As much as I liked the N/F75, I can't recommend it in a world where film is becoming a boutique product.
The issue is DX encoding. If the F75 can't read the encoding, it sets the ISO to 100 and there's no way to override it except via exposure compensation. While Porter's used to sell "DX Coded Film Labels," I can't find anyone selling them now, so you'd have to print your own.
As much as I liked the N/F75, I can't recommend it in a world where film is becoming a boutique product.
The issue is DX encoding. If the F75 can't read the encoding, it sets the ISO to 100 and there's no way to override it except via exposure compensation. While Porter's used to sell "DX Coded Film Labels," I can't find anyone selling them now, so you'd have to print your own.
Thanks!
This is not an issue for me since I buy film rolls (Portra, Ektar, Agfa) which are already coded. I do not buy bulk film and I do not push it or pull it.
Did you have a good experience with this camera? Which lenses did you use?
They are still readily available in a selection of ISO's .
http://www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk/firstcall-dx-recoder-labels-iso-125/p744
I was under the impression that only the 7 or a 9 that was converted would work with SSM lens. I need to look at the manual for the 5, I have basically the same body as the Konica Minolta D5 just need to dig out the manual. Would be nice if SSM work on the 5.
In terms of 50mm 1.7 missing AF, not sure why as the AF is in the body, as a gear driven lens dependent on the motor in the body not the lens. When shooting with my first generation 9000 there is some hunting, same lens on my 9, very little, even with a confusing background does as good as a job as my Sony 900.
Question, are Minolta G lens micro motor or gear driven?
Your call, but personally I wouldn't want to rely on any Kodak brand.
I was under the impression that only the 7 or a 9 that was converted would work with SSM lens. I need to look at the manual for the 5, I have basically the same body as the Konica Minolta D5 just need to dig out the manual. Would be nice if SSM work on the 5.
In terms of 50mm 1.7 missing AF, not sure why as the AF is in the body, as a gear driven lens dependent on the motor in the body not the lens. When shooting with my first generation 9000 there is some hunting, same lens on my 9, very little, even with a confusing background does as good as a job as my Sony 900.
The backstory, Minolta changed their mount when moving from manual focus to auto focus, the mount is called A mount. Minolta sold it's camera division to Sony in 2009, which continuers with the A mount line up as well as the new E mount for mirrorless cameras. There are 3 types of lens made in the A mount, the first generations were 5 pin, later were 8 pin then lens, 8 pin came manual zoom and a few lens with power zoom. These lens are driven by gears, the motor is in the camera. Later came lens use micro motors, the motors are in the lens. All Minolta, Konica Minolta and Sony A mount still have gears and will work with any 5 and 8 pin lens. The newer SSM or micro motor lens will work with Minolta 7, converted 9s, and from folks have posted Minolta 5s and all new Sony digital bodies. My go to lens are the older 5 pin lens, I use them on both Minolta and Sony A mount bodies. I have a number of 8 pin lens and with the exception of power zooms they work on first generation Minolta bodies.
Question, are Minolta G lens micro motor or gear driven?
Good to know. Now I need some way to get them from the UK.
No, I don’t.
Which lenses do you fancy more? At least 50mm and 35mm. Minolta or Nikon?
Cheers!
The exposure compensation works fine (both N55 and N75), no different than re-setting the ISO. (except in manual mode).
Drugstores never carried B&W 120 film even in the 1970s. Film is more available now than ever before, due to the internet. DX coding only works if you EI matches the ISO.
If you get the Minolta, let us know how it works for you. I don't have any Minolta 35mm cameras, but I have Rokkor Enlarging lenses, Minolta Enlarger, and a bunch of Minolta 16mm cameras.
I've been shooting Minolta since I got a well used Minolta 7000AF in the mid to late 90's .
I got it along with a 50mm f/1.7 , 35-70mm f/4 and 70-210mm f/4 .
It took a few months pay to get them , not so much that they were very expensive , a gardeners wage was poor then , we were paid peanut's !
Lenses ( and camera ) I still have today . Never had any problems with any of them .
The main Minolta A/F bodies I'm using now are a couple of Dynax 7's , a Dynax 9 , Dynax 5 and Maxxum 70 .
Different film in each .
Lens wise if it's prime lenses I'm using I tend to use mainly the Minolta 24mm f/2.8 , Sony 35mm f/1.4 G , Sony 50mm f/1.4 , Minolta 50mm f/3.5 Macro , either the Minolta 85mm f/1.4 G RS or Sony 85mm f/2.8 SAM , and the Minolta 135mm f/2.8 .
Tele primes either the Minolta 200mm f/2.8 G or Minolta 300mm f/4 HS G and matched teleconverters .
If your on a budget , the 35mm G isn't your lens . There are Minolta 28mm and 35mm f/2 lenses that are especially good and about half the price of the 35mm f/1.4 .
If that's still too much then get the Minolta 28mm f/2.8 .
Satisfactory I.Q , nothing special , but not a bad lens . Sells for about the same as the 50mm f/1.7 .
If I'm using zoom lenses , on cameras like the Dynax 5 I like to use the Minolta 24-50mm f/4 , and larger cameras like the Dynax 7 it's usually such as the Minolta 24-85mm RS or 28-105mm RS .
And for tele I take out either the Minolta 80-200mm f/2.8 APO HS G or the Sony 70-300mm G .
We would need to know what sort of focal length's you tend to use and what your budget is to advise which lenses might be best to go for .
A lot of the Minolta zooms are very good , so unless you want a compact / light prime lens with a larger aperture , don't rule out zoom lenses .
Well, that was an incredible well explained parcours. Thanks a lot.
I usually shoot 50mm for almost everything, I really love the 50mm focal length. It suits me for almost everything and I feel very comfortable. For landscapes I shoot 35mm sometimes.
I'm planning to buy he body and then just one 50mm lens . My budget for the lens is about 80€.
I've never used Canon before, contrary to Minolta (X-7000) and Nikon (D3100 when I used to shoot digital, many years ago).Any reason you don't ask about Canon EOS bodies and lenses ?
I've never used Canon before, contrary to Minolta (X-7000) and Nikon (D3100 when I used to shoot digital, many years ago).
Any advice on a small light Canon body (less than 400g) with a good small and light 50mm lens?
All cameras after the Dynax 9 ( and only upgraded Dynax 9's) are compatible with SSM lenses .
So the Dynax 7 , 5 , 4 , 40 , 60 ( AKA Maxxum 50 & 70 ) and 3 series models are fine with both the Sony / Minolta SSM lenses and Sony SAM lenses .
Sony bought the Minolta camera division well before 2009 .
In 2006 they entered the DSLR market with the Sony a100 ; https://mhohner.de/sony-minolta/onebody/a100 .
This was my first DSLR that I bought in 2007 to continue using my Minolta lenses on digital and was essentially a Minolta Dynax 5d with a new sensor and more streamlined body .
There are a few generations of lenses .
1 ; 5 pin models . compatible with all A mount cameras from the Minolta 7000AF of 1985 to present day .
2 ; 8 pin Xi Zoom and Power zoom models . Introduces with the Dynax 7Xi of 1991 . compatible with all cameras after this date to present day . Not a lot of use with cameras before then as the extra pins in later bodies added a power supply to the lens .
3 ; 8 pin "D" lenses . When Minolta came up with ADI flash control ( rather than TTL flash ) they added a distance encoding chip to the lens to report back subject distance to improve flash . Good for direct flash but useless for bounce flash where TTL OTF flash is reverted to .
These lenses are fully compatible with all cameras from 1985 to present day as long as they are gear driven and not SSM , regardless of how many pins are on the camera body .
4 ; 8 pin SSM lenses . Sony and Minolta . These are the lenses that have a motor in the lens for AF and will only auto focus on compatible bodies from the Dynax 7 onwards plus upgraded Dynax 9's .
With all earlier bodies you have manual focus only .
5 ; 8 pin SAM lenses , Sony brought out a cheaper option to SSM lenses here . compatibility is the same as SSM lenses .
I've used the Sony 85mm f/2.8 SAM on my Dynax 5 and 7's and it works well .
Be aware "DT" lenses are for APSC crop sensor only , but some cover the full frame ( film ) at some focal length's O.K .
Some of the later APSC crop lenses from Sony have dropped the "DT" marking , something to be aware of .
Regarding Minolta "G" lenses and drive , only the last version of the 300mm f/2.8 G and 70-200mm f/2.8 had a SSM drive , all other Minolta "G" lenses had a gear drive .
https://mhohner.de/sony-minolta/onelens/af300f28gssm
https://mhohner.de/sony-minolta/onelens/af70-200f28gssm
Sony carried these on , and other Sony G telephoto lenses are also SSM .
Such as the 35mm f/1.4 G are still gear driven by the camera body .
I just found some of these and they are even cheaper than the Nikon or Dynax.The EOS 500n with the 50mm f/1.8 would do the job .
Thanks for the information, my mistake for the Sony buyout, typo on my part. I've looking into a fast G tele, but as my main cameras are the Minolta 9, 9000, and 800 need to look for an early G.
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