The Minolta SR-1 is a 35mm SLR introduced in the late 1950s as a more affordable counterpart to the SR-2, sharing the same Minolta SR bayonet mount. It was positioned as an entry into Minolta's first SLR system and remained in the lineup, with revisions, into the 1960s.

Hammer prices for SR-1 chrome bodies at UK auction have been thin and inconsistent, with two recorded results of £365 and £440, giving a midpoint around £400. With so few sales, today's value is best treated as indicative rather than a firm market level, and condition of the meter coupling, shutter and chrome plating tends to drive what a clean example sells for.