Will Minolta x700 lenses work for Minolta 500si Super

takoluka · Aug 30, 2015

I've been told that the minolta x700 I have no longer works, and I just found a 500si Super for a good price, so I was wondering if the lenses I have for the x700 would work for that camera also? And if not, are there any other cameras that would work with those lenses?

Ricardo Miranda · Aug 30, 2015

No, different mounts.
The X700 is a MD camera, the Dynax 500si Super is an Alpha mount camera.
Do some research about the MD mount.
You can start by the Rokkor files.
Have a good study.

takoluka · Aug 30, 2015

Ricardo Miranda said:
No, different mounts.
The X700 is a MD camera, the Dynax 500si Super is an Alpha mount camera.
Do some research about the MD mount.
You can start by the Rokkor files.
Have a good study.

Ok, thank you.

pbromaghin · Aug 30, 2015

Oh, by all means, just get another X-700 or X-570 body and keep using those wonderful MD lenses.

superpos · Aug 31, 2015

There are plenty of beautiful used bodies for your MD lenses available for little money, e.g. X-700, X-500, X-300, XD's, SRTs (many different) etc. You have to look for MD / MC compatibility. The X-700 was the last body made by Minolta for the MD/MC series. After that they changed the mount.

mr rusty · Aug 31, 2015

The problem with the x700 is likely a cheap capacitor. Info here. http://www.twid.de/x700/#disx700 parts available here http://www.micro-tools.de/en/Camera-Parts/Minolta/

I'd try just the bottom capacitor first as it is easier to reach.

leicarfcam · Aug 31, 2015

mr rusty said:
The problem with the x700 is likely a cheap capacitor. Info here. http://www.twid.de/x700/#disx700 parts available here http://www.micro-tools.de/en/Camera-Parts/Minolta/

I'd try just the bottom capacitor first as it is easier to reach.

The problem here is if the electrolytic capacitor(s) are the problem it has likely been leaking for some time now and damaged the circuit board so I would check both boards before investing any money trying to repair it.. If the camera already has tantalum capacitors (2 each) then the problem is likely elsewhere.

mr rusty · Aug 31, 2015

before investing any money trying to repair it

I have heard about many people making this repair and have done it myself. I have never heard about or seen board damage. Besides capacitors are very cheap, and if you can solder it's an easy fix.

leicarfcam · Aug 31, 2015

mr rusty said:
I have heard about many people making this repair and have done it myself. I have never heard about or seen board damage. Besides capacitors are very cheap, and if you can solder it's an easy fix.

I have seen a number of them with damaged beyond repair boards. With 42 years experience as a camera repair tech you're bound to see a few..

mr rusty · Aug 31, 2015

With 42 years experience as a camera repair tech

Fair comment My sample is somewhat smaller! I've only done 2 and both were successful. Good advice to look first!

Thomas.Goehler · Sep 1, 2015

Ricardo Miranda said:
No, different mounts.
The X700 is a MD camera, the Dynax 500si Super is an Alpha mount camera.
Do some research about the MD mount.
You can start by the Rokkor files.
Have a good study.

Just to be precise, Minolta x700 has the SR mount, the lenses to fit this mount are MD/MC Rokkor lenses. The 500si along with the other Minolta AF cameras is an Minolta A-mount camera. They were only called Alpha, wenn Sony took over.

Ricardo Miranda · Sep 1, 2015

Yeap.
The Minolta Alpha SLR cameras AFAIK were sold in Asia only. They were pretty much the same as the equivalent Dynax and Maxxum cameras sold elsewhere.
Sony just picked up the name already in use in Asia.

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