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...
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 ;-) ...
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...
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, 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)...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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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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