The minolta sr series began with their first one, the sr1 in 1959. It features autoaperture operation, a hot shoe, and a builtin exposure meter if you can find properly specd batteries for it but not much else beyond strictly manual exposure settings. The md 85 mm f2 without rokkor designation was minolta s last manual focus 85 mm. These lenses are labeled mc, md, rokkor, or celtic, and comprise one of the best and largest lens lineups in all of photography. View and download minolta srt 101 owners manual online. The srt 100x was a budget model that still boasted metering up to iso 6400 and the rokkor 581. Become part of our fun community, share your fantastic photos with friends and read the latest photography tips, news and features.
The minolta srmount was the bayonet mounting system used in all 35 mm slr cameras made by minolta with interchangeable manual focusing lenses. It was a mechanical slr camera designed for the entry level budget market, and priced modestly below the 201 and 202 models also offered by minolta at the time. The best explanation of these is to be found here keep scrolling down to lens classification on dennis lohmanns excellent website. Theyre really a weak teleconverter with a dynaxmaxxum mount at the back and an srt mount at the front. Minolta 35 mm manual slr film cameras for sale ebay. This is not because it does any one thing well, but rather that it does nothing wrong at all. 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. Unfollow minolta srt 200 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Checking over a minolta srt 200 35mm film camera body. Appropriate lenses for this camera are minolta s rokkor lenses. I will not be held responsible for any damage that results from you looking at or following these ideas and designs. Mar 12, 2015 minolta manual lens index very useful index of any manual minolta lens. I know that the lenses are really cheap now, i gather because with their short film register distances, theyre difficult to adapt to digital.
Download available immediately after payment is accepted. These came in a wide variety of focal lengths ranging from wide angle to telephoto. It was aimed at demandig amateur and semiprofessional photographers and therefor packed with many outstanding features as the new topoftheline minoltaslr. May 27, 2016 minolta sr lens nomenclature there are four major generations of minolta manual focus lenses with several subgenres in each generation. My thoughts on the minolta srt 100 and associated lenses duration. Canon and nikon cameras are snatched up quickly at garage sales and small antique stores. Introduction to the sharpest and cheapest manual lenses and how to adapt them to a digital camera. The brand was among the only lens makers in the world to own their own glass factory and make their own glass. The minolta srt series of cameras launched in 1966 was a huge step forward from the sr series that had preceeded it. Builtin ttl meter, manual metering, center weighted averaging, needle meter display. More than a decade and over a dozen camera models later, minolta released the srt mcii, which is a rebadged srt 200 with a few improvements. The focal length marking on the barrel now lacked the mm and went next to the mounting index. Minolta srt 200 lens tokina rokkor 80200mm cameraminolta. Oct 19, 2010 for anyone looking for the mmm metal, mechanical, manual film experience, you cant go wrong with any of the minolta srt cameras.
The essentials a guide to the best of minoltas camera. Fullcolor digital presentation of a genuine minolta srt 200 201 202 owners manual. Minolta was a top maker like nikon, zeiss or leitz etc. The srt 100x better known in the us as the srt 200 was introduced in 1977. The rated list of minolta mdmc lenses on the sony a7. The biggest questions all relate to how genuinely useable condition its in. I still have several lenses that work on this body all the way from 28mm to 200mm that i could be talked out of cheap, as far as film any 35mm film will work in it, the 45mm lens that you say is on it, is a great lens to start learning withif you have the srt and a lens, pick up. Mar 02, 2011 heres a video tour of my 1967 minolta srt 101. Many people claim this is the greatest telephoto zoom lens minolta ever made. Get the best deals on minolta 35 mm manual slr film cameras when you shop the largest online selection at. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. I highly recommend making a user account if you are purchasing downloads. Recently i went back to using film and prime lenses and currently use two systems, minolta and leica r. Minolta srt 101 35mm film camera w minolta 50mm manual focus lens.
Minolta xd11 slr film camera md rokkorx 50 mm lens, flash, auto winder d zoom. If you dont feel comfortable goofing around with this stuff or the possibility that you could damage something on your camera, just dont do it. It was aimed at demandig amateur and semiprofessional photographers and therefor packed with many outstanding features as the new topoftheline minolta slr. The rokkor files began as a tribute to minolta manual focus cameras, lenses and accessories, and if you came looking for this you have a treat in store. The manual focus minolta lens lineup is fantastic and the used prices are nice and low. Minoltas best manual focus lenses m42 exakta carl zeiss. We have a reputation garned over years for finding that interesting thing. The main reason for wanting this lens is the use of f4 at 210mm.
Discover a huge range of cameras, lenses, accessories and films to experiment with. Minolta started this low budget lens line, which was sold in north america only, in 1972 with a single lens, the 5mm 1. Minolta srt 200 chrome 35mm camera body at keh camera. I bought this camera off ebay a few months ago, and after running 4 rolls through it, ive seen that it takes amazing pictures. Notes on minoltastyle 35mm manual focus sr, mc, md, and x600 lens interchangeability. Minolta s srt range of slrs from the 1970s are ridiculously underrated. Most lenses between 28mm and 5mm got a new 49mm filter thread, and the front ring featured a tiny groove all around, to take the new clipin lens shades. If you have original minolta af lens manuals in languages other than what you see here, or for different lenses, please email me if youd like to help by sending scanned copies as pdfs. Choice of minolta manual focus 35mm srt200 srt201 srt202 film. Builtin ttl meter, manual metering, center weighted averaging, needle meter display, original model. The minolta lenses are very well made and have excellent picture quality. I dont know any hard figures about direct comparisons between pentax and minolta lenses, but i know most if not all of minolta s gseries lenses beat out their canikon equivalents. When first introduced, minolta had an extensive selection of lenses available for the srt s. The usa model remained designated the srt200, while the europeanasia.
I have a minolta srt 201 where the lens is stuck on. Minolta got the new rising sun logo and decided to drop the rokkor name. Dec 11, 20 finding digital camera body for 35mm minolta lenses. Konica minolta 35 mm manual slr film cameras for sale ebay. Minolta srt 200, 201, 202 instruction manual, user manual, pdf. It used the same 6 elements in 5 groups optical configuration as the 501. The minolta srmount was the bayonet mounting system used in all 35 mm slr cameras. Save up to 40% off retail price and get a 180day warranty. Minolta srt 102 srt super srt 303 slr camera body and a minolta 50mm lens. I bought a minolta srt 201 maybe a month and a half ago. This was the kit lens for the budgetpriced srt 100, 100b, 100x, and 200 slrs.
The lens line introduced in 1974 had a rubber coating, but different from the mcx edition. Used minolta black body srt 102 35mm slr camera w minolta macro zoom lens. Minolta srt mcii minolta srt 100x 101b 303b minolta srtsc minolta srt 102 minolta srt super minolta srt scii. Camera minolta srt200 manual camera 7 lenses complete. The original manual in pdf format is available from minolta. I shot with the srt series for years, in fact my first cameras that i worked with were srt 100 and an srt 200. Guest blog by keith derickson the minolta srt series is less well known than other minolta 35mm cameras but is no less capable. 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. Minolta srt 200, 201, 202 instruction manual, user manual. The minolta srt 101 is a 35mm manual focus slr camera with throughthe lens exposure metering ttl for short, that was launched in 1966 by minolta camera co.
For the first time minolta had released a camera with through the lens metering, but unlike its competitors it did this at full aperture. Choice of minolta manual focus 35mm srt200 srt201 srt202. Minolta first introduced the srt series in 1966 with the 101 and various models were in production until 1981. If the image below looks like your camera, click below to see. Oct 11, 2014 if i were to buy a manual japanese camera from this era, i would choose an olympus om1, canon ftbn, nikkormat ft3, canon f1 new, or pentax. Owning a used minolta may not excite the younger generation. This lineage continues today, as some of minolta s af lenses continue to be made by sony for their a mount cameras. It doesnt seem like the lens is frozen on the mount since it does move ever so much so it just seems like the release isnt working. It was not available separately, although you can find them so nowadays.
Best bargain lenses minolta manual focus 678 vintage cameras. Minoltas exclusive clc contrast light compensator system through the lens for most satisfactory results in most lighting situations without. Srts use manual focus lenses only, and these cameras are built for the illustrious minolta sr mount lenses. When i push the release button, it does feel like something is moving but the lens wont turn. Get the best deals on konica minolta 35 mm manual slr film cameras when you shop the largest online. Mirror lenses used on ai dynaxmaxxum or anything else adapted will not autofocus af. This time for a camera that often lives in the shadow of its contemporaries. I happened upon a minolta srt 201 with a like new kiron 2. May 24, 2018 checking over a minolta srt 200 35mm film camera body. Minolta srt 200 201 202 owners manual download uscamera.
Unfortunately, most of the minolta line today only consists of a few primes and a few zooms. Get the best deals on 200mm focal camera lenses for minolta when you shop the largest online selection at. Get the best deals on manual camera lens for minolta when you shop the largest online. It was one of the most common 35mm slrs of the late 1960s to 1970s.
Minolta srt 102 black 35mm slr film camera body with body cap. Minolta minoltasrt200 camera rokkor lens auto flash strap. Now that the meters dead, i dont have to worry about batteries since the remainder of the camera functions are all manual. Olympus om10 om10 35mm manual focus film camera and lens combo. It will take mc, md, and rokkor lenses, but will not take the minolta maxxum or sony alpha mount lenses. The minolta af lens manual front covers are shown below.
Digital cameras are great and they have truly created. Is there a way to trigger it from inside the camera. Without one of those expensive adapters, your minolta af lenses are manual focus and. Picking essential glass from minolta s lineup is even harder than choosing camera bodies. It introduced the popular mc interchangeable bayonet mount for minolta lenses. For the first time minolta had released a camera with through the lens metering. This is a rated list of many manual minolta md and mc lenses, based on extensive use and detailed tests with these lenses on the sony a7.
Introduction to the sharpest and cheapest manual lenses. The srt 200 was still the basic variant, offering match needle based metered manual exposure, a top shutter speed of 1 of a second, and not much else in the way of extras. 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. Nov 29, 2016 the srt 200 was still the basic variant, offering match needle based metered manual exposure, a top shutter speed of 1 of a second, and not much else in the way of extras. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
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