Minolta Hi-Matic 9

[david choo]

Hi everyone. :)

 

Just purchased an oldie Minolta Hi-Matic 9 to fool around with.

 

Does this camera work without a battery? I cock it and fire it, and

the shutter only seems to trip some of the time. Did I get a broken

camera? :(

[jim_gifford]

You can read about the Minolta 9 at...

 

http://www.sds.com/mug/

 

... and find out about which Hi-Matics have any option for battery-free use. But you'll want to put a battery in it anyway.

 

Be well,

[chris_accetta]

The Hi-Matic 9 should be fully useable without a battery in manual mode. If the camera has been stored for a long time your shutter may have become hesitant from disuse. Try exercising it a bit, even at lower speeds. Maybe some old dust or grit is gumming up the works.

 

The Hi-Matics are fine cameras. I have a 7 that I use all the time. Takes great low-light pictures.

[bacsa]

Mine works without problems in full manual, no batteries.

Be sure to put it in full manual.

[pazellisphoto]

hello! If you need a manual... you can find a free one at:

kyphoto.com or

http://www.butkus.org/chinon/on-line_manuals.htm

 

(kyphoto has it for sure) good luck.

[david choo]

Oh boo,i think I got a bad one. Shutter only fires one in 4 times, and changing the shutter speed sounds bad... makes a winding noise, sort of like when you try and change shutter speeds on a cocked large format lens. :(