I bought a used (very good condition -9) Minox GT 35 with case. I could not find any info can anybody help. By the way it has color(!)-minotar lens.

Many thanks

-- nadir olgacay (nolgacay@superonline.com), May 26, 1999

Answers

nadir, Minox GT is the first GT series, first appeared in 1981. It has the same body shape as Minox GT-E, with subtle difference, for instance, GT-E has a Minoxar lens close focus to 70 cm, GT a Minotar lens, close focus to 90 cm. Mode of operation is quiet similar to GT-E It needs a battery to operate, see "Battery" section about 35mm camera battery.

• Pull open the front cover, load battery into battery chamber at front of camera
• Open the camera by a switch at the bottom, slide down and remove the whole camera back
• load film: pull out film lead and insert the lead to engage the take up spool , wind film with two stroke to check the film is moving

• Close the camera, restore the lock at bottom

• Set film speed by turning the thumbwheel at bottom to match the ASA/DIN number of film

• wind the film with two strokes. camera is ready for use

Minox is a scale focusing camera, it is easy to estimate distance

-- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), May 26, 1999.

I don't think the GT is the first "G" Minox, I used to own a 35GL, which was older... But don't worry, the 35 GT is a great camera, despite its fragility...

Emmanuel http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jean.jean

-- Emmanuel Renaud (emmanuel.renaud@wanadoo.fr), May 28, 1999.

What fragility ?

I have carried my 35GT in a trouser pocket all over Asia and Australia, not mention Europe on and off for the last 4 years and never had any problem with it.

By the way, its not in its brown leather case either.

-- Simon Phillips (fotografm@hotmail.com), August 03, 1999.

I love my Minox 35 GT! I have taken some amazing pictures with it and have never had any problems with it either. It is a really nice camera

-- Catherine Wadsworth (www.johnlwadsworth@home.com), December 06, 2000.