Aperture moves freely, winder smooth, shutter speeds checked, looks clean in the film loading area.


This is a Minolta V2, a 35mm rangefinder camera, produced by Chiyoda Kogaku KK starting in 1958.  The V2 was a high spec rangefinder camera with a clever shutter design which allowed them to reach previously unreachable speeds of 1/2000 seconds.  Where most leaf shutter cameras are limited to a top speed of 1/500, Chiyoda found a way to angle the shutter blades at the higher speeds, limiting how far they could open to only the smallest apertures while allowing for faster speeds.  Other than faster speeds, the V2 is a pretty run of the mill mechanical rangefinder camera."Full review with all available features: https://mikeeckman.com/2022/01/minolta-v2-1958/


Film Type: 135 (35mm)

Lens: 45mm f/2 Minolta Rokkor-PF coated 6-elements in 5-groups

Focus: 0.8 meters to Infinity

Viewfinder: Combined Coincident Image Coupled Rangefinder with Automatic Parallax Correction

Shutter: Citizen Optiper HS

Speeds: B, 1 – 1/2000

Exposure Meter: None

Battery: None

Flash Mount: Cold Shoe with MX Flash Sync

Weight: 784 grams


Manual: https://www.cameramanuals.org/minolta_pdf/minolta_v2.pdf