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The Minox GT is one of the smallest cameras for 35mm film ever built. It's fully manual
. Its main features are:

35mm F2.8 lens, min. focus 0,9m
Aperture priority (2.8-16), electronic shutter, 30sec*.-1/500, speed indication 1-1/500 in the viewerfinder window   *shorter with higher ISO. There are reports that this model can make long exposures up to 30 min.
Size 100x61x31,  Weight 200 gr. battery included
25-800 ISO, backlight compensation, self-timer, hot shoe, cable release socket




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Front closed.
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Back side.
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Seen from above. Rewind lever, self-timer and hot shoe, battery test button and backlight switch, shutter button, cable release socket, exposure counter.
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Seen from below. Film compartment opening lever, ISO setting, tripod socket, rewind unlock button.
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Camera open, lens extended. Self-timer lamp, viewfinder and battery compartment (1 PX 27 battery, to be replaced by a S27PX silver oxyde battery)* see also last paragraph below
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Camera with flash attached. Shutter speed automatically sets to 1/125. Takes 2 AAA batteries. The FA35 fits the GT and has a guide number of 14 (m/ISO 100).
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Film compartment open.

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A nice original genuine leather case.

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Could also be used as half case. And yes, that is another GT camera. I gave away the first one and regretted it. So this is my new one.

The GT model is a good compromise. It has a better shutter than the earlier models and a clearer design than the later models. Extremely lightweight, yet quite sturdy. *The battery problem has been solved. There is now a 6v 4LR43 Alkaline battery which fits right into the compartment, it is cheap and it works well.

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