Minolta Riva Zoom 125 compact 35mm camera w/ case (serial 40017014)

The circa-2000 Minolta Riva Zoom 125 Date is very compact and high quality 35mm point-and-shoot. This camera was sold as the Freedom Zoom 125 and Capios 125S in some markets.

This is one of the later Minolta cameras, produced shortly before the company's merger with Konica. It's sophisticated both in terms of photographic quality (it features a very sharp 6 element 37.5-125mm zoom lens with a 60cm minimum focus distance) and features (it has a door lock that prevents accidentally ruining your film until it been safely rewound).

A Minolta case is included.

Battery info

This camera requires a CR123 battery (available as an option). 

Condition notes

The camera's functions were tested a battery and a roll of film (the film was not developed). All modes are working correctly. In addition, we verified the camera's film plane focus and autoexposure accuracy (both were excellent). The camera is in very good cosmetic condition (see photos).

One very minor flaw we discovered in our thorough testing is that the built-in lens dust cover doesn't close very tightly (we included a photo showing how it opens slightly when you hold the camera upside down). If you make a habit of being upside down (maybe you're a pole vaulter?), storing storing the camera in its case will prevent the lens from gathering dust. 

Example photos

Here are some photos that other people have taken using the Riva Zoom 125:
https://www.lomography.com/cameras/3337687-minolta-riva-zoom-125/photos
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wigpancake/albums/72157689345051806/with/36989796664
https://www.lomography.com/cameras/3361717-minolta-capios-125s/photos

Manual

https://cameramanuals.org/minolta_pdf/minolta_riva_zoom_125_freedom_125.pdf

Specifications

• Camera Type: 35mm lens-shutter camera
• Lens: 37.5-125mm f/5.4 - 10.3 lens; 6 element/6 group construction
• Focusing Range: 0.6m - ∞ (2.0 ft. to infinity)
• ISO Range: Your camera uses 35mm, DX-coded film rated ISO 25 to 3200.
• Metering Range (ISO 100): Wide: EV 3 - 17; Tele: EV 3.5 - 17
• Flash Range (ISO 100): Wide: 0.6 - 4.6m (2.0 - 15.2 ft.); Tele: 0.6 - 2.4m (2.0 - 7.9 ft.)
• Battery: One 3-volt CR123A lithium battery
• Battery-condition indication: 3-stage indication
• Battery performance: approx. 12 rolls based on Minolta's standard test method using 24 exposure rolls with flash for 50% of the exposures.
• Viewfinder: Magnification: 0.4X - 1.19X
• Field of View : 86% (subject at 3m)
• Eye-relief: 15.9mm from the viewfinder frame
• Dimensions: 112 x 60 x 44 mm; 5.1 x 2.7 x 2.0 in
• Weight: 190g (6.7 oz.) without battery