Minolta Weathermatic-A

The Minolta Weathermatic-A is an underwater camera. It was introduced in 1980. The yellow pocket film camera can be used for dives up to 5 meters.

The lens of the Minolta Weathermatic-A cannot be changed. The lens is named “Minolta Rokkor 1:3.5 / 26 mm”. The focal length is 26 mm. The largest aperture is f/3.5. The focus of the lens has to be adjusted manually in five steps with a switch. There is no autofocus system. The minimum distance to the subject is 90 cm.

The Minolta Weathermatic-A does not have an automatic exposure. The exposure time is fixed at 1/200 second. The aperture can be set to one of three settings (sunny, cloudy, flash). The Minolta Weathermatic-A has a built-in flash. This has a range of up to 6.3 meters, depending on the sensitivity of the film.

The Minolta Weathermatic-A takes its pictures on pocket films. For this reason, the plastic camera is also quite compact. There is no automatic film transport. The film has to be rewound by hand.

The required power for the Japanese camera comes from an AA battery (eBay / Amazon*).

The pocket film camera is part of the Weathermatic series, along with the Minolta Vectis Weathermatic Zoom and the Minolta Weathermatic 35 DL.

Films for the Minolta Weathermatic-A

Photographic films are exposed in the Minolta Weathermatic-A, more precisely pocket films. Pocket films are being made again today. It is also still possible to develop it. Lomography offers films for the 110 format. One possible film for color images is the Lomography Tiger 110*. A possibility for B&W images is the Lomography Orca 110*.

Color film is a color negative film and is developed using the C-41 process. C-41 film is developed by almost all photo labs, but not every lab develops pocket film. Black and white film cannot be developed in the C-41 process, but must be processed in a black and white developer.