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26148
It's probably a 'filter' If it is 'UV' then you're just fine. Most people use screw on lens filters, such as UV, to protect their lens and get the bonus of...
John
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May 27, 2009
3:24 pm
26149
Renee, I'm sure someone here will be able to tell you more about the lens when you have posted the picture. So post it and give us the chance to be clever ;-) ...
Martin Siegel
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May 29, 2009
11:38 am
26150
Good morning, Renee; I had hope that there might be a picture of your lens here by now. As a further help in identifying your lens, if you look at the front...
Ralph Javins
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May 29, 2009
11:39 am
26151
will other Minolta lens' fit on my X-370? thanks renee...
Renee
rhoneycutt21
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May 29, 2009
11:39 am
26152
In a message dated 5/29/09 5:39:55 AM Mountain Daylight Time, rhoneycutt21@... writes: will other Minolta lens' fit on my X-370? thanks renee ... ...
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May 29, 2009
11:43 am
26153
yep it screws on, i have several of them and forgot it was on i have a large 75mm-200mm lens ( i think) it has a macro feature) what the heck is that?...
Renee
rhoneycutt21
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May 29, 2009
11:45 am
26154
Renee, Macro is for close-up photography. I'm sure someone will step in and correct the specifics, but basically, for macro (close up) photography, you can: a)...
John
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May 30, 2009
11:23 am
26155
And: e) you can also buy an adapter that allows you to 'reverse-mount' your existing lens so that it acts backwards as a macro lens. -john ****** Renee, Macro...
John
diverguy
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May 30, 2009
11:23 am
26156
i will do that along with a pic. i had not done it yet as it seemed to take so long for a post to go through this week. renee...
Renee
rhoneycutt21
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May 30, 2009
11:24 am
26157
Sure, Renee. All of the Minolta MC and MD lenses will work with it. There are also hundreds of third party lenses for it by Tamron, Sigma, Kiron, Vivitar,...
George Terrill
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May 30, 2009
4:26 pm
26158
As Jon said, Macro capability of a lens allows you to do close-up images. Most lenses will not let you fill the frame with a single postage stamp. You just...
George Terrill
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May 30, 2009
4:27 pm
26159
I just got another odd Minolta clone from China. I've never heard of this one before. It's a Phenix DC505. It's a sort of scaled down version of the Phenix...
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May 30, 2009
9:20 pm
26160
i have uploaded some of the pictures that i took with my camera, i was switching lens around so i cant tell you what lens went with which picture: the pics...
Renee
rhoneycutt21
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May 31, 2009
12:33 am
26161
I checked you photos. Looks like a fine family event.It appears to me that you have a shutter problem. The shutter curtains need adjustment IMHO. Mary Ann  ...
Mary Pinkerton
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May 31, 2009
7:31 pm
26162
not sure what that means. how do i have that done. thanks renee...
Renee
rhoneycutt21
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Jun 1, 2009
11:27 am
26163
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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Jun 1, 2009
12:42 pm
26164
There are two shutter curtains that must be in sync for the  full picture to be  seen. If you look at some of the pictures you will see rectangular slot with...
Mary Pinkerton
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Jun 1, 2009
9:24 pm
26165
Check out Garrys camera repair http://www.garryscamera.com/ as well as Terry's Camera repair http://terryscamerarepair.com/ I have had Terry do work on many...
Bryan Lundquist
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Jun 2, 2009
3:30 pm
26166
Hello I think you might want to shoot another roll of film before you decide the camera needs servicing. Operate the camera in its automatic mode (except where...
Martin Seelig
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Jun 2, 2009
8:03 pm
26167
thanks martin, is what i see in the viewfinder what ends up on the film? i know i was messing with the round thingy on the camera ( you can see i have no clue...
Renee
rhoneycutt21
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Jun 2, 2009
8:40 pm
26168
renee do you have a manual? if not then the following link will take you to a pdf file of the X7A manual which is essentially the same. ...
Martin Seelig
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Jun 2, 2009
9:25 pm
26169
i posted some pictures that i took, called 2nd roll some of them have the setting (i think) i got them right- anyway when it was set up high it took a long...
Renee
rhoneycutt21
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Jun 23, 2009
12:39 am
26170
Hi; That sounds like the shutter speed was too slow, not an apeture thing. The shutter speeds are usually set on the dial near the shutter button on a manual...
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Jun 23, 2009
4:41 pm
26171
thank you very much Lynn. I am having lots of trouble learning this for some reason. Renee...
Renee
rhoneycutt21
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Jun 23, 2009
7:02 pm
26172
I always recommend night classes at local high schools. Photography is often one of their most popular courses. I have found the night classes are a great...
Paul Perano
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Jun 23, 2009
8:44 pm
26173
i have checked around here and the only classes that i can find at the local school are online digital photo classes. and the course work does not look like...
Renee
rhoneycutt21
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Jun 24, 2009
11:28 am
26174
Which camera model is it. Care to give me the info on make, model, etc. I just inherited an old Ziess Icon Contraflex which is a 1950's manual camera. My Dad...
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wb7ptr
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Jun 24, 2009
5:20 pm
26175
my mom had given me a Minolta X370 camera several years ago, she had bought it to take to England, then with the digital world it went into the closet, then my...
Renee
rhoneycutt21
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Jun 24, 2009
6:56 pm
26176
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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Jul 1, 2009
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26177
Ted Rosenberg, the author of the Minolta 16 Guide of 1973 (yes, he is still alive) is trying to get a copy of the Minolta Miniflex. If anyone has one -- or...
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