if you have free time and you are willing to learn some new things you should search for more detailed information for these cameras on the Internet. In this post I will try to recommend some film cameras based on my experience. They tend to be more confusing than helpful. The only problem with these blog posts / reviews is that they provide too much information, and analyze many cameras that cover different needs and different budgets. The XD is not unique in this – many late model electronic cameras are sensitive to early flash guns with their excessively high trigger voltages.There are hundreds of blog posts out there with extended reviews and detailed explanations on which film camera you should buy. We advise to NEVER use old flash guns with the XD as their trigger voltages can destroy the sensitive electronics in the camera. Ours are always fully checked and film tested to make sure this very complex camera is in top notch shooting condition. Many XD cameras suffer a variety of ills through poor storage. Despite this we have shot with the XD and older MC lenses without any problems. The final check metering system also required the lens to react quickly hence the MD lenses which were bought out to complement the XD series have lighter and faster reacting aperture blades. The final check metering system takes a final meter reading after stop-down of the lens before firing the shutter which can feel like the camera is a little slow reacting even though its only microseconds.
The XD was the last of its kind being the last Japanese camera to be built to super high quality before the industry turned to plastic bodies and a ‘good enough’ approach.Ī superb handling camera with one of the smoothest winders and a beautiful compact size the XD7 is a truly beautiful camera to shoot with though it does have its foibles. The XD7 was the top-of-the-line Minolta camera and priced much higher than the X-700 which was also in production at the same time reflecting the higher build quality.
Also, included were fully mechanical “O” (1/100 sec) and ‘B’ settings, which allowed the XD to operate without a battery. It was the first SLR camera to feature both shutter priority and aperture priority auto exposure modes as well as having a hidden Program mode (set the shutter to 125 and the lens to minimum aperture (eg f22) and the camera will operate in Program mode). The Minolta XD7 (sold as the XD11 in the US and the XD in Japan) was in production from 1977 until 1984.
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