Sunday May 4 was time for the spring installment of the big flea market at Lindbergh South High School. Well over a 100 vendors were present, with something of most anything. The sky was blue and clear and it got a bit hot on the pavement.

The Minolta Hi-Matic S2 of 1981 was from a long line of cameras bearing the name "Hi-Matic." different models featured a wide range of features, lots of variations for a person who might want to collect these sorts of cameras.
The S-2 features built in electronic flash that can be turned on and off, manual film advance lever, "bright line" type of viewfinder, NO rangefinder but focus from 2.8 feet to infinity using guesstimation of distance (with scales marked in feet and with symbols), fairly fast f:2.8 / 38mm fixed length lens, threading for filters or lens hoods, and a "programmed" auto exposure system that sets a combo of aperture and shutter speed based on light reading. There is no way to control depth of field.
The camera is well constructed of a strong grade of plastic, fairly rugged. It loads film easily, and the advance and other functions are smooth. It is actually an easy and enjoyable camera to work with.
The viewfinder is perhaps a bit "imprecise," but easy to see.

I had it loaded with a roll of Fuji 200, and I think it performed quite adequately on this excursion.

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All images are Copyright 2014 E. J. Kowalski.