I recently decided i should again have a minolta srt 101. The srt range began with the srt101, released in 1966 and in production for the following nine years. Checking over a minolta srt 201 camera with 50mm 1. Minolta srt 102 black 35mm slr film camera body with body cap. I never heard about craig optic lenses, although i was a minolta user for many years. Minolta srt 200, 201, 202 instruction manual, user manual. Minolta srt 201 lezot camera sales and camera repair. Minolta srt 201 manual focus slr camera body with rokkorx pf 50mm f1. The only thing i can find that is comparable is a 1. Minolta srt201 35mm slr film camera with a minolta md. Feb 02, 2018 checking over a minolta srt 201 camera with 50mm 1. Jul 20, 2018 its the first minolta lens you should have and its good enough to be the only one you need. Mar 02, 2011 heres a video tour of my 1967 minolta srt 101.
Those lens have not a big value on the market now but their quality is outstanding. I started with a srt 101b model and with a standard 55 mm rokkor mc f1,7 lens, rather than using a zoom. All photos are ed and may not be used without permission from the photographer. Minolta manual lens index very useful index of any manual minolta lens ever made. The minolta srt 201 labelled in usa and canada, minolta sr 101 in japan, minolta srt 101b in europe and elsewhere was one of the slr bodies of minolta s popular srt series. For more technical details visit the minolta sr lens index. This special choice from the minolta line of cameras helps photographers grow their skills.
Appropriate lenses for this camera are minolta s rokkor lenses. The minolta lenses are very well made and have excellent picture quality. Become part of our fun community, share your fantastic photos with friends and read the latest photography tips, news and features. They had been producing manual slr cameras since 1958, but the srt101 was the first with ttl through the lens metering. This auction is for a vintage camera, in a case that is badly damaged and needs to be removed, with manual for camera and manual for lens, minolta srt 201, untested, came out of a box in the barn, from a smoke free home. The minolta srt 200, 201, and 202 are topquality single lens reflexes each precision designed and built to give you greater speed and ease of operation and handling. For the first time minolta had released a camera with through the lens metering, but unlike its competitors it did this at full aperture. Get answers to your questions in our photography forums. This is not because it does any one thing well, but rather that it does nothing wrong at all. The minolta srt 101 is a 35mm slr camera made by minolta camera co. I also still use a minolta 600si have 2 bodies and have 7 lenses. Oct 11, 2014 i bought a minolta srt201 maybe a month and a half ago. I will not be held responsible for any damage that results from you looking at or following these ideas and designs. The rated list of minolta mdmc lenses on the sony a7.
Packing all his essentials in a van, michael roy harris is currently on a road trip around south africa with his beloved girlfriend before heading to sri lanka to exhaust his hardearned travel fund. Vintage minolta srt201 35mm film camera rokkorx lens. Minolta srt mcii minolta srt 100x 101b 303b minolta srtsc minolta srt 102 minolta srt super minolta srt scii. These lenses are labeled mc, md, rokkor, or celtic, and comprise one of the best and largest lens lineups in all of photography. Minolta srt 201 slr 35mm camera w minolta md rokkorx. Is there a specific list of lenses that will fit onto a minolta srt 101. Minolta srt 101 35mm slr film camera w extras macro lens bag manual euc vintage. Minoltas exclusive clc contrast light compensator system through the lens for most satisfactory results in most lighting situations without. Or maybe lenses that work with specific converters. What are basic differences between these lenses other than the focal length. Sales began in april 1966 and it stayed in production with only minor changes for ten years, the result of the thorough development effort that was put into the camera. For years, it was the standard camera for photography students and school yearbook offices, largely because it was the. Minolta srt201 35mm slr film camera with 50 mm lens kit for.
For classic minolta mc and md series lenses, look at this web site. Minolta manual focus slr film cameras for sale ebay. When minolta offered it separately the dealer net cost was less than the 50mm f1. This item minolta srt 201 slr 35mm camera w minolta md rokkorx 45mm 1. The minolta srt 201 slr film camera loading film and. Minolta srt 201 slr 35mm camera w minolta md rokkorx 45mm 1. Find great deals on ebay for minolta srt 101 and canon ae1 program. X600 mount extension reporting the maximum aperture of the lens to the camera body, which then engaged different auto focus. I do agree minolta hadhas some good equipment and i think they should have gone into the pro market. Discover a huge range of cameras, lenses, accessories and films to experiment with. The manual states that the cds cells, which convert light to. A lot of photographers swear by gear that isnt necessarily the best or most expensive, instead opting for gear that is familiar and reliable. Accurate exposure is yours by simply aligning needles in the finder or adjusting manually as you prefer.
This was the cheap kit lens packaged with the minolta x370 near the end of minolta camera production at least manual slr. These came in a wide variety of focal lengths ranging from wide angle to telephoto. Minolta srt201 manual focus slr film camera and a 50mm lens. Find deals on camera bodies, nikons, wide angle lenses, and more. Say minolta, and most people will probably respond, maxxum.
Its also called the srt101, since sr is minolta s original series of slr cameras, and minolta added the t for the new ttl meter of the srt cameras. Minolta already had a loyal following of admirers who were fans of their srt series cameras. I bought this camera off ebay a few months ago, and after running 4 rolls through it, ive seen that it takes amazing pictures. Single lens reflex camera with throughthe lens clc contrast. Only the minolta srt 101 has an exclusive new type. Its not in the best condition, but the images it creates are gorgeous. Canon changed their lens mount when they went autofocus in the mid 80s, but they can still be used with an adapter while pentax and nikon need to such adapters. I dont have to worry about batteries since the remainder of the camera functions are all manual. Minolta srt 201 35mm slr film camera with a minolta md 50mm f2 lens this is a working minolta slr film camera. Minolta first introduced the srt series in 1966 with the 101 and various models were in production until 1981. View and download minolta srt 101 owners manual online. Minolta srt 201 35mm slr chrome manual focus camera body.
The focusing ring sticks and just feels a bit icky compared to some of my other minolta manual focus lenses. Fortunately, all mc and md lenses are mounted on a sr mount so all the lenses are pretty compatible on minolta cameras. Of course the k has a hot shoe, which wasnt added on the srt line till the 101b, or till it became the 201. Minolta srt201 35mm slr film camera with 50mm lens and. Find great deals on ebay for minolta srt 201 and minolta srt 101. It features minoltas contrast light compensator ttl light metering for accurate exposure in difficult lighting. The minolta sr series began with their first one, the sr1 in 1959.
The srt series of cameas are solid, topnotch performers that feature a proprietary bayonet mount for mcmd. The minolta srt series of cameras launched in 1966 was a huge step forward from the sr series that had preceeded it. Dashboard restoration manual for sale camera and photo. This is a tale about trying to find the best battery replacement for a classic minolta srt 101. These dependable, solidly built, all mechanical cameras were produced from 19671977 and as a testament to their quality, many are still in use today. Like the other cameras in the famed srt lineup, its a heavy, substantial feeling camera with an elegant design. Feb 24, 2011 first photos from 35mm minolta srt 201 feb 24, 2011. It introduced the popular mc interchangeable bayonet mount for minolta lenses. The fixed lens camera market may be a bit niche, but its here.
Showcasing our varied collection of dashboard restoration manual available here. I picked up a used srt 201 w50mm lens about 10 years ago for nostalgia. I posted this last night in the minolta manual focus group but it hasnt gotten any hits so ill try it here. The usa model remained designated the srt200, while the europeanasia. A black minolta srt 101 was my first adult camera in 1970. The even earlier minolta sr series cameras do not care if the lens has any tabs. The minolta srt201 35mm slr film camera with 50mm lens kit is ready at a moments notice for all your photography needs. The srt 202 is the premium model of the srt line from minolta, probably made between 1975 and 1979.
These two features alone virtually demand that the srt be considered by minolta manual focus photographers. If you dont feel comfortable goofing around with this stuff or the possibility that you could damage something on your camera, just dont do it. This time for a camera that often lives in the shadow of its contemporaries. Minolta srt101b 35mm mf slr film camera imagingpixel. The srt 101 has a fullaperture throughthe lens coupled light meter. Mar 12, 2015 minolta manual lens index very useful index of any manual minolta lens. Summary minolta introduced the fully manual srt series of single lens reflex cameras in 1966 with the srt101. Ltd, japan, premiering in the march 1966 japan camera show. First of the line was the srt 101, a first that came with a full aperture through the lens metering, and a meter coupling system that introduces the mc meter coupled series of sr mount lenses.
More than a decade and over a dozen camera models later, minolta released the srt mcii, which is a rebadged srt 200 with a few improvements. Minolta mc and md differences and a problem photrio. In a partial move from digital back to film, i pulled out my 35 year old or so minolta srt 201. The minolta srt 200 im the quirky guy with a camera, and i approve this message. Its new features were the hot shoe for the flash and the film memo holder on the back. Minolta introduced the srt series of 35mm slr film cameras in 1966.
The minolta srt 101 is a 35mm manual focus slr camera with throughthe lens exposure metering ttl for short, that was launched in 1966 by minolta camera co. Several iterations of the mounting were produced over the decades, and as a result, the mount itself was sometimes referred to by the name of the corresponding lens generation f. When first introduced, minolta had an extensive selection of lenses available. Guest blog by keith derickson the minolta srt series is less well known than other minolta 35mm cameras but is no less capable. For the first time minolta had released a camera with through the lens metering. Minolta srt 200, 201, 202 instruction manual, user manual, pdf. I bought a minolta srt 201 maybe a month and a half ago. I had also found earlier a 58 mm mc rokkor in the same pile for. This product is sold as is please see pictures for more details.
It was aimed at demandig amateur and semiprofessional photographers and therefor packed with many outstanding features as the new topoftheline minolta slr. Minolta srt 201 chrome 35mm camera body at keh camera. Even without a battery, everything except the meter works perfectly. May 15, 2009 my father gave me his old minolta srt 201 and id like to find a replacement battery for the internal light meter. Your minolta srt 101 and srt 201 cameras will use only the original mc tab on the aperture ring of the lens. Shooting minoltas autofocus line of lenses can do double duty for some shooters, as theyre compatible with all sony amount dslrs. Feb 24, 2010 the md tab or second tab has no other useful purpose on any of the earlier cameras. The essentials a guide to the best of minoltas camera. From 1966 to 1981, minolta released 26 cameras built to use its minolta mc lenses lenses that communicated with the camera so that the photographer could compose and meter with the lens wide open. Minolta changed their lens mount when they went af too, so the lenses wont work on the current sony dslrs or the notasold minolta maxxum film slrs. Better photos and video with your phone find these kindle edition titles. It was aimed at demandig amateur and semiprofessional photographers and therefor packed with many outstanding features as the new topoftheline minoltaslr. Classic camera px625 battery replacement bruce varner.
If the image below looks like your camera, click below to see. The minolta srt 201 is an excellent 35mm slr from the late 1970s. Widest they made in the md mount was a 16mm fisheye. Minolta xgm slr manual focus camera kit with a 50mm f2. Srts use manual focus lenses only, and these cameras are built for the illustrious minolta sr mount lenses.
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