Find your focus fast with a focus lever for the Minolta Hi-Matic E. Pick the lever position for your hand and style. Press fit onto the existing focus ring. And you’re done! No disassembly required.
Some tips for adjusting the position and attachment. Focus all the way to the stop (either near or far) before deciding on your position. Also, there’s a little silver tab right before the focus ring. Make sure one side of the focus lever ring is beneath that silver tab before slipping the other side over the lens.
Note from the untaken photos: I enjoy shooting with the Hi-Matic. Simple 35mm rangefinder with a 40mm lens (my favorite) and full-automatic mode. It’s got some quirks, but all it really needed was a focus lever. Before I made this lever, I would get my hand in the way when taking portraits, or focus too slowly during rapidly changing scenes. Now I, and you, can put a focus lever on this beautiful camera.