Minolta Weathermatic A

I found this Minolta Weathermatic A in a box of old photographic “stuff” I acquired. The batteries were still inside and totally corroded, so I didn’t hold out much hope that it would work. But once I got the batteries out, the battery compartment looked fine. After a cleanup of the terminals and putting in some fresh batteries, the light meter was working. Unfortunately I couldn’t get the flash to work, but that didn’t make the camera unusuable. It’s a very odd camera to look at, and awkward to use on land, but get it into the water and it’s...