In 1985, as a student, I bought my first SLR. It was a Minolta X-700, financed through summer piecework in a ball bearing factory in Steyr, Upper Austria.
The camera came with an MD 50/1.7 and, with a few additional lenses, accompanied me for around 18 years. Always reliable and to my delight.
After school came university and there were no expensive accessories for my X-700. However, I dreamed often and intensely about the large white mirror telescopes from Minolta. They were available in 800 and 1600 mm versions. I didn't even ask what they would have cost new back then. Such lenses weren't for amateurs, only the „professionals“ had them - that's what I thought at the time.
My studies are now long over and years ago I built a small Minolta family which is steadily growing.
This acquisition took over the board some years ago. The 800 mirror telescope in the last - white - production. Rare and I had real luck on eBay
Everything is included except for the case and instructions.
What can you do with it? You can practice your ability to concentrate. Because focusing is a matter of the finest movements of the focusing ring. Of course the piece has to be on a sturdy tripod.
So far I've only observed birds on the chimney of the house opposite, so field testing is still pending
In comparison, the MD 100-500/8 APO is a bit bulkier
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The camera came with an MD 50/1.7 and, with a few additional lenses, accompanied me for around 18 years. Always reliable and to my delight.
After school came university and there were no expensive accessories for my X-700. However, I dreamed often and intensely about the large white mirror telescopes from Minolta. They were available in 800 and 1600 mm versions. I didn't even ask what they would have cost new back then. Such lenses weren't for amateurs, only the „professionals“ had them - that's what I thought at the time.
My studies are now long over and years ago I built a small Minolta family which is steadily growing.
This acquisition took over the board some years ago. The 800 mirror telescope in the last - white - production. Rare and I had real luck on eBay
Everything is included except for the case and instructions.
What can you do with it? You can practice your ability to concentrate. Because focusing is a matter of the finest movements of the focusing ring. Of course the piece has to be on a sturdy tripod.
So far I've only observed birds on the chimney of the house opposite, so field testing is still pending
In comparison, the MD 100-500/8 APO is a bit bulkier
Minolta MD APO 100-500mm F/8
Super telephoto zoom lens. Announced: March 1983. Production status: Discontinued. Maximum format: 35mm full frame. Mount: Minolta SR. Push/pull zoom. Constant F/8 speed across the focal length range. Manual focus only. Automatic diaphragm. Heavy. Compatible with teleconverters.
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