Minolta Manual Focus (MMF)

[Ralph Javins]

Good morning, Ben;

I recognize the problem you described. There are several possible sources. KEH (www.keh.com), Adorama (www.adorama.com), B & H (www.bhphotovideo.com), and others. I have used KEH many times.

The difficulty with e-Bay and people who do not have credit cards is well known. The main point seems to be that the e-Bay people get their cut from PayPal immediately. I have been able to make special arrangements with some sellers, but it is less convenient than it was in the past. That was my main source for the really older Minolta stuff. Oh, well.

Enjoy; Ralph Javins

 

[Johs]

Hi All, I am from Norway and I have a couple of SRTs, an X-700(x5) and SR7, XE1, SRT Super, SRT100 ( 55mm/1,9), XG9, X-7, XD7, XD-s!!!, X-500, X-600!!!,

16 mm, 17 mm, 21 mm, , 28 mm, 35 mm, 45 mm, 50 mm, 55 mm/1,9 , 58 mm/1,2/1,4, 85 mm /2, 100 mm, 135 mm, 200 mm 250 mm, 300 mm, APO400mm/5,6 and 500 mm. 300S+300L. 50+100mm +135mm Macro.

Favorites are XG9, 21/2,8, 58/1.2, 135/2,8 and 250/300mm/4,5. ( cle and M4P+ 2X R6 and SL2 )
I use them all
Johannes

 

[Ralph Javins]

Good morning, Johannes;

Welcome to the Minolta Manual Focus group. Your Minolta collection is quite similar to mine, although I do have a few more bodies in the older SR series. Your lenses are surprisingly similar to mine. Strangely enough, I have the 58 mm F 1.2 in a couple of samples, but I find that I am using the old 58 mm f 1.4 more often. Perhaps something related to my starting out with that lens in the original AUTO ROKKOR-PF form. If I do know that I will be shooting in low light, I do put on a 58 mm f 1.2 because of the improved focusing capability in low light. I still like the older ROKKOR glass.

Enjoy; Ralph Javins

 

[Johs]

Hello, Ralph and other Minolta users.
My problem is that I’m not born With a copy of Donald Duck in my hand. Therefore, I’m not able to read or write English very well. It will take me some time to answer, as I can’t write Norwegian in this group and have to get help with my English. I have been a Minolta mf user since I started in 1968, and lived* with those cameras until I bought my first (M4 in 1975) CLE and Leica M4P in 1983 ( Novoflex adapter Minolta Rokkor to Leica M). My Leica M collection has since been growing steadily (15mm to 400 Telyt - 21 different lenses+ Komura 39mm/M telemore95 2X). I have also converted a Visoflex 2 to take Hasselblad lenses, and with adapters for Linhof, Sinar and Chamonix view cameras. Imagine any of those view cameras mounted with a Minolta CLE/Leica M, or Minolta MC/MD /Leica R/ Hasselblad. The only drawback with Minolta SLR’s is the lack of spot metering in the Minolta XE-(7) and the XD-s. If they had, I wouldn’t have had to buy* Leica R (6 bodies and 21, 24, 28, 35, 50, 60, 90, 135, 200, 400 and 50/60Distagon / 80Planar/150Sonnar and Tessar 500 for Hasselblad).

I asked at the Leica factory if they could convert my XE1 to spot metering. But they no longer had a friendly relationship to Minolta. Leica R are fine cameras, but I prefer to get my hands on my Minoltas. When* I’m out taking pictures with my large format or medium format cameras, I can always carry a Minolta MC/MD(or Leica R/M) body for mounting with adapter. That way I can keep the weight down to 30-35 kilo’s.
*
“I still like the older ROKKOR glass.”
I can very well understand why AUTO ROKKER-PF are valuable. They are simply optical prescission instruments with the right colour in the glass. I have 58/1,4 and I love it.
Johannes

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[uccemebug]

Hello, new member here. I'm a Canadian living in Tokyo, and I've been shooting with Minolta gear amongst others since my dad handed down an SRT-101 in 1990. I've got two XD's, two X-700's (one's on semi-permanent loan to a friend), and I've pared my lens collection back to 20mm/2.8, 35mm/2.8 (Celtic), 50mm/1.7, 85mm/2, 100m/2 (disused), 35-70/3.5 (on loan to a friend), and a 70-210mm (disused). My travel kit is the 20,50,85 combo.

Thanks for putting together a manual Minolta group!

 

[B&Jdude]

Welcome to the home of REAL cameras, uccemebug. We don't seem to talk a whole lot here, but that is probably due to us being out and about burning up film with our minoltas.

Smiff