This camera hasnt taken a picture for 20 years so there are many questions about how well it will function optically, electronically and mechanically. This is a tale about trying to find the best battery replacement for a classic minolta srt 101. If you like the splitimage focusing the 102 has it but not the 101. I bought this camera off ebay a few months ago, and after running 4. 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. Minolta 35 mm manual slr film cameras for sale ebay. You probably can buy a used srt101, pop in a new battery, and youll be good to go. I titled this more than a sunny 16 camera because it has a light meter, whereas my argus c3 is a sunny 16 camera.
Giving them a hand held meter would teach a lot more then any in camera meter. Minolta srt 201 35mm slr chrome manual focus camera body. Minolta minolta auto meter vf minolta autocord cds minolta spotmeter f. This manual includes operating instructions for minolta srt 200 201 202 slr 35mm cameras. The srt 201 is one of those models still favored by shooters and a welcome island of simplicity in a sea of complex electronics. I would like to get a digital body with which i can use these. Its new features were the hot shoe for the flash and the film memo holder on the back. These lenses are labeled mc, md, rokkor, or celtic, and comprise one of the best and largest lens lineups in all of photography. The only thing i can find that is comparable is a 1. Konica minolta 35 mm manual slr film cameras for sale ebay. I bought a minolta srt201 maybe a month and a half ago.
Minolta srt201 35mm slr film camera with 50 mm lens kit. We have found the old minoltas to be true work horses and the perfect student camera for instructors to teach, and students to learn, when taking photography classes. 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 srt101b 35mm mf slr film camera imagingpixel. I bought it through the amazon marketplace, and it is in great condition.
A black minolta srt 101 was my first adult camera in 1970. Minolta srt100 35mm slr film camera w mc rokkorpf 50mm f2 lens. It was that or miranda and after weeks researching them i chose minolta. This is how youll come to understand the basics of exposure, and put basic photographic principles, such as the exposure triangle, into practice. The first srt 201 s didnt have split image, but later minolta switched to it. We are currently having some technical problems on our site. In any case, minolta continues to make great 35mm slrs as well as an increasing array of interesting digital cameras. This time for a camera that often lives in the shadow of its contemporaries. Minolta konica are very successful with other products, go here. 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 minoltas popular srt series. 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.
Minolta then added contrast light compensation, clc, to give correct exposure in contrasty light. Compact 35mm camera 14 pages summary of contents for minolta srt200. Pentax k manual focus slr film camera with pentax 50mm lens. Srts use manual focus lenses only, and these cameras are built for the illustrious minolta sr mount lenses. These cameras while now very old, are the perfect manual cameras for small format film shooters. Cds cells for the meter often come loose making the meters not work properly. Minolta, like most other camera makers, often made minor changes in their equipment without publicizing them. While the srt 101 and srt 303 can be fitted with a px625 battery adapter. The best way to learn, is to do so, with a camera that can be operated manually. Minolta srt 201 lezot camera sales and camera repair. I see little point in teaching analog photography without having a hand held meter in use as i think it opens up the light measurement and how bits relate. Ltd, japan, premiering in the march 1966 japan camera show.
Minolta srt 201 manual focus slr film camera and a 50mm lens. Repair manual the minolta srt 201 slr film camera loading film and installing a battery my reference on the subject the minolta srt 201 slr film camera. This was the cheap kit lens packaged with the minolta x370 near the end of minolta camera production at least manual slr. Minolta srt 200, 201, 202 instruction manual, user manual. Click here to go to main camera manual site right click on link below, choose save target as save to folder of your choice acrobat 7. The minolta srt201 35mm slr film camera with 50mm lens kit is ready at a moments notice for all your photography needs.
First photos from 35mm minolta srt 201 feb 24, 2011 i actually squeezed out a few nice photos, a good confidence booster when you feel like you are shooting blind after using digital. This special choice from the minolta line of cameras helps photographers grow their skills. This item minolta srt 201 slr 35mm camera w minolta md rokkorx 45mm 1. Uscamera has light seal kits for over 80 different camera makes and models in stock. The minolta srt 101 is a 35mm manual focus slr camera with throughthelens exposure metering ttl for short, that was launched in 1966 by minolta camera co. I picked up a used srt201 w50mm lens about 10 years ago for nostalgia.
Srt 201 camera comes with a minolta 50mm lens have a question. Clc uses two cds photocells in series to expose for the darker of two segments. The minolta srt 101 is a 35mm slr camera made by minolta camera co. This might cause some unexpected behaviour requests taking too long, you getting logged out. Srt 201 is a great camera just make sure everything works ok. Classic camera px625 battery replacement bruce varner. The minolta srt series of cameras launched in 1966 was a huge step forward from the sr series that had preceeded it. My problem is similar to armoms, only a bit more so. The minolta srt 201 slr film camera loading film and.
It features minoltas contrast light compensator ttl light metering for accurate exposure in difficult lighting. The good news is that they are so solid and well built that most of them still work perfectly, which is better than even leica cameras of this era. Minolta autocord minolta srt 200 201 202 minolta autocord l minolta auto meter ii minolta autocord iii minolta auto meter iv f. For the first time minolta had released a camera with through the lens metering, but unlike its competitors it did this at full aperture.
The minolta srt 201 is an excellent 35mm slr from the late 1970s. This compact, yet powerful minolta 35mm slr film camera is mechanically operated, with a manual focus and exposure. Unfollow minolta srt 201 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. My father gave me his old minolta srt 201 and id like to find a replacement battery for the internal light meter. Kodak professional bw400cn film used md 45mm minoltax rokkor lens that came with the camera. It was aimed at demandig amateur and semiprofessional photographers and therefor packed with many outstanding features as the new topoftheline minoltaslr. The minolta srt series is less well known than other minolta 35mm cameras but is no less capable. Minolta srt 101 instruction manual, user manual, pdf. Minolta spotmeter m minolta digital rd175 35mm 1996 minolta flash meter i minolta flash meter iv minolta flash meter ii minolta flash meter v. Matchneedle, ttl metering shutter speeds and aperture settings visible in. To this day minolta is what i came to the dance with and what i leave the dance with.
The minolta srt series is a great manual workhorse. Get the best deals on konica minolta 35 mm manual slr film cameras when you shop the largest online selection at. Like the other cameras in the famed srt lineup, its a heavy, substantial feeling camera with an elegant design. Minolta lezot camera sales and camera repair camera. This is not because it does any one thing well, but rather that it does nothing wrong at all. Get the best deals on minolta 35 mm manual slr film cameras when you shop the largest online selection at. Minolta srt 201 chrome 35mm camera body at keh camera. We have canon ae1 and ae1 program, minolta x370, x570, x700, and srt201, along with the vivitar v3800n, canon eos rebel g4, pentax k with and without meters, nikon fm10 and some yashica fx3 cameras with. The essentials a guide to the best of minoltas camera. The model was also marketed as the srt201 and sr101s in various parts of the world. The srt102 was the fancy model of the srt100 and srt101. If there are no results please try searching with fewer words. Konica minolta af slr camera dynax 3l instruction manual 64 pages. Minolta srt 101 35mm slr film camera body only for sale.
I have a minolta srt 200 ii, very similar to yours. In 2003, minolta announced a merger with konica, japans oldest camera manufacturer. When minolta offered it separately the dealer net cost was less than the 50mm f1. The minolta srt101 is ont of the most popular cameras of all time. Minolta srt 200 201 202 owners manual download, owners manual, user manual, minolta film camera, 51 page pdf 4. Minolta srt 201 slr 35mm camera w minolta md rokkorx 45mm 1. Minolta first introduced the srt series in 1966 with the 101 and various models were in production until 1981. Here is a list of all models of camera where we can supply a printed and bound manual based on your search. The srt201 was introduced in 1975 and is a fully mechanical camera and therefore the battery is for metering only. Minolta srt 200 201 202 owners manual download uscamera. Granted, till the year 2001, i had not used any other camera other than minolta. Capture your cherished memories with the classic minolta srt 101 slr film camera. View and download minolta srt200 owners manual online. Discussion in sonyminolta started by indysheart, apr 25, 2008.
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