This is a very neat trick of Minolta, but perhaps not in the way you think, but it's different from contemporary Canon for instance. When you attach a lens to...
Very good question and awesome reply. On Jun 1, 2009, at 3:09 AM, Henrik Robeck <henrik@...> wrote: This is a very neat trick of Minolta, but perhaps not...
I am very anxious to try my IR-1n out but it only arrived with the IR-1(c) cord for later model cameras. I need the IR-1(a) cord. Thank you, David Anyone have...
Yes, very complete, Henrik, thanks. Note that the X-700 doesn't need an MD lens nor a lens with a fully opened aperture in order to control auto exposure. The...
Olympus OMs (OM-2sp and later) also work this way. But Olympus didn't deliver program mode until 1984 which is several years after the X-700. I suspect they...
Minolta developed and used their own invented and patented TTL OTF Through The Lens Off The Film exposure metering on their 1981 Minolta CLE M-mount...
Good morning; I agree that this particular technical discussion is very worthwhile. The only thing of note for me is the comment about the Minolta SR mount...
One of these rarest of the rare Rokkor 600mm super telephoto lenses is for sale on ebay. Check it out. ...
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Jun 3, 2009 1:04 am
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Some lens details: The eBay ad is marked: * Nikon [?] Lens 600mm Super Telephoto (Minolta Rokkor) * MD APO TELE ROKKOR 600 f/6.3 for Nikon Rare Collectible ......
Well, I took some lenses out and shot with them open and closed both short and long range to see how they did. Every single one lost contrast when the lens...
Stephen
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Jun 3, 2009 9:52 pm
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Ahh, Thanks for your answer. That explains a few things for me....
Stephen
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Jun 3, 2009 10:23 pm
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"Every single one lost contrast when the lens was wider open." "it was too sunny" "I forgot to use lens shades" "I had forgot my quick connect so I had to sort...
I'm seeking everyone's thoughts -- should we encourage FS FOR SALE and WTB WANT TO BUY - BUT WITH DETAILS? Seeing the function of this and any other Minolta...
If nothing else, I learned which lens behaved the worst. But I was generally disappointed in how much worse the images created looked when the F-Stop was...
Stephen
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Stephen, fascinating exploration. I think that you're also testing film and film processing, versus exposure accuracy. Without a scientific PRE-test of + / -...
I think it would be cool to start a thread of general location and experience level. Nothing real specific due to all the internet sharks out there. I'll...
Susan K Schutz Casco Twp., MI (near Port Huron), US non-pro but w/BA in the art field - photography was the only class I didn't take. Darn. Camera collector -...
Almost any 35mm format lens will perform worse when opened up faster than about f/5.6. There are some exceptions with some lenses designed to perform very...
Chuck Norcutt Endwell, NY (near Binghamton) with a small winter place in Palmetto, Fl but have also lived in Michigan, California, Texas, Massachusetts, ...
Hi there to all: Javier. From North side of Spain (Bilbao) I love to collect cameras, especially those with bellows, minolta and russian. 2009/6/4 D H...
Henrik Robeck, From Sweden also in Europe, to be more precise; the county of Tyresö just 17 kilometers (10 miles) south east of our capital Stockholm. Took...
Hi, I'm Doug Robertson British Columbia, Canada I have been a hobbyist for 35 years and it will likely remain that way. The past couple of years I have been...
Not a bad idea at all, David. Erkki Pöyhönen Vantaa, in Helsinki metropol area Finland, Europe An IT nerd who started with box camera in early 70s (on my...
Stephen, Middle Massachusetts. Total novice just learning. Not a professional and never will be. I've acquired a few XG-M's and X-700's and some glass and am...
Stephen
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Jun 6, 2009 5:18 am
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Mariano San Francisco Bay Area The story goes that back in Spring of 2005, my father and I found his Minolta XG-1 while cleaning out the garage. It was inside...
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