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16835
I've been thinking this through and believe I had the over and under turned around. ... -- * Clayton Rye * 3673 Fir Ave * Hanlontown, Iowa 50444 * * midway...
Clayton Rye
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Oct 1, 2004
4:42 pm
16836
If the term exposure as I described the negatives is inaccurate, then would density be a better term? For example, a negative that has had insufficient light...
Clayton Rye
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Oct 1, 2004
4:42 pm
16837
welcome to the crowd thanks for the tip doesnt hurt anybody to rethink an old tip that we may have placed in our absent mind Reiner Cullmann...
tom palmer
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Oct 1, 2004
4:42 pm
16838
My friend wants to sell me his XD 11 but tells me the batteries go dead after only a few days. The camera works perfactly and the photos and slides are...
kenkisty
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Oct 1, 2004
4:43 pm
16839
... Manual Minolta site while looking for a manual for the MD1, I don't have one yet, but I'm looking for one to use with my X-700. ... probably already know,...
kenkisty
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Oct 1, 2004
4:45 pm
16840
... camera is ... camera? Do ... Thanks for the information. No, I was not able to find a XD-5 manual. Can I find one online somewhere? No problems yet......
cricova2004
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Oct 1, 2004
4:45 pm
16841
I Probably Sound Like An Idiot But I Was Looking Thru A Photography Magazine And Noticed That In The Lens Section There Are Still Some Minolta MD Mount Lenses...
rudy_blitz
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Oct 1, 2004
4:45 pm
16842
That may fit both slide and print films, but I'd need to refresh my knowledge of the technical definition of density (gamma function?) of these basic film...
Chuck Cole
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Oct 1, 2004
6:15 pm
16843
Nope, the button batteries in my XD-11 last for years....
Stephen M. Gluck
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Oct 1, 2004
6:20 pm
16844
Steve I had that problem on a Nikon FE with button batteries. The problem was a chafed wire I found just below the base plate. I searched with a loupe until I...
Louis Faiella
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Oct 1, 2004
6:28 pm
16845
Definitely not normal...there is a short in the circuit somewhere. Jon kenkisty <kenkisty@...> wrote: My friend wants to sell me his XD 11 but tells me...
Jon Goodman
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Oct 1, 2004
7:29 pm
16846
I have a promaster lens that I attach to my srt 101. Once attached, I have to turn the barrel all the way to the left with a little pressure on it for the...
rick
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Oct 2, 2004
1:40 am
16847
I do appreciate all of the tips. Jon, your helpfulness has eased my mind greatly! Once I receive thekit I will roll up my sleeves and get working. Thanks...
lle67
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Oct 2, 2004
12:40 pm
16848
This lens is too heavy for your camera. It is causing the lens mount to shift slightly and pinch the aperture indicator wheel which sits behind the lens mount...
Jon Goodman
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Oct 2, 2004
12:41 pm
16849
Anytime you have any questions, I'm all ears, Lance. Some people would say I'm mostly ears anyway. Why they get larger as you age is beyond me. Jon lle67...
Jon Goodman
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Oct 2, 2004
12:46 pm
16850
I have a SRT 102 Minolta... I purchased it brand new with baby sitting money when I was in high school!!! (only a few years ago LOL) The case on it is shot...
pemmiey
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Oct 2, 2004
4:00 pm
16851
I have two XD-11's and I ' ve never had this problem. kenkisty <kenkisty@...> wrote:My friend wants to sell me his XD 11 but tells me the batteries go ...
R.J. Turk
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Oct 2, 2004
4:00 pm
16852
Try Local Camera Stores, a place like Henry's (Canada) or any Black's or similar store will be able to help you. Good choice on Cameras, I use an SRT-102...
Alex L
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Oct 2, 2004
6:53 pm
16853
I looked a little on Ebay- not very inexpensive finds, they were around $30. I'd say, just get a lens cap (if you don't have one) and buy a decent bag (which...
Anita Heuer
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Oct 2, 2004
6:53 pm
16854
... A Minolta case, or pieces thereof, for any model SR-T or XE will fit yor 102, but be aware that the EARLY SR-T and XE cases won't have the round access...
jasnhopper
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Oct 2, 2004
6:56 pm
16855
We all love Minolta lenses -- for good reason. But there are situations where Minolta didn't make a lens to fit our needs. What your favorite non-Minolta,...
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Oct 2, 2004
8:53 pm
16856
I have a JC Penny 28mm-80mm and a Sears 80-200mm. Both were purchased at a pawn shop for around $30-$40 each about 7 years ago. My color slides are very sharp...
kenkisty
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Oct 3, 2004
2:13 am
16857
... For me, it's the Novoflex T-Noflexar 400 mm 1:5.6 rapid-focus telephoto lens with shoulder stick which I got from eBay for a song two years ago. When I...
Olaf Ulrich
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Oct 3, 2004
4:50 pm
16858
I also have the S1 90-180 macro zoom and find it a mediocre performer compared to the more modern zooms I have. However the S1 90 mm f/2.5 macro is superb in...
Dave Saalsaa
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Oct 3, 2004
5:04 pm
16859
... batteries". ... Not a common problem but it is not an unheard problem with XD-11 bodies. Suspect that if you search the archives of the various Minolta...
red93miata
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Oct 3, 2004
6:03 pm
16860
Along with other amature photographers back in the 70's, we always had a running joke. When you see an ad in a photography magazine, whether it be for the...
kenkisty
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Oct 3, 2004
10:35 pm
16861
... attached, I ... this ... It's Sunday night, and what the hey.... OK, assuming you twist the Promaster lens' barrel itself, not its focusing grip or...
jasnhopper
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Oct 4, 2004
3:33 am
16862
Should have also said this... Your Promaster lens may also have some slop in the inside from its actuating pin and linkages to its diaphram operating cam or...
jasnhopper
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Oct 4, 2004
4:14 am
16863
I got my SRT Case from Pacific Rim Camera. I think it's pacificrimcamera.com Randy Jay...
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rdrnr74
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Oct 4, 2004
1:19 pm
16864
I have a simular XD-5 and no problem with battery drain here. Randy Jay...
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rdrnr74
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Oct 4, 2004
1:19 pm
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