Its an amazing camera with a very accurate meter and both shutter and aperture priority, not one or the other as was common in other cameras of that time. Automatic exposure control with automatic exposure lock. Its a very sturdy camera that has a wonderful metering system and handles very nicely. The business was initially established by kazuo tashima in 1928 as the nichidoku shashinki shoten, roughly translated as the japangermany camera company. Buy minolta srt100b 35mm film manual camera with minolta rokkorpf 50mm f2 lens at amazon uk. Swapping between auto and manual focus requires moving a switch on the camera, or maybe using the sony a99s dmf mode, any of which can be a big pain or not depending on your camera. Save up to 40% off sale price and get a 180day warranty. Minolta srt 101 35mm film camera w minolta 50mm manual focus lens 3. Minolta cameras were born from a partnership between german optical engineers and japanese manufacturing experts.
The best way to learn, is to do so, with a camera that can be operated manually. I feel the reason being minolta not pushing them enough out there. Sep 06, 2016 this video is my documentation of my journey through film photography with a minolta srt201. The company resumed camera production shortly after the war with the semi minolta iii. My favorite minolta, in fact one of my favorite cameras period, is the minolta xd11. These cameras have a bayonet mount and instant return mirror while some offer throughthelens metering. Minolta freedom zoom 90ex qd 35mm film camera w minolta lens zoom 3890mm 1. It was the first camera from any manufacturer to offer both aperture and shutterpriority automation and the last minolta slr with a metal body. Online shopping from a great selection at electronics store. I also had a quickcam express usb camera that would give us our ccd. Minolta four 35mm, 1960s compacts by tobias eriksson. These cameras have a 39mm screw lensmount and take a 50mm lens for photography.
This camera is in excellent condition, and is ready to produce another lifetime of fantastic photos. It was a true slr, with throughthelens viewing and a 2550mm f4. Canon, nikon, and pentax 35mm slr cameras are really great equipment, but minolta 35mm slr cameras are great too, problem is people dont know this much. Jun 02, 2016 a few examples of inexpensive 35mm cameras. The metal or plastic case is designed in a way that keeps the film inside safe. Kodak pocket guide to 35mm photography book 1983 117 pages. Minolta was founded in osaka, japan, in 1928 as nichidoku shashinki shoten. Konica minolta minolta x700 35mm slr manual focus camera with 50mm f1. Dec 01, 2017 my first 35mm camera was a minolta himatic 9, 451. Minolta 35mm slr cameras are as better as those of canon and. Appareils photo argentiques konica minolta x700 ebay. Film of the month and casual photophile subscription. Leica rangefinder practice m6 to m1 1987 edition andrew matheson hardcover camera book 170 pages.
Only from the mind of minolta looking back 40 years at the. Vtg minolta maxxum 5000 af 35mm slr camera made in japan body only untested. Pentax p3 manual focus 35mm film camera w 50mm lens 3. Minolta 35mm slr cameras are as better as those of canon. Minolta x700 camera vintage working 1980s 35mm film slr camera with minolta 50mm 1. Vintage 35mm cameras come with numerous key features although each device is slightly different. The 5 best 35mm film cameras for beginners the h hub. Its also been shown to perform better than minoltas faster and more expensive 35mm lenses. Only from the mind of minolta looking back 40 years at. Minolta srt 101 35 mm film camera wminolta 50 mm mise au point manuelle objectif. It has a gloss black finish with ribbed rubber inserts around most of the circumference. Minolta x370 35mm slr camera body for parts as is ebay.
Minolta srt 101 35mm film camera w minolta 50mm manual focus lens. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The minolta amount camera system was a line of photographic equipment from minolta introduced in 1985 with the worlds first integrated autofocus system in the camera body with interchangeable lenses. The descriptions of the progression of minolta35 cameras, below, is based on the excellent book leica copies by hans p. Over the years i have acquired another 35mm body minolta x700 and 2 medium format cameras, however, for general use, i keep returning to the srt, mostly because its just a good basic camera. Unfortunately that book may be available in german language only. Page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 table of contents page 5 page 6 names of partsmain features page 7 page 8 page 9 page 10 taking care of your page 11 strap and case page 12. After dissembling the quickcam with one screw and cutting the shutter from the minolta we had done most of the work. Minolta cameras for sale classifieds on oodle classifieds. This lack of exposure means that for a few hundred dollars, you can have one of the greatest slrs ever made, the swan song of minolta metal cameras and a testament to the companys dedication to craftsmanship and innovation. Minolta sr1 chiyoda kogaku 35mm slr film camera w rokkor. The minolta af 35mm f2 is the best of the wide to normal primes available for your sony camera or minolta in my opinion, although the 28mm f2 performs about the same, i guess it all depends on what your favorite focal length is. All dials, levers, switches, knobs, and buttons actuate perfectly and with mechanical precision.
The camera sold as the xd in japan, xd11 in north america and xd7 in europe is regarded by many as minoltas best autoexposure, electronicshutter slr. The camera is constructed with a zinc and aluminium cast frame covered by sus304 stainless steel panels, uncommon for cameras, and can tolerate large amounts of abuse at the expense of. The system used a lens mount called amount, with a flange focal distance 44. Honeywell files lawsuit against minolta for patent infringement over autofocus technologies. Minolta s autofocus design was found to infringe on the patents of honeywell, a u. Opt for a model from one of the big five brands from back in seventies. A 35mm singlelens reflex slr camera would be your best bet. Minolta maxxum 50 date slr camera 35mm overview and full product specs on cnet. First of the line was the srt101, a first that came with a full aperture through the lens metering, and a meter coupling system that introduces the mc meter coupled series of sr mount lenses. Minolta x700 35mm camera with 50mm lens student camera. This part controls the cameras aperture settings, and it can be either automatic or manual.
Vintage minolta srt101 camera with case and 58mm lens. Your minolta x700, the stateoftheart slr camera at the center of the minolta program system, offers you the focusandshoot simplicity of programmed autoexposure ae control. Aug 17, 2018 its rare to see people flaunting the minolta xd in instagram camera porn posts, and thats a good thing for those of us in the know. In many ways it is a general book on photography, but discusses the details as they pertain to minolta cameras. Exposure was aperture priority automatic minoltas hallmark and the shutter ranged from 10 full seconds to 1.
These days i use minolta lenses on my leica, also firstrate. This video is my documentation of my journey through film photography with a minolta srt201. Minolta introduced the srt series of 35mm slr film cameras in 1966. I have noticed not many dealers selling minolta 35mm slrs. The 502 is the same optical block diagram as the summitar, but is hardcoated, rigid mount, and uses easy to find 43mm filters. Minolta corporation introduces a new easytouse, compact, lightweight and featurepacked 35mm singlelens reflex slr camera the minolta maxxum 5. The minolta maxxum 7000 alpha mount camera becomes the worlds first autofocus 35mm slr with in camera autofocus motor. In the beginning, it was a hard frustrating process. Both aperture and shutter speed are automatically set over a wide range by the camera, with continuous viewfinder led readout of speeds being set.
Minolta xe7 left top cover bezel w screws vintage slr 35mm film camera parts. Here we have a gorgeous leica r8 slr 35mm film camera. It is perhaps best known for making the first integrated autofocus 35 mm slr camera system. May 12, 2006 rob writes i started out with a minolta from 94.
The company made a variety of 35mm cameras including. Buy or sell used minolta 35mm film cameras at keh camera. Konica minolta maxxum 50 35mm slrs description because of its outstanding cost performance, creative feature selection, and overall ease of use, the maxxum 50 date is the ideal af slr camera for beginners and families who want an easytoown camera that takes highquality pictures. Rajner 5 and in particular to the extensive research and the practical use of minolta cameras by the expert andrea apra thanks andrea. The essentials a guide to the best of minoltas camera. Leica r8 35mm film slr camera for sale f stop cameras. Used minolta 35mm film cameras for sale online keh. A shutter mechanism of overlapping blades opens up briefly when snapping an image so as to let light in through the aperture, which is a very small hole in the case itself. Buy minolta vintage 35mm cameras and get the best deals. Cooper, the minolta guide, 1959 this was coopers first book on minolta cameras and covered all of minoltas camera models available in 1959 tlrs, slrs, 35mm rangefinders and the minolta 16 i.
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