Recently i went back to using film and prime lenses and currently use two systems, minolta and leica r. Introduction to the sharpest and cheapest manual lenses and how to adapt them to a digital camera. Minolta got the new rising sun logo and decided to drop the rokkor name. 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 srt range began with the srt101, released in 1966 and in production for the following nine years. It was aimed at demandig amateur and semiprofessional photographers and therefor packed with many outstanding features as the new topoftheline minoltaslr. 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. View online or download minolta srt 202 owners manual, manual. This lineage continues today, as some of minolta s af lenses continue to be made by sony for their a mount cameras.
Canon and nikon cameras are snatched up quickly at garage sales and small antique stores. 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. Minolta konica are very successful with other products, go here. The essentials a guide to the best of minoltas camera. The new lenses now featured a rubberized focussing grip and since the upcoming cameras had a finder read out of the aperture, the aperture ring was black. Unfollow minolta srt 201 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. We have thousands of parts available for digital and film cameras, lenses and flash. May 27, 2016 minolta mcmd rokkorx 200mm f4 our final prime lens bargain is the 200 4 introduced as an mc rokkor in 1975. It used the same 6 elements in 5 groups optical configuration as the 501. Mar 12, 2015 the rated list of minolta mdmc lenses on the sony a7 march 12, 2015 phillip reeve 3 comments i like and use minolta sr lenses a lot and this is a growing database of them. Unfollow minolta srt 200 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. You probably can buy a used srt101, pop in a new battery, and youll be good to go. My question here is more a question of the selling name and the value of these items. The focal length marking on the barrel now lacked the mm and went next to the mounting index.
Introduction to the sharpest and cheapest manual lenses and. Minolta srt 200 201 202 owners manual download, owners manual, user manual, minolta film camera, 51 page pdf 4. It has the vintage minolta solid metal build and legendary minolta colors in its image reproduction. Save up to 40% off sale price and get a 180day warranty. Make offer minolta srt 101 35mm slr camera with 2 lenses. My thoughts on the minolta srt 100 and associated lenses. Srts use manual focus lenses only, and these cameras are built for the illustrious minolta sr mount lenses. Buy or sell used minolta camera lenses at keh camera. I put mine through my favorite test, take it up north and shoot some photos with a 24 exp roll of kodak gold, 200 speed.
The drawback is that these wider lenses are more complex and therefore more expensive. It has the vintage minolta solid metal build and legendary minolta colors in. You probably can buy a used srt 101, pop in a new battery, and youll be good to go. Rokkor files dedicated to the minolta enthusiast cameras. Starters guide to buying old manual lenses, what to look. Builtin ttl meter, manual metering, center weighted averaging, needle meter display, original model.
Camera minolta srt 200 manual camera 7 lenses complete. In addition to its more accurate exposure meter system, your minolta srt 101 is designed to handle more easily, with greater speed, than other through thelens metering cameras. Interestingly, and unlike many other manufacturers, the company also maintained a constant lens mount over that period. The minolta srmount was the bayonet mounting system used in all 35 mm slr cameras made by minolta with interchangeable manual focusing lenses. Minolta srt 200, 201, 202 instruction manual, user manual, pdf. Get the best deals on minolta manual focus film cameras when you shop the largest online selection at. The camera body, as mentioned, is the minolta srt 202. Checking over a minolta srt 200 35mm film camera body. Rokkor lenses are fairly legendary, i know ive enjoyed using the ones on my minolta. The minolta srt 101 is ont of the most popular cameras of all time.
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. Vintage minolta srt200 camera, lenses, flash, manuals as is. This was the kit lens for the budgetpriced srt 100, 100b, 100x, and 200 slrs. This was a biggest change in the design of the minolta lenses so far, and it was kept until the end.
This is one of the original minolta af lenses from the mid 1980s, and is now over 30 years old. May 24, 2018 checking over a minolta srt 200 35mm film camera body. I happened upon a minolta srt 201 with a like new kiron 2. Find great deals on ebay for minolta srt 200 and minolta srt 201. These came in a wide variety of focal lengths ranging from wide angle to telephoto. Minolta srt 202 camera body, several lenses and filters. Minolta srt100 slr manual camera body and 50mm lens. The minolta srt series of cameras launched in 1966 was a huge step forward from the sr series that had preceeded it.
Adapts minolta maxxum af slr lenses to sony nex cameras, with full. It ended in my collection because its the top of the srt line, so it fits into the toprange definition. How to shoot manual in 10 minutes beginner photography tutorial duration. 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.
Must have minolta manual focus lenses the x700 is a beautiful camera. Minolta srt 101 35mm slr film bundle w lenses, filter, case, film, bag, etc. I have a minolta srt 202, some lenses and filters for it that i would like to sell. It was not available separately, although you can find them so nowadays. Without exaggerating, these lenses are among the best in the world. For the first time minolta had released a camera with through the lens metering, but unlike its competitors it did this at full aperture. 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. 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. Fulfillment by amazon fba is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazons fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Walking with the minolta srt101 and the rokkor 58mm f1.
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. There are many mc and md lenses to choose from and even some premc lenses. Only the minolta srt 101 has an exclusive new type of circuit clc to provide optimum reading of the entire picture area regardless of degree of contrast. Dec 11, 20 finding digital camera body for 35mm minolta lenses. After you shot your roll of film, use it to hammer the nails in the wall to hang your prints. Appropriate lenses for this camera are minoltas rokkor lenses. Minolta srt mcii minolta srt 100x 101b 303b minolta srtsc minolta srt 102 minolta srt super minolta srt scii. 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. Get the best deals on 200mm focal camera lenses for minolta when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. This classic minolta srt 101 is in very nice condition for its age, and fully working for anyone interested in shooting film in this age of film revival. The minolta srt 100 is a 35mm interchangeable lens slr. 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. Picking essential glass from minoltas lineup is even harder than choosing camera bodies. My thoughts on the minolta srt 100 and associated lenses duration.
Minoltas exclusive clc contrast light compensator system through the lens for most satisfactory results in most lighting situations without. Minolta srt 200 chrome 35mm camera body at keh camera. Minolta srt 102 srt super srt 303 slr camera body and a minolta 50mm lens. 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. I know that the lenses are really cheap now, i gather because with their short film register distances, theyre difficult to adapt to digital. Used minolta camera lenses for sale buy or sell online.
This lineage continues today, as some of minoltas af lenses continue to be made by sony for their a mount cameras. Oct 30, 2017 introduction to the sharpest and cheapest manual lenses and how to adapt them to a digital camera. Owning a used minolta may not excite the younger generation. The brand was among the only lens makers in the world to own their own glass factory and make their own glass. Minolta srt 200 201 202 owners manual download uscamera. Oct 19, 2010 recently i went back to using film and prime lenses and currently use two systems, minolta and leica r.
The minolta srt101 is ont of the most popular cameras of all time. View online or download minolta srt 201 owners manual, manual. The good news is that they are so solid and well built that most of them still work perfectly, which is better than even leica cameras of this era. These lenses are labeled mc, md, rokkor, or celtic, and comprise one of the best and largest lens lineups in all of photography.
The minolta af lens manual front covers are shown below. I shot with the srt series for years, in fact my first cameras that i worked with were srt 100 and an srt 200. The minolta lenses are very well made and have excellent picture quality. After that was the x series but thats another page. Oct 11, 2014 srts use manual focus lenses only, and these cameras are built for the illustrious minolta sr mount lenses. Minolta srt 200, 201, 202 instruction manual, user manual. Get the best deals on 200mm focal camera lenses for minolta when you shop the. Introduction to the sharpest and cheapest manual lenses. Over the period 19582000 minolta manufactured an extensive range of manual focus slr cameras, from base model consumer bodies through to fully featured cameras for professional photographers. 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. For the first time minolta had released a camera with through the lens metering.
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