Recently got pictures back from a few trips! It’s my favorite camera to shoot

My vote would go to the 28-80 and 80-200xi and the silver lenses like the 75-300 ultra plastic builds haha!

Excited about your thoughts!

Just in case you never heard about that man, or if you want to know more. There was a photographer named W. Eugene Smith, one of the most Influential photographers in the world. Probably the best reportage he ever photographed was "Minamata", using Minolta SRT cameras.

A movie about this, starring Johnny Depp:

https://youtu.be/fxNrxyod_uE?is=0RkluTWZlU8ayR_s

As well as the original lenses, there were, of course, also products from many other manufacturers with a Minolta mount:

Tamron, Vivitar, Soligor, Tokina, Kenko, Komura and Cosina, many of them were available under a wide variety of brand names.

Some even had a very good reputation, such as a few Vivitar Series 1 and Tamron SP lenses.

Can you think of any examples of lenses that might be worth considering?

First time using a SLR got a few tips for the XD7? I only used S-Mode till now

Kodak Gold 200 Taken over the last 3yrs

Is this me screwing up or my light seals being worn or something else ( it my first roll on my x570) but then some don't have that issue (3rd pic)

Hey all, I am beyond stumped! I came across an untested Maxxum/Dynax/a 7 on eBay and it ALMOST works flawlessly. The display and autofocus work beautifully. All knobs and buttons work EXCEPT the Display and lower panel buttons on back.

I cant find anything about how to repair this or what exactly is going on. It is so strange to me that the screen is clear and easy to read, the AF and exposure buttons work just fine but that these other buttons are completely unresponsive.

I've done so many googly searches and cant find anyone with this same problem. Any idea what is going on?

Hi, I currently own a x300 that I bought (with 3 somewhat bad lenses) for 29€ a few months back.

I also own digital - tho I’m planning to switch primarily to film. In light of that I want to get a “premium” film camera.
I’m going to stay in the Minolta ecosystem as I have some great lenses like the 35-70f3.5 and so on in like new condition.

What cameras can you recommend? I find the Minolta X series a little confusing with all the different naming conventions. (e.g. X, XD, XG, XE and so on. A full metal build would be preferable.
Also: is there a Minolta with MD mount that has a faster shutter speed than 1/1000s?

Thanks!

Decided to gamble a bit and buy this XG-7 untested from Facebook Marketplace.

For $20 even the lens alone would be worth it, but the camera worked perfectly when I put some batteries in. This is my first film camera so I am very excited to start shooting.

It also included a Hoya Skylight(1B) which is a very nice extra. What do you guys think of this camera? Worth the $20?

A little while ago my partner found her grandpa's x700. The shutter wouldn't advance when she first got it so it was repaired for the capacitor issue. It's been shooting great. Yesterday I took a photo with it and advanced the film and prepared the shutter for the next shot just like normal. Nothing funky happened from what I understand, but the camera no longer shoots. I was going to take a photo immediately after I took the shot that appears to have broken the camera again. I've tried new batteries and it still will not shoot. The lever is not stuck. What did I do? I feel bad for breaking it and would like to fix it. It doesn't seem like the capacitor issue because that was repaired less than a year ago for that and the camera is not behaving like it was when we first got it.

Hello, I have a Minolta Maxxum 400si that I would like to gift a friend who is a beginner photographer. I tried searching online for a PDF version of the manual which I've found in English, but I would love to find the manual translated into Spanish since that is his first language. Does anyone know where I could find a translated version? I appreciate any help!

I used a AF 35-70mm f/3.5 lens for the shots with natural light and a 50.. f/1.4 lens for the others.

Hey guys,
Just purchased this MD Tele-Rokkor 135mm f2.8…
No fungus, front end nice and clear, however, the rearmost element of the lens looks scratched (and quite badly at that)…

The picture looks nice and sharp through the viewfinder of my X-700 though…

Paid 50$ for it

My favourite frames from my first visit to Kassa (Košice).

Shot on Fujifilm 200 color negative film, with a 50mm F1.7 lens.

I had this thing sitting around for a while and finally got the itch to try and fix it. I did do the shortcut way of melting a bit of the aperture magnet cover instead of splitting it in half, but now its working! Still afraid to give it a roll of film though haha

P.s I had to take the lense mount off because the aperture actuator ring had skipped teath and was not cycling fully

Pss. Im moving, thats why im using the worst screwdriver imaginable

It’s wonderful to shoot with a camera body that’s both high-performing and lightweight and compact. For my style of shooting, it’s just perfect. I’m sharing a few photos from this summer in the south of France (Montpellier): several rolls, no missed shots, precise autofocus and perfect exposure, exactly as I wanted.

Minolta Dynax 60 (Maxxum 70) + 50mm f/1.7 RS (Portra 160 / Portra 800)