Minolta Hi-Matic Battery Hack
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- Find out how to replace the batteries in a vintage Minolta Hi-Matic F compact film camera.
It is no longer possible to buy the original RM-640/E-640 Mercury batteries for this camera. Modern LR44 batteries can be used instead, but you need to carry out this simple little hack in order to make them fit in the camera.
#photography #filmphotography #minolta
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00:00 Intro
01:14 What you'll need
01:24 Removing the original batteries
01:44 Creating a holder for the batteries
03:06 Stacking the batteries
04:15 Completing the circuit with aluminium foil
04:48 Testing with the battery check button
05:02 Outro
Thanks for the Hack. I've just bought an Ebay new in box Hi-matic E and an Ebay Ricoh Elnica 35. Your tip has brought them both to life. Next step. Buy two rolls of film this weekend and give them a go. Thanks from Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Excellent, glad to hear it. I'm having a bit of trouble with my Hi-Matic - seems the circuit keeps breaking. I'll probably look into a more permanent solution rather than the tin foil. Hopefully yours holds out. Thanks for watching. 😊
Great for the Minolta camera users which gets a good camera up and working again. Really informative Robert as always. 🐕👌
Well it's very specific, I know - but I hope it can help a few people out. Appreciate you giving it a watch anyway John. 😊
Great video. Very helpful. Will definitely try this with the Standard Micronic Ruby SR G430 7 Transistor radio which I ordered online once it arrived. Thanking you from here in the Philippines!
Great, I hope it works for you. Thanks for watching. 😊
Wow, you just helped me get my camera running so easily. I'm very grateful for this video, it found me at the perfect time. Thank you so much! I can't wait to see your photos with it :D
Great, that's exactly why I wanted to make this. Have fun with it - I'll be taking mine out in a few weeks probably. Thanks for watching. 🙂
I was going to say this was just like Blue Peter, but Andrew H beat me to it. Looking forward to seeing you use this camera and the results you get with it.
Cheers Andrew - yeah I'm hoping I can get some good results with it. Going to try it with some black and white film, I think. Thanks for watching. 😊
Ha ha in true Blue Peter style “here’s one I made earlier “ ! Great hack Robert 👍🏻
Yeah, Blue Peter did pop into my mind when I said that! Thanks for watching Andrew. 😊
please make the testing video soon, i have the minolta Hi-matic E from my father and i want to learn how to use it properly, i think its quite similar to yours
also i have a question, do you think that using two 1.4v. batteries will work the same (i think they are even smaller batteries)
I'm theory the batteries should work mostly the same. I've read that you may need to overcompensate by 1 stop to get a similar exposure to using the original batteries.
I'm in Germany next week, but I'm hoping to get the video done the week after, and it will go live the week after that. 😊
Hi, i did it and the light works but not the fotometer. How you see the exposure on your viewfinder?
thank you and sorry for my english
In the top right, a red dot will appear if there is a problem. If you don't see the light, you are okay to take the shot.
Something different mate but interesting nonetheless, it's like a mini photography version on "art attack" in a way (" here's one I made earlier "). Hope you're getting over covid bud?, all the best
Yeah, I just needed half a meter of stick back plastic and some pipe cleaners! Just about getting there with the Covid, thanks mate! 😊