<s>
Minolta	B-Algorithm
16	I-Algorithm
refers	O
to	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
16mm	O
subminiature	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
made	O
by	O
Minolta	O
between	O
1955	O
and	O
1974	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
16	I-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
traced	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Mica	O
Automat	O
built	O
by	O
Konan	O
in	O
1947	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
camera	O
labeled	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
16	I-Algorithm
rather	O
than	O
Konan	O
16	O
was	O
the	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
16	I-Algorithm
Automat	O
of	O
1955	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
16	I-Algorithm
used	O
a	O
newly	O
designed	O
film	O
cassette	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Konan	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
16	I-Algorithm
camera	O
was	O
the	O
16	O
Automat	O
(	O
1955	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Konan	O
16	O
Automat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
fixed-focus	O
25mm	O
lens	O
,	O
apertures	B-General_Concept
from	O
f/3.5	O
to	O
f/11	O
,	O
and	O
shutter	O
speeds	O
from	O
1/50	O
to	O
1/200	O
plus	O
bulb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
16	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
16	I-Algorithm
model	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
1957	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
three	O
years	O
later	O
by	O
the	O
16	O
II	O
,	O
which	O
appeared	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
16	O
but	O
featured	O
an	O
improved	O
lens	O
and	O
expanded	O
shutter	O
speeds	O
(	O
1/30	O
to	O
1/500	O
plus	O
B	O
)	O
and	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
ranges	O
(	O
2.8	O
to	O
16	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
rigid	O
body	O
,	O
and	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
range	O
of	O
f3.5-f16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
16	O
EE	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
1962	O
,	O
featured	O
a	O
built-in	O
selenium	B-Library
light	O
meter	O
and	O
shutter-priority	O
automatic	O
exposure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
other	O
features	O
(	O
lens	O
,	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
range	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
replaced	O
in	O
1963	O
by	O
the	O
16	O
EE2	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
CdS	O
cell	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
selenium	B-Library
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
and	O
shutter	O
speed	O
were	O
set	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
using	O
a	O
single	O
"	O
exposure	O
"	O
dial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
meter	O
was	O
a	O
selenium	B-Library
unit	O
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
a	O
battery	O
and	O
hence	O
allowed	O
the	O
camera	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
smaller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
16	I-Algorithm
was	O
the	O
16	O
QT	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
produced	O
from	O
1972	O
to	O
1974	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QT	O
had	O
a	O
23mm	O
lens	O
,	O
apertures	B-General_Concept
from	O
f/3.5	O
to	O
f/22	O
and	O
two	O
shutter	O
speeds	O
,	O
1/30	O
and	O
1/250	O
.	O
</s>
