<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
successful	O
new	O
35mm	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
with	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
specifications	O
to	O
emerge	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
after	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
39mm	B-Algorithm
screw	I-Algorithm
lens-mount	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
1933	O
FED	O
and	O
the	O
1940	O
Leotax	O
cameras	O
had	O
appeared	O
successfully	O
before	O
it	O
,	O
although	O
several	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
copies	I-Algorithm
had	O
appeared	O
in	O
both	O
Italy	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minolta-35	O
has	O
a	O
combined	O
viewfinder	O
and	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
eyepiece	O
,	O
negating	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
sight	O
from	O
one	O
window	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
ended	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
in	O
preference	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
area	O
of	O
35mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
well	O
on	O
their	O
way	O
with	O
the	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
SR-2	I-Algorithm
and	O
its	O
successors	O
.	O
</s>
