The Minolta F35 Big Finder is a point-and-shoot camera. It was built in a factory in China. The special feature of the model is the large viewfinder. Otherwise, it is an ordinary compact camera for quick snapshots. The 35mm camera was also offered under the name "Minolta Memory Maker 2000".
The photo camera comes with a fixed lens. The focus of the lens cannot be changed. The closest focusing distance is specified as 150 cm for this lens.
An exposure meter has been built into the camera. The sensitivity of the film is read via the code on the film cartridge. The aperture and exposure time are set automatically by the Minolta F35 Big Finder.
Sufficient light is provided by the built-in flash. The automatic flash comes with red-eye reduction. The flash cannot be turned off. A thread for positioning the camera on a tripod is located on the bottom.
The camera requires two AA batteries (eBay / Amazon*). Here, of course, you can resort to rechargeable ones.
Films for the Minolta F35 Big Finder
What kind of films does the Minolta F35 Big Finder need? It requires 35mm film. 35mm films are still made today and are fairly easy to get. Nice 35mm films for color or black and white are the Kodak Gold 200* and the Ilford XP2 Super*. On the market, of course, there are other producers of 35mm film.
The color film is designed for development in the C-41 process. The C-41 process is offered by almost every photo lab.
The exposure area of the 35 mm camera has a size of 24 mm x 36 mm. With the size of the exposure area, 36 photos usually fit on a normal film (135-36). The film is automatically rewound by the 35mm camera. The number of pictures taken can be found on the top of the plastic camera.
