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While looking for a shot of Calanish Standing Stones (http://www.photoclubalpha.com/forum/vie ... 516#p22925) I came across this shot of my wife still using here film (MD?) Minolta in 2004. I think this was during her B&W stage. Since I (we?) got the A100 she has found film a bit faffy (sorry Barry ) especially as the film often seemed to jam requiring a trip to the repair shop and loss of film. She inherited this camera from her Aunt who went over to a film EOS several years earlier.

looks like an SR .. nice camera

Here is me with my Minolta XK in 1978:



I had just gotten out of the U. S. Marine Corps and was letting my hair grow out.

HEH! it's great how the VF hump is so distinctive as is the just got out haircut

Javelin wrote:looks like an SR .. nice camera

I coudln't remeber the model so I went and hunted it out at the back of a cupboard. It is a XD-7 if that means anything to anyone. There is a Min 50 1.5 (MD), a Photax-Paragon (?) 28 2.8 (MD), and a Miranda 75-200 (MC). I expect a standard consumer set up for the 70/80s? Somewhat predictably there is a film jammed in it

bakubo wrote:Here is me with my Minolta XK in 1978:

I like the look of extreme concentration on your face Henry

Birma wrote:I like the look of extreme concentration on your face Henry

Clearly I was concentrating in keeping the camera as steady as possible at a very low shutter speed (long time before SSS!) and not thinking much about what I was seeing in the vf.

XD7, that was/is a cracking camera. A top notch body which I had the pleasure of using for around 15 years.
Lovely feel to the body and slick. Mine was a black one.

Mike

PS only just noticed the date of the last post, sorry Birma.

Hi Mike - no problems - nice to be reminded of this old post.

Spookily I had the XD7 out of the cupboard yesterday. I was investigating old camera bags. I was struck again by how tiny the body is. The A99 feels like a monster next to it, although easier to hold in my hand. The XD7 is very 'slippery' compared to the rubbery modern cameras. I would have to learn a new 'hold' to use it. Now that I have some nice MD glass (bought for the Nex) I am tempted to put some film through it. It is a very nice metal body.

Yes agree re the slim nature of the beast. I had an autowinder on it for my aircraft subjects. but it was still slim.
I added an X500 with a motordrive (MD1) which had a very useful grip and meteoric 3.5fps.

Had a 24-35, 35-70 macro, 35-105, 70-210 f4, 100-300 plus 28 f2.8 and 50 f1.7, all genuine MD lenses and a Tamron 500 f8 mirror.
The 70-210 f4 was my all time favourite.

Mike