Hello Andrew and welcome to the group. I bought my first XG-9 in Nov. 1977.. still going strong too lol! Edwin ... school, ... has ... shoot ... photography ...
Hello Renee! When choosing film, keep in mind that the higher the ISO the "grainier" the prints. I've had excellent results with Kodak Portra ISO 160 and ISO...
Hello from the Manual Minolta YAHOO group -- MINMAN. This message is automatically sent to every member of the YAHOO group once a month as a reminder. It is...
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There's some guy on eBay that sells copies of the 360px repair manual for $25....
In a message dated 4/3/07 1:25:44 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, ... ..just tell it straight, don't "right it up" :-) Chuck ... Pay no attention to Chuck. We...
Hi all, I'm rediscovering my now 24-year old X-700. Thanks to age, digital, eBay, internet, etc. I can finally afford some of the great accessories for this...
In a message dated 4/4/07 6:19:03 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, erickbau@... writes: What I haven't been able to find is any mid-eighties "List Price"...
I Managed to fix it! Was browsing through a local craft store and they have a section on glass mosaics. As you can see in the picture they had a sheet of...
In a message dated 4/4/2007 9:13:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, andrewkfraser@... writes: As you can see in the picture they had a sheet of little mirror...
I am considering getting a Minolta 50mm f/1.2 lens for use with my X- 700 for all around useage in low light situations. There are two currently available on...
In a message dated 4/4/07 9:47:46 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, JohnPattersonJr@... writes: My question to you: Which is considered the best lens, and...
Hi John, The Rokkor will have less plastic and feel like it has slightly better build quality while the straight MD non-Rokkor will have updated lens coatings....
Jamie, Thanks for sharing with me your experience with the MD 50mm non_Rokkor. I've been doing my homework on this, but the Rokkor file site had no review on...
Thanks for the information. Yes, I realize that the last Minolta 50mm f/1.2 has the locking aperture tab for Program Mode, but I didn't know if this one is as...
I too use the MC 85mm 1.7 and it is a fantastic lens. I think the MC 58 1.2 is equally great and has legendary bokeh. This one is much cheaper than the 50mm...
Hello John. I'd go with the older ROKKOR-X, especially the MC version if possible. To me the older ROKKOR-X lenses simply feel more substantial - I think ...
I recently read that most modern SLR focusing screens (like Minolta's Accu-Matte or Acute-Matte ones that were first introduced with the XD series) can't...
The "normal" mirror size is 7mm x 7mm and 2mm thick! BUT the usefull ones for me were down the side which seemed to have been miscut (or maybe that was...
