Minolta Pocket Pak 40

The Minolta Pocket Pak 40 is a compact 110 film camera, one of the many pocket cameras Minolta made for the easy-loading 110 cartridge format. It was made in Japan. Surviving information on this model is thin. No production years, original price, lens specifications or shutter details have surfaced. What the record does show is a plain snapshot camera with zone focusing (no rangefinder or manual focusing), a built-in lens cover, a socket for Magicube flash bulbs, and auto exposure. Surviving examples are beige, and an instruction manual exists.

The Pocket Pak 40 belongs to a Minolta family of 110 pocket cameras that included the Pocket Pak 20, Pocket Pak 60, and the later Pocket Pak 440E. Several eBay listings exist for the camera, often sold with a leather case, and one listing described its condition as "untested." A bundled lot paired it with a Pocket Pak 20, described as "w Cases Manual Un," for $34.99. Another Kijiji listing grouped it with a Polaroid Land Camera Model 95a, a Polaroid Automatic 103, a Kodak Tourist, and a Kodak Hawkeye for $75.00 or best offer. One Amazon listing gives the model's "Date First Available" as February 4, 2011. That is a listing creation date, not a production date, since 110 film cameras were well out of production by then.

Beyond that, the record is essentially empty. There are no period reviews, no owner opinions, no detailed specifications, and no independent second source for any single fact. If you have a Pocket Pak 40 and can fill in the blanks - the lens, the shutter, how the auto exposure works, or when it actually went on sale - the Archive would welcome the record.

Type: Compact 110 film camera
Focus: Zone focusing
Exposure: Auto exposure
Flash: Magicube socket
Other: Built-in lens cover
Finish: Beige
Made in Japan