D and Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens at f/5.6. 67 1/30-second exposures at ISO100 in a focus stack (DoF stack) were combined with Zerene Stacker using DMap mode. Shooting was done tethered to a PC using the Canon EOS utility. Focus stepping was done by pressing the live view "&gt;" focus button once between each exposure in the stack.
context_page_description: The Minolta SR-7 is a 35 mm single-lens reflex camera made by Minolta, produced from 1962 to 1966. It is notable for being the first SLR camera with a built in CdS light meter.
  It is a full mechanical camera - batteries are needed only to power the exposure meter. It is powered by a single PX625 battery.
context_section_description: The Minolta SR-7 is a 35 mm single-lens reflex camera (SLR) made by Minolta, produced from 1962 to 1966. It is notable for being the first SLR camera with a built in CdS light meter.
  It is a full mechanical camera - batteries are needed only to power the exposure meter. It is powered by a single PX625 battery (now discontinued, Wein Cell 625 batteries are an alternative).
caption: The Minolta SR-7. Note the externally mounted CdS light meter on the right side.
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