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Photo Forum / Film Photography / 35 mm / August 2005Newer cameras that can be made compatable with MD lenses?
I have been actively shooting with an XG-7 and 4 MD lenses, all purchased in 1979 and 1980. The shutter failed on the XG-7, so I have been researching alternative options. The lastest Minolta offering is the X-700, made from 1981 to 2001. I have ordered an X-700 body from KEH.com. Does anyone still make new X-700 "clones"? What if any modern film SLR would best adapt to these lenses? I read that they don't adapt well to Maxxum's. One of the lenses is a Tamron SP with Adaptall 2. This should be more cross-compatable via switching Adaptall mounts. Is one available for Maxxum? The X-700 is a good choice.... mint examples are available on ebay for less than $100. Along with a wide choice of lenses and accessories. Doug > I have been actively shooting with an XG-7 and 4 MD lenses, all > purchased in 1979 and 1980. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > cross-compatable via switching Adaptall mounts. Is one available for > Maxxum? The autofocus Minolta mount is not compatible with the manual focus mount. Partly for sentimental reasons I keep my manual Minoltas in reasonably good repair and they continue to be excellent cameras. I cannot believe they are probably all more than 25 years old. I have bought used manual focus mount Minolta lenses from KEH and they were in as good or better condition as they were advertised to be, so I would assume cameras are too. However you need to verify that shutter speeds and metering are within acceptable operating parameters as older cameras are not as easy to maintain as lenses. > The autofocus Minolta mount is not compatible with the manual focus mount. > Partly for sentimental reasons I keep my manual Minoltas in reasonably [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > within acceptable operating parameters as older cameras are not as easy to > maintain as lenses. When I started looking around for an autofocus, auto-just-about-everything-else-too, camera to replace my Minolta XK and X-700, I considered buying into the Minolta AF line because there were adapters that would allow using MD lenses on the newer bodies (and these my still be available, don't take the first salesman's "No!" as final), but they wouldn't provide much more functionality than I already had since the XK & X-700 are AE (Aperture-preferred) already. I read recently that there is a model of the Phoenix brand of cameras that is compatible with Minolta MC/MD lenses but I don't think that you're really buying that much over a really good quality used Minolta body. Norm > What if any modern film SLR would best adapt to these lenses? I read > that they don't adapt well to Maxxum's. http://www.phoenixcorp.com/Cameras/35mm_SLR_Cameras/P-2000_28-80mm_Black/p-2000_ 28-80mm_black.html http://www.phoenixcorp.com/Cameras/35mm_SLR_Cameras/P-3000_28-80mm_Black/p-3000_ 28-80mm_black.html http://www.phoenixcorp.com/Cameras/35mm_SLR_Cameras/P-5000_50mm_Black/p-5000_50m m_black.html http://members.aol.com/manualminolta/china.htm > I have been actively shooting with an XG-7 and 4 MD lenses, all > purchased in 1979 and 1980. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > cross-compatable via switching Adaptall mounts. Is one available for > Maxxum? >> What if any modern film SLR would best adapt to these lenses? I read >> that they don't adapt well to Maxxum's. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >http://members.aol.com/manualminolta/china.htm Fascinating! Thank you for this info! Are you forced to by a lens with the camera? That would sure be a big marketing blunder! > Are you forced to by a lens with the camera? That would sure be a big > marketing blunder! I think it's sold as a kit, but for the price they ask it's not an issue. These cameras can be had for under 80GBP brand new with the lens, and contrary to the naysayers they function well and are generally more reliable than a used model. I believe they are nearly all Minolta X-370 clones, regardless of branding e.g phoenix,centon etc.. > >> What if any modern film SLR would best adapt to these lenses? I read > >> that they don't adapt well to Maxxum's. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Are you forced to by a lens with the camera? That would sure be a big > marketing blunder! |
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