Yes Justin, I found another exemplar of XE-7 Chrome. It was sold on eBay Germany as Buy_It_Now and now this body is in Spain. I received a picture from the...
I've been well pleased with my 50mm MACRO and use it with its matching 1:1 tube. ... Hello, Recently returning to using & attempting to learn to identify the...
Phil until recently we had a local lab - Colab - here in Cheltenham Glos. They closed and I have twice used transpacolor via post. www.transpacolor.com. Very...
In a message dated 6/1/05 6:51:59 AM Mountain Daylight Time, ttackman@... writes: what are the difference of a 50mm MACRO & a 28mm MACRO I have been...
Ed, Thanks for the note. Though this one is not in as fine a shape as the one I lost out on a few months ago, at least I may have a shot at it. Regards, Jamie...
While reviewing the April 2005 Shutterbug magazine I saw an article about the "LENSBABY". This is a flexible lens which allows you to have one area sharp (well...
... thank you all for your helpful sugguestions. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best...
Well, I've never seen somrthing 'official' about a chrome XE-7. So, the two samples really might be pre-production samples. On the other hand: Heck, what do...
What do people suggest as the best 28-85mm zoom for manual focus Minolta cameras? Please don't suggest another zoom option. I'm only concerned with this...
Hello All, I just got a new (to me) Auto Winder G for my X-370 and it did not come with a manual. It looks pretty simple to use but my question is what's the...
Well, Minolta own 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 seems to be a highly regarded zoom in both the MF and AF arena. I know on the AF side it was my main lens for over 10...
Hi all, I have a srt303b thats giving me problems. whenever i shoot anything below 1/30, the shutter curtain will open and close, but the mirror will stay up....
As jamesdak1 said, the 28-85 f/3.5-4.5 is pretty well regarded. Antony on the rokkorfiles site compared it at 35 mm vs. 3 other Minolta prime 35s in one of...
... I am not shure since I sit abt. 40km from my Winder away.... but I assume you refer to the lever to enable the rewind knob. Use this lever to be able to...
That sound to me as a problem with a sticky mirror damper. When the mirror is stuck, try to loosen it carefully. If it's only sticky damper foam, it will snap...
It allows you to Rewind the film once the roll is finished. Push it to the Right and push UP to disengage the cannister - just as you would on the bottom of...
That is a very common problem...in fact, I've seen the question so frequently, I've prepared two annotated images to allow a person to fix it quickly. They...
Hi guys, thanks for the replies. I did what Jon Goodman suggested just now, seeing its the less complicated option, and so far so good!! its firing perfectly....
FYI, I've received a Minolta flash meter, copy stand II, system booklet, and no doubt, some other stuff. Joe [Non-text portions of this message have been...
how do i view the attached images? thx, justin ... prepared two annotated images to allow a person to fix it quickly. They are attached. ... the techniques...
In a message dated 6/11/05 7:28:19 AM Mountain Daylight Time, sunbears@... writes: how do i view the attached images? thx, justin ... ALL attachments --...
... depress the rewind button on the bottom of the camera. You can then manually re-wind the film. If you can think of it, turn the winder off prior to the...
Do you have a working light meter in your 101? If so but can not find a battery, use the hearing aid battery number 675, it is a 1.4 volt battery instead of a...
All my Minolta 35mm are 1.5 volt, but I have an Olympus 35sp rangefinder that I feed # 675 hearing aid batteries. They last an average of 6 months. Meter works...
i just picked up an XE-7 that needs a little care. what's odd about the meter is that when on "auto", the shutter speeds "sound" correct enough in different...
I was looking for an XK motor which are very rare, on ebay i just have the time to see it half a day then it has been sold one new in the box and half...