I'm biased, but yeah a lot of them held up.
*Everything* needs servicing eventually but Minolta's servicing complaints are usually well documented online, and most work right off the bat.
(This is for both manual and the autofocus cameras!)
Zombie brands in the photography world: Vivitar, Rollei, Minolta - even Kodak and Polaroid to some extent.
Sad to see my old fave, Yashica, rising from the dead with some crappy SLR-looking digi-cam.
What's in a name, indeed.
#photography
#PhotoSky
www.dpreview.com/articles/793...
(Konica)-Minolta came close to compatibilty with some Stabilisation.
Their Anti-Shake system (1st IBIS) on their digital cameras used the regular A-Mount, so you could use a lens from 1985 on it, and LA-EA Adaptors for Sony E-mount for their new releases.
They went at it from the other angle.
Iirc, it's the ΞΌf value that's more important (β₯100) than necessarily the Voltage (β₯3), but more of both increases the size of the capacitor and the space to fit a replacement in there (especially the X-700's top cap) is pretty tight. *Not an Electrician though*
-*Poof!*-
I didn't know off the top of my head, but my go-to article on it says Minolta used anywhere from 100ΞΌf 6.3V, to 150ΞΌf 4V and 220ΞΌf 4V so you're fine as long as you can fit it into place.
www.678vintagecameras.ca/blog/what-wa... (see the Summary by Model near the bottom).
Not only!
There was the Minolta Vectis which had PnS's and SLR designs; mikeeckman.com/2022/04/mino...
It also had a 'V-mount' lens system that you can adapt to Sony-E mount today ($$$): www.monsteradapter.com/products/la-...
Inside a dome built for large quantities of coal. A giant machine is center of the coal. The dome sort of looks like a time-lapse picture of the night sky.
Last of the locating-lost-files-with-a-new-computer pictures. Taken a few years ago at a failed power plant project in Mississippi. This was with Velvia 50 and a Minolta XD11 w/24mm (handheld).
There's also a 'true' Pancake Rokkor (pre-MC/MD), but it's really rare and not as good as the f/2 MD version. But it is tiny!
minolta.su/minolta-rokk...
I think the best is 9000.org
Best viewed on desktop, but you'll figure why it's got the url pretty quickly.
LAST CALL FOR THIS LOST MAXXUM 7000.
Folks, we'd appreciate it if you could please reshare this post so we can try to track down the owner of this camera.
The Minolta X-700, X-500, and X-300, by order of technical features and 'professional-ness'.
And finally, what about 5?
There's no SR-5, but later Minolta camera series included it somewhere between 1 or 3 and 7 as an intermediate model.
E.g.
Basic/Entry - X-300, 300si
Intermediate - X-500, XE-5, XD5, 500si
Professional - X-700, XE-1/7, XD11/7, 700si
Glenn getting in to 'Friendship-7', named after his Mercury-7 astronaut group of 7 members, and the 7th made space capsule that got him to space.
An SR-7, with a Green 7 number.
...so yeah, why SR-'7'?
Glenn was in the capsule 'Friendship-7', named after the Mercury-7 astronauts and the capsule being the 7th made.
The SR-7 was released shortly afterwards, Minolta still riding the high of being on a Space Mission. They essentially took the number from Friendship 7!
Minolta Himatic Photo of Space, May 1962. https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/another-journey-john-glenns-ansco-camera
The 'Ansco Autoset', a rebadged Minolta Hi-Matic. https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/another-journey-john-glenns-ansco-camera
... Friendship-7 took the first American into Space in Feb 1962 and completed 3 orbits. John Glenn took a Minolta Hi-Matic with him!
When he came back down, it elevated Minolta's status as a camera company. Glenn got a personal tour of Minolta, as thanks when he had his 'Forth Orbit' World Tour.
Minolta SR-3 brochure, from minolta.eazypix.de
...but hang on, what about the next camera, the SR-7?
Well, you couldn't call it SR-4. Because '4'(ε "shi") can be misinterpreted as 'Death' (ζ» "shi") and that's just bad marketing.
So why not SR-5?
Whilst the SR-3 replacement was being developed, Friendship-7 sent a Minolta Himatic into Space...
Minolta Engineers in front of the first Minolta SLR protottype, the SR-2 in May 1958.
Another #Minolta #MinoltaFacts! Perfectly timed 7 months from the last one;
Why are Minolta's Cameras named weirdly (i.e. 1,2,3,5,7?)
The SR-2 was the first SLR released, because the CEO Kazuo Tashima liked the number 2. That's all!
The SR-1 and SR-3 were downgrades and upgrades, respectively...
It's the same with Minolta SR to Canon EF-EOS; not many adaptor options and rightly so because it's terrible to use.
This old writeup was about 2 lenses, but ended up being a review of the terrible Pixco adaptor and why it's better adapting to mirrorless.
minoltascape.neocities.org/Battleofthe3...
Thanks, I appreciate it! Did you ever meet Sam Kusomoto with your time at Minolta US?
How Sony took Minoltaβs bag and ran with it.
Read the full article: ππ
If it's still causing you trouble, check out the 'Minolta P-Adaptor' - an officially made M42 to SR adaptor (back when *P*entax still had M42 mount cameras). Should be affordable too!
A 1983 ad for the Minolta "New Disc 7" camera Title: Minolta builds better family albums 7 ways 1: See yourself shoot yourself. Disc 7's mirror lets you see yourself take your own picture. Frames you and background perfectly. It's the newest, neatest idea in snapshots. Next to #1 is a drawing of a person holding the camera to take a picture of themselves. You can see their reflection in a mirror on the front of the camera. 2. Self-timer lets you get in the picture. Disc 7's self-timer flashes a red light and warns you when the 10-second shutter delay is about to end. All you do is smile. 3. The Great Hand Stand. Disc 7's hand-grip and camera-stand combo let you set up a shot anywhere. Next to #2 and #3 is a drawing showing the camera propped up using the aforementioned stand on a table. A couple poses with the Eiffel Tower in the background, presumably using the self-timer to take the photo. 4. Shoot over-the-crowd or around the corner. Disc 7's unique optional accessory extender lets you get shots that were impossible to reach before. Great for parades, golf tournaments and surprise shots. Next to #4 is two drawings. One shows a person taking a group picture, the camera held by a selfie stick. Another shows a guy taking a creepshot of a woman. 5. Automatic Flash. Decision-free, built-in automatic flash takes the guesswork out of flash photography. Ready to shoot again after one second 6. The sharper shooting disc. The same great technology that goes into Minolta 35mm SLR lenses gives you the sharpest pictures in discs. Also the closest close-ups. 7. Brightest view, easiest to handle. The big, bright Disc 7 viewfinder lets you see your shot clearly before you shoot it. Minolta "human engineering" makes the Disc 7 easier to use because it's designed around you. Plus other great features: Five-year lithium battery. Five-year Minolta U.S.A. limited warranty. Motorized film advance. Total decision-free photography. Uses standard disc film
Selfie sticks from 1983
LIKE, COME ON. YOU COULD BE COOL AGAIN, SONY.
Look at THIS.
YOU OWN MINOLTA.
JUST DO THIS, BUT BETTER.
Olympus is kicking your asses, sony.
OLYMPUS
COME ON
A photo of the black and silver Olympus OM-D E-M10 mark IV on white.
A photo of some kind of Panasonic lumix, in silver and brown. Model number is uncertain.
A silver and black Nikon Zfc camera with a silver lens
A photo of a silver and black fujifilm x100v on white
I started with the sony a200 back in like, 2008? And I've been with them ever since! They've been dogging it a bit lately tho.. God I wish they'd revive some classic Minolta vibes.
Panasonic, Nikon, fujifilm, even OLYMPUS, they're all NAILING the retro look.
Sony, get it TOGETHER.
PLEASE.
Glacial ice.
Minolta 9000, Minolta AF Zoom 35-70mm 1:4(22)
Ilford Delta 400 ISO400/27ΒΊ
dear everyone getting into 35mm photography: buy a minolta slr. they are so underpriced, the glass is so cheap, they are reliable and plentiful and great cameras
Shhhh... Tell too many people and the Minolta's won't stay cheap for long! π
Wait wait wait hold on
Sony bought out Minolta's SLR's for their digital cameras at one point.
Apparently they just used the same lens mount as Minolta AF to save money and time?
Which means I should be able to use a modern A-mount lens on the minoltas....
hehehehehehehe
a minolta SRT-201 film camera with a 50mm f/1.7 lens; it is mostly made of silvery metal on the top and has black leather around the sides; the box is behind it, along with some books
the back of the same camera, showing its shutter speed dial, advance lever, film holder, and hot shoe
the camera next to its original box and manual
i finally got a working film camera, a near-mint 1976 minolta SRT-201 in its original box :3
its so lovely n it feels so good to use, so excited to shoot w my 50mm f/1.7 and the macro my prof loaned me this wk ^~^
Enjoy the read!
www.butkus.org/chinon/minol...
Tip; If the mirror locks up after a shot (unintentional but it can happen very rarely), open and close the battery compartment, it's a reset.
I recently got a Minolta Autocord LMX. Here are some of my first pictures using a TLR camera. Itβs a lot of fun!#analogicphotography #minoltaautocord #tlrcamera
