... Not just "as Chuck suggests": Chuck is quoting Phil at Minolta on this. The fact that a battery "break-in" is valid can be seen by looking at a battery...
... OK, Chuck, just WHO is "Phil at Minolta"?? Does Phil have a last name? Does Phil have an e-mail address?? I'd like to e-mail him myself. ... load (ie, not...
Hello All, I'm new to this group and new to photography with a manual camera. I just received from my dad a Minolta SRT-102. I saw the battery discussion and ...
I would like to know if the X300 Motor Drive I purchased second-hand is working correctly before my warranty period runs out in a little over a week. When it...
Hello All, I just did join this group and would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself. I have been a Minolta manual user since I was about 13 years...
Jackie, Is this the Motor Drive 1 or the motor winder? My Motor Drive 1 will go through a whole roll of film when set on "Continuous", at a blistering pace. I...
Hello Gene and welcome to where the past is future. I've been a Minolta user since age 24 and that was in 1971. Most of my "limited" knowledge has been from...
Thank you Brian It is definately the MD1 so I will take it to a camera shop here in Glenelg and see if I am working it properly or whether I return it to where...
i've not been a part of this thread but can't help joining at this point of degradation to say: some members of this group aren't even 30 years old. we should...
Hi Jackie, I have never heard of an MD-1 behaving in this way. It is not the most efficient battery-consuming device ever invented. Are all 8 AAs new and...
Hello all, First things first; Thanks so much for such willingness to share all the great info on such a great camera! I am a photographic newbie - though...
Understood. However, I provided enough references for those things to be looked up. Asking me to fetch and read to them seems unreasonable and lazy.....
If you head into a good camera store they should be able to give you the battery you need, it won't be a mercury one but it will work. A friend just went ...
... You can still get these types of batteries in the 1.35v except they are "zinc" as opposed to "mercury". I believe that "Wein" makes these batteries and I'm...
Hi, I am looking for a copy of the (or original )instruction manual for my SRT 101 camera. I would like to start using it again and would like to make sure...
... Hi Paul, According to http://home.pcisys.net/~rlsnpjs/minolta/srt.html the difference between an SRT-101 and an SRT-102 is slight. The SRT-102 manual...
We were all 'Newbies' at one stage and many of us still are. So don't worry about the 'Newbie' label. Having several camera bodies and lenses implies that...
Welcome to the group. If you are using Minolta manual gear you are not a newbie except to the group. I've been using Minolta equipment since 1971 and I'm still...
Hi all, I have a problem with a 80PX macro ringflash unit I recently bought on Ebay. The unit will fire once when I first mount it on an X-700 camera. It also...
In a message dated 7/6/05 7:12:40 AM Mountain Daylight Time, gregweber14@... writes: However, when I wind the film and take a second shot in succession...
... Since this is 2 part system there is check method to insure parts are well connected. Before using flash but with unit turned on, check X-700's LEDs to...
Here's a topic I'm not sure anyone has touched on before. After photographing an event with my Minolta equipment, I compare the results the kids got with...
Dear all, Several photos that I made in the Bucegi Mountains (Romania) during May and June starting at http://www.alinivan.ro/bucegi/b1.htm . Comments are...
Dear AI, As always, I enjoy seeing the photos of your beautiful country. I am a "mountain" man, so the fact that your recent shots are of mountains is all the...
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