Camera Minolta

The meteoric rise of the electronic, super-compact SLRs such as the Olympus OM-2n, Pentax ME forced many camera manufacturers into a game of catch-up. But Minolta chose to set its own standards with the XD-7/11. Among other innovations, the XD-7/11 settled the debate over aperture-preferred vs. shutter-speed-preferred automation because it was a both - it gives you a choice between either mode.

The universal XD-7 shares essentially the same configuration with the XD-11, which is a US designed model. Although competition was keen from the later Canon A-1, Nikon FE, Olympus OM2n or even from Fuji with their Fujica AX-5 but it was the Minolta XD-7 that has kicked started the full and sophisticated automation in camera design in 1976.

The chapters followed here are to help someone that are hungry for such information to have a basic knowledge of this very much under-rated camera produced by Minolta, Japan - the company that brought you many fine cameras like the XK-1, the X-700 and the revolutionary Maxmum class AF cameras in the eighties and eye-start AF in the Dynax series cameras.

But since the older Rokkor MC/MD lenses are not compatible anymore with the new autofocus Maxxum or Dynax class AF bodies. Your possible investment could lack a migration path should there is a necessity to upgrade into an Minolta's autofocus camera in the future. Anyway, this is a extremely well made SLR camera, if your primarily interest is not on autofocus or modern fancy metering, this can be a very attractive used entry camera model to be seriously take into consideration. Of cause, other than compatibility issues with the new AF mount design, the biggest advantage for such older series of manual focus Minolta cameras is because it is more economical if you have a tight waist belt to spend. This could have answered most photographic request if you got hooked or getting a little serious about photography later. In the used market, the is a great pool of cheap, used lenses, accessories for you to look into.

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