I went out tonight to take photographs of the (Blue) Full Moon. I used an X-700 with 400 ISO film. I used a 80-210mm Zoom lens and set the camera to program...
Something I thought I'd pass along: When replacing the light seals on your camera using the self-adhesive foam: 1. Remove the old foam and clean the slots etc...
Doug, You don't say what shutter speed & aperture the X-700 selected. I suspect what's on you're photograph is precisely what the camera saw. First, The...
It's really easier than this. You need to consider two areas: camera movement and exposure. On a tripod (hopefully, a good solid one), make sure that your...
I have a X300s with a locked shutter The capacitor looks fine (no physical damage/leakage). I have tried to clean the release magnet contacts the one I could...
In a message dated 8/2/04 4:06:51 AM Mountain Daylight Time, fotox300@... writes: When I push the release button, I see leds, when I push further, the...
... Yes, but a grossly overexposed moon image distorted by lens effects. ... That's just bad and improper exposure, not the only possible outcome. ... That's...
Is there an overview of lens shades from times, when they had those codes engraved? When did Minolta start writing the dedicated lens on them? I have a D57KD...
Hi, I think the double image means that the camera moved, try hanging a heavy object under the middle of the tripod to steady it. The programme mode exposure...
... Bad choice because of the extreme contrast ratio and the desire to expose for the moon's surface and not for the total black of its surround. The moon is...
The built in meter sees the bright moon but also a lot of the black sky around it and averages the two, giving much more over exposure than needed for the...
Or, you could use my kits which include pre-cut 2mm non-adhesive strips guaranteed to install and stay without adhesive and used by repairmen worldwide. I...
... Justin "Red" Bailey once had posted an extensive overview on the older lens hoods. It's in one of the Minolta groups' archives somewhere ... ... The first...
I think the most recent discussion, with my most up-to-date listing of codes and corresponding lenses, was in message # 14608 in this list's archives, with...
HELLO... The LEDs reaction sounds like you have a bad shutter capacitor. They don't have to show leakage to be bad. Regards Doug T. On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 02:35:46...
Thanks Chuck. What film do you use that allows you to use 1/1000 sec when photographing the moon? As to the other comments - they were intended as suggestions...
From time to time I hear/read a great quote, here is the latest one I have heard, and a couple of others. If anyone knows some good ones please share... a good...
Well, I've collected all the equipment I think I'll need for our family event on Saturday. Mostly these will be group pictures and some portraits, I think....
Besides Justins complete list there is also Nishikins site to see pictures of the shades. I'm trying to assemble them as well, but I'm not nearly close to ...
Hi ! I want to reactivate my old Minolta Auto 320X flash ! Can anyone help me to find an international (multilingual)User Manual or a least a basic manual ? ...
... Depends on lens/telescope speed, but the moon is so bright that 1/100th is about right for an f8 telescope and 100-200 film. B&W may be best because you...
In a message dated 8/3/04 6:11:10 AM Mountain Daylight Time, cwilly8@... writes: I need some help - a crash course - on using the flash effectively for...
Thank you, Henrick, and Olaf and Justin for this info and links. Now I know ;-) Dennis. ... From: bansheevulture2002 To: ManualMinolta@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Regarding questions of manual vs auto: The SRT101 is all manual, no TTL capability. The Vivitar 283 connects to the camera via a PC cable and the flash is...
This Nishikin site is great, I lost the link, thank you for giving it back ;-) But I have a problem: E.g. the Citroen site works great, I have those japanese...
Anyone familiar with "Mirror" magazine? Its a Minolta publication. Am thinking of getting the entire collection. How many times a year does it get published...
In a message dated 8/4/04 7:02:34 AM Mountain Daylight Time, cwilly8@... writes: The SRT101 is all manual, no TTL capability. The Vivitar 283 connects...
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