The Minolta 16 EE II was introduced in 1963. Equally short lived as the 16EE, production continued until 1965. A very similar in size to the 16EE and it features a CdS meter in place of the selenium meter and requiring a PX625 battery or a Wein Cell MRB625 1.35v. The shutter speed was not pre-selected by the film speed but the film speed is set by a dial surrounding the CdS meter. On back, left hand side, of the camera is a dial to set the shutter speed L= low for 1/50 of a second and H= High for 1/200 of a second. When shooting with a flash the switch is set to F=Flash and this fixes the aperture to f11 and the shutter speed to 1/30 of a second. The CdS meter adjusts the aperture from f2.8 to f16. The shutter release has a built-in cable release socket and the base has a ¼ inch 24 thread tripod socket which is used to hold the flash bracket / cold shoe. A switch on the base sets focus to portrait 2.5 meters (6-7 feet) for close up and landscape 5 meters (16 feet) to infinity. Two close up lens where available. No. 1 is designed for close-up of 1.2M (about 4 feet), No.2 for close-ups of 0.7m (about 2.5 feet). The viewer has a line to indicate a parallax correction when taking subjects at less than 1m (about 3.3 feet). A UV filter was supplied with the camera when new and is removable. Filters and close up lens where supplied in a plastic case. 1A, 81A and 80A as the filter set and the Y48 (Yellow) filter supplied with No.1 and No.2 close-up lenses. Filters are interchangeable with the 16EE. The camera was also supplied with a zip up case and wrist strap. The Minolta 16 Cds is the same model as Minolta 16 EE2 for the USA market. The name change is shown on the handbook that comes with the camera. In 1964, the camera cost about £29 ($36.00). The last list price, in 1965, in the USA was £72 ($89.50). The Lens is a 25mm Rokkor with apertures of f2.8 to 16 and the film speed the camera is capable of using is ASA 25 to 320 or DIN 15 to 26. The camera also has a flash sync socket and a large optical viewfinder. The dimensions are 112x55x32mm (4 9/16 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/4 inches) and it weighs 275g (9 1/2 oz). The camera set came with a case, wrist strap, UV Filter Y48 (Yellow), 1A-skylight (1.1x), 80A (3.2x), 81B (1.3x), and manuals in English: MEB304 I plus MEB304.