Actually, i bought this one after the 101 but received it first, due to, er, differences in shipping methodologies. A minolta srt100 slr camera with lenses and accessories. The mercury battery i wont be able to get for a long time, if ever so if you could tell me what the normal exposure for outdoors and indoors is and also anything else you would know about the camera that. My thoughts on the minolta srt 100 and associated lenses duration.
From 1966 to 1981, minolta released 26 cameras built to use its minolta mc lenses lenses that communicated with the camera so that the photographer could compose and meter with the lens wide open. Minolta quietly released a set of new digital cameras. The xd5 is to the srt 101 what the p30t is to the k, and now i have a nice twobody minolta kit. What makes minolta lenses such a great option for photographers. Canon and nikon cameras are snatched up quickly at garage sales and small antique stores. It took a while for a fresh battery to arrive, so i shot the first roll in decades using the light meter iphone app. Discover a huge range of cameras, lenses, accessories and films to experiment with. Used minolta camera lenses for sale buy or sell online.
Please read my about lens ratings page to understand how the ratings are to be read all ratings are based on my experience with these lenses on my fullframe sony alpha 7 if you purchase the lens through one of the affiliatelinks in this article we get a small compensation with no additional cost to you. The srt101 has a fullaperture throughthelens coupled light meter. The rated list of minolta mdmc lenses on the sony a7. Make offer lot of 14 minolta maxxum af lenses, 50mm, 70210mm, 3570mm, 100200mm, 2880 tell us what you think opens in new window or tab side refine panel. Minolta srt100 slr manual camera body and 50mm lens. The minolta sr series began with their first one, the sr1 in 1959. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. I have five lenses that i have used with my minolta 101 film camera for years. Will i be able to use these lens with t learn about sony alpha a68. In 2003, konica corporation merged with minolta to form konica minolta. Minolta srt100 in reply to drwho9437 nov 23, 2005 it was a fully manual slr, and i remember having to turn the aperture ring on the lens to line up the indicator with the light meter needle, which was seen through the viewfinder, for setting exposure.
From 1966 to 1981, minolta released 26 cameras built to use its minolta mc lenses lenses that. The mc lack the lug on the apeture ring to signal the camera that the apeture is set to f22 or max numbermin apeture, p and s wont work without the lug. Minolta srt 102 video manual, video 1 of 2 duration. Unfollow minolta srt 101 camera to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The minolta lenses are very well made and have excellent picture quality. Minolta srt 100 35mm film camera with extra lenses and camera bag. This 35mm camera has manual focusing and contains the manufacturing number of 3026406. Minolta 101 film lenses compatible with sony dslr august.
The meter is working and it comes with working batteries. Minolta srt 100 35mm camera body, chrome at keh camera. Like those of its time, it features an allmetal body, metal lens mount. The xd5 is the little brother to the hallmark xd11 aka. The minolta srt102 is a fine camera and you will enjoy the lenses you have selected. My thoughts on the minolta srt 100 and associated lenses. Minolta mc and md lenses are not compatible with sony alpha mount or e mount dslrs without the use of an adapter.
How to use minolta srt 101 film camera, complete walkthrough. I like and use minolta sr lenses a lot and this is a growing database of them. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Just got three minoltas sr7, srt100, and an srt201.
The srt 101 has a fullaperture throughthe lens coupled light meter. Rokkor lenses are fairly legendary, i know ive enjoyed using the ones on my minolta. Become part of our fun community, share your fantastic photos with friends and read the latest photography tips, news and features. Builtin ttl light meter, manual metering, center weighted averaging, needle metering display, flash acc. Minolta srt 101 and lenses jul 3, 2008 hello, im wondering if theres any chance that the old lenses for minolta srt101 could be used on the sony alpha series dslrs. Minolta srt100 slr camera, lenses and accessories ebth. If you are still shooting film you can of course use any minolta mc or md lens on a wide range of old minolta sr filmcameras like the minolta xd7 or x700. Minolta srt202 35mm slr film camera with mc rokkor x 50mm f1. Its also called the srt 101, since sr is minolta s original series of slr cameras, and minolta added the t for the new ttl meter of the srt cameras.
Because of the flangefocaldistance of minolta sr lenses all adapters for dslr cameras either contain an optical element which will reduce image quality a lot or you. It was aimed at demandig amateur and semiprofessional photographers and therefor packed with many outstanding features as the new topoftheline minoltaslr. It introduced the popular mc interchangeable bayonet mount for minolta lenses. Find great deals on ebay for minolta srt 100 and minolta srt 101.
The first of these cameras became available on the amazon. I just got a vintage minolta srt 100 camera for christmas, however the mercury battery is missing, therefore i have no meter system to help me know how to make the exposure correct. Minolta maxxum lenses and flashes lot 7 lenses, 3 flashes and remote shutter. Its also called the srt101, since sr is minoltas original series of slr cameras, and minolta added the t for the new ttl meter of the srt cameras. These came in a wide variety of focal lengths ranging from wide angle to telephoto. It is perhaps best known for making the first integrated autofocus 35mm slr camera system. If you can find one i can definitely recommend the vivitar series 1. The minolta srt 101 is a 35mm manual focus slr camera with throughthelens exposure metering ttl for short, that was launched in 1966 by minolta camera co. Im not familiar with the xg9 specifically, but one of the reasons i chose the sony a68 was that i had an old minolta maxxum 7000 film camera and an even older srt 100 with several lenses from different manufacturers. Recalibrated to modern batteries, the srt 200 is every bit as nice as i remember, and while i could have had an srt 202, a better camera in every way for only a few dollars more, i chose. Owning a used minolta may not excite the younger generation.
Minolta srt 102 35mm slr film camera with 2870mm f2. The second camera model launched is the minolta mn5z. Can you use a minolta md lens in a minolta srt 101. My first thought would be to go with the sony dslr as they bought the.
The adapter used with the sony alpha mount must have an extra lens to correct focusing. After that was the x series but thats another page. It ended in my collection because its the top of the srt line, so it fits into the toprange definition. Minolta was founded in osaka, japan, in 1928 as nichidoku shashinki shoten.
Was there a lens cap on the lens, or the camera in a bag case. What can you tell me about the minolta srt 100 camera. The 2004 is excellent from wide open and also features low dispersion glass to combat ca, as the 52. I unstuck the tape and saw it was a minolta srt 100 with a rokkor lens so i figured for the price, if it didnt work, it was an ok paperweight. Appropriate lenses for this camera are minoltas rokkor lenses. The minolta srt series of cameras launched in 1966 was a huge step forward from the sr series that had preceeded it. I have some decent prime lenses for each more wides on the minolta and portraittelephoto on the leica, and of course chose an srt 200 for my minolta body. The minolta srt102 was in production between march 1973 to 1975. For the first time minolta had released a camera with through the lens metering, but unlike its competitors it did this at full aperture. The srt series went through changes as well, from the 100 to 101, 101b, and then the 200 series which were very similar but added a hotshoe and other features. Although i have not film tested the camera, it winds and fires. Minolta maxxum lenses compatible with sony dslrs feltmagnet.
Again minolta raised the bar with new lens designs, like the circular fisheye 7. Some of them were manual focus and some were auto focus. Even without a battery, everything except the meter works perfectly. The adapter for the sony e mount does not require a lens in the adapter. Choose from hard or soft cases featuring superbright, highquality prints that wont fade. Several iterations of the mounting were produced over the decades, and as a result, the mount itself was sometimes referred to by the name of the corresponding lens generation f. Minolta srt 101 35mm film camera wminolta 50mm manual focus lens. This set comes with a minolta 55mm lens, a minolta 58mm lens, a marexar 55mm lens, a soligor 5mm lens, a vivitar 28mm lens, a sunpak auto 221d flash, three filters, and more. Save up to 40% off sale price and get a 180day warranty.
Theyre durable enough to prevent breakage, yet slim and lightweight. Next weeks article my minolta maxxum lenses will let you know which lenses i added. The minolta srmount was the bayonet mounting system used in all 35 mm slr cameras made by minolta with interchangeable manual focusing lenses. The srt range began with the srt101, released in 1966 and in production for the following nine years. In practice, the functionality is quite reasonable, but the cost makes the idea unattactive.