Also bad for night photography on a tripod, one cannot use the self timer and the AE lock at the same time, since they are on the same switch. The problem with the X-700 is that there appears to be a bias dark current in the meter equivalent to about a light level reading about 1/4 second at EI 1600. Other cameras of the era would make and meter correct time exposures out to several minutes. The finder is very bright, brighter than my Nikons! Unlike the Nikons of the same era which outperform their low light specifications, the X-700 is poor for night photography below about EV1 since the meter and automation really do stop at about EV 1. My meter was consistently off by about 2/3 of a stop, so I shot ISO 50 Fuji Velvia at EI 80. I prefer more heavily center weighted meters like those in Nikons or the Canon AV-1. PERFORMANCE Metering includes most of the frame, only discounting a little along the top. It has a cloth horizontal focal plane shutter. Today it just means it has program mode, like every other camera. 'MPS' on the front stands for 'Minolta Program System,' which was hot stuff when Program automation cameras were novel in 1985. It weighs 17.5oz (520 g) Unlike amateur cameras like the $1,000 Nikon F100, the Minolta X-700 has a stainless steel lens mount. Manual mode only indicates the suggested shutter speed in the finder you have to take your eye away from the finder to see what you've actually set. SPECIFICATIONS It has program and aperture-preferred automation modes. It uses all of the Minolta manual focus lenses made since the 1960s, although you'll have better luck in program mode if you stick to the newest MD lenses. I had a very new one with a serial number above 3,000,000, and I also bought an X-570 (it's brother) back in 1982. Minolta X-700 (click to enlarge) INTRODUCTION This is Minolta's best mass market manual focus camera, ever.Ī testament to its lasting and good design, it was introduced in the early 1980s and was in continuous production until the beginning of 2001. Minolta X-700 X700 Test Review © 2005 You can look for it used. But the enthusiasm to modern technics forged me to buy this Minolta X-700. If you will be doing flash photography and are willing to find a PX-series minolta flash, the X-700 has some.
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