Minolta Autocord Models Guide

Last Updated on May 14, 2023

List from McKeown’s Price Guide To Antique & Classic Cameras 1995-1996. Extracted from an expired site from the 90s, this list of versions of the Minolta Autocord helps to identify which version you have.

Autocord Versions

Model	Year built	Shutter	Comments
Autocord MXS,1st Version	1955	Optiper MXS, 1-1/400 sec	no depth of field on side
Autocord MXS, 2nd Version	1956	Optiper MXS, 1-1/400 sec	with depth of field on side of crank
Autocord MXV	1955	Optiper MXV, 1-1/400 sec
Autocord RA	1957	Optiper MXV, 1-1/400 sec	Film-size 6×6+4×4+4×5, changeable
Autocord (export)	1958	Seikosha MX, 1-1/500 sec, with LV, Synchr.X-M-F
Autocord L	1955	Seikosha Rapid, 1-1/500, Synchr. F	Selenium Meter
Autocord LMX	1958	Seikosha-MX, 1-1/500, Synchr. X-F-M	Selenium Meter
Autocord-RI	1961	Optiper-M, 1-1/500 (4,8,15,30,60,125), LV, Synchr. M
Autocord-RG, 1st Version	1961	Optiper MVL, 1-1/500, Synchr. X-M	Chiyoko Rokkor, Selftimer
Autocord-RG, 2nd Version	1962	Optiper MVL, 1-1/500, Synchr. X-M,	Minolta Rokkor, Selftimer
Autocord-RG, 3rd Version	1963	Citizen MVL, 1-1/500	Firmname: Minolta Camera Co.Ltd.
Autocord Model I	1965	Citizen MVL, 1-1/500	small “minolta” above “AUTOCORD”
Autocord Model II	1966	Citizen MVL	for 120 and 220 film, Counter 1-12, back to 1 for picture 13-24
Autocord Model III	1966	Citizen MVL	for 120 and 220 film, Counter 1-24
Autocord CDS Model I	1965	Citizen MVL	CDS-Meter
Autocord CDS Model II	1966	Citizen MVL	CDS-Meter, for 120 and 220 film, Counter 1-12, back to 1 for 13-24,
Autocord CDS Model III	1966	Citizen MVL	CDS-Meter, for 120 and 220 film, Counter 1-24

Autocord Serial Number Guide

Since Minolta does not designate the actual Autocord model anywhere on the body, these actual Autocord serial numbers can give us an approximation of the model we may have.

It should be noted that another way to know the Autocord model we have is by seeing the type of shutter it has, since this is indicated above or around the lens.

Serial Number	Minolta Autocord model
126828	Autocord MXS, 1st Version
126832	Autocord MXS, 1st Version
133184	Autocord MXS, 1st Version
143615	Autocord MXS, 2nd Version
146940	Autocord MXS, 2nd Version
147726	Autocord MXS, 2nd Version
151449	Autocord MXS, 2nd Version
151727	Autocord MXS, 2nd Version
153463	Autocord MXS, 2nd Version
164775	Autocord LMX (Selenium Meter)
166421	Autocord LMX (Selenium Meter)
170540	Autocord MXS, 2nd Version
171797	Autocord LMX (Selenium Meter)
172985	Autocord LMX (Selenium Meter)
173845	Autocord LMX (Selenium Meter)
174904	Autocord MXS, 2nd Version
180831	Autocord LMX (Selenium Meter)
182711	Autocord LMX (Selenium Meter)
185939	Autocord LMX (Selenium Meter)
187409	Autocord LMX (Selenium Meter)
188961	Autocord LMX (Selenium Meter)
195847	Autocord LMX (Selenium Meter)
200905	Autocord LMX (Selenium Meter)
212740	MXV
219826	Autocord (export) Seikosha-MX
228570	Autocord (export) Seikosha-MX
234628	Autocord (export) Seikosha-MX
235008	Autocord (export) Seikosha-MX
264092	Autocord RG, 1st Version
268115	Autocord RG, 1st Version
270121	Autocord RG, 1st Version
271778	Autocord RG, 2nd Version
351032	Autocord RG, 2nd Version
351777	Autocord RG, 2nd Version
355418	Autocord RG, 3rd Version
355584	Autocord RG, 3rd Version
361395	Autocord RG, 3rd Version
361485	Autocord RG, 3rd Version
361505	Autocord RG, 3rd Version
362793	Autocord RG, 3rd Version
366859	Autocord RG, 3rd Version
402906	Autocord CDS I
403412	Autocord CDS I
405020	Autocord CDS II
405740	Autocord CDS I
405892	Autocord I
406983	Autocord CDS I
407554	Autocord CDS I
408570	Autocord I
410958	Autocord CDS II
412358	Autocord I
412992	Autocord CDS I
419163	Autocord CDS I
419278	Autocord CDS I
421615	Autocord I
424601	Autocord I
425382	Autocord CDS I
426234	Autocord I
426244	Autocord I
427255	Autocord I
431006	Autocord I
433311	Autocord I
454449	Autocord CDS III

Konan, Citizen, Sekosha, and Optiper are the shutters that came with the Autocord, which were released from 1955 to 1966 in the 24 known versions.

I hope it has been of help to those who were looking for a guide to find the version of their Autocord.