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Image 1 — Found this like new Minolta 202 that had been sitting in a box for decades
Image 2 — Found this like new Minolta 202 that had been sitting in a box for decades
Image 3 — Found this like new Minolta 202 that had been sitting in a box for decades
Image 4 — Found this like new Minolta 202 that had been sitting in a box for decades
Image 5 — Found this like new Minolta 202 that had been sitting in a box for decades
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Found this like new Minolta 202 that had been sitting in a box for decades

I’ve been looking for a 102 or 202 for a while. Recently, a listing popped up that was only a picture of the lens, but was titled “Minolta 202”. When the seller and I met up, I was surprised to see that both the camera and lens were in their original boxes. The seller told me her friend bought this camera new and kept in the closet for decades, and he couldn’t even remember the last time it was used, if ever. I was worried at first when I realized the self timer was jammed. After fiddling with it, I was able to free the timer and get the camera to fire, though it does feel a little sluggish. I was anticipating haggling on the price, but after seeing the condition I didn’t. This thing is so clean and scratch free, I’m going to have to find a case before using it. However, I’m super excited to give it some time in the sun finally with a test roll. I've been using Minolta camera since I was kid, but Ive never had one of these. The light meter even works!

u/Spartan48 — 3 days ago

Found this like new Minolta that had been sitting in a box for Decades

I’ve been looking for a 102 or 202 for a while. Recently a listing popped up that was only a picture of the lens, but was titled “Minolta 202”. When the seller and I met up, I was surprised to see that both the camera and lens were in their original boxes. She told me her friend bought this camera new and kept in the closet for decades, and he couldn’t even remember the last time it was used, if ever. I was worried at first when I realized the self timer was jammed. After fiddling with it, I was able to free the timer and get the camera to fire, though it does feel a little sluggish. I was anticipating haggling on the price, but after seeing the condition I didn’t. This thing is so clean and scratch free, I’m going to have to find a case before using it. However, I’m super excited to give it some time in the sun finally with a test roll. The light meter even works!

u/Spartan48 — 3 days ago