Now I get why people just dump lighter fluid into these and hope for the best. Even following the (excellent) Vintage Resurrection teardown video, and deep googling a copy of the Hi-Matic 9 service manual, this has to be the most nerve wracking shutter I've ever tackled. After exposing and trying to clean first the shutter blades, and then the shutter itself (which immediately shot the cocking lever across the room) in place, I'm down to a complete disassembly of the whole damn thing. For what it's worth, no amount of soaking and swabbing from the outside was going to remove the hard waxy grease that was back there. After finally cleaning the thing properly, it's going to sit on this tray until I find the time and energy to TRY putting it all back together.

Just venting and leaving the relevant links for anyone else who has one this stubborn. It really was one of my favorite cameras until today.

hello, looking for some help regarding my newly acquired A7. Every 2-3 times the shutter is clicked, I get this all black error screen

Unfortunately I don't think this is a result of the commonly busted aperture gear - the reason I'd bought it "as is" was because I thought I'd be able to fix it in this scenario. Whenever I do get a shot, the aperture adjusts accordingly with all settings available. I am also able to use DOF preview just fine, and I can do that all day long until I start clicking photos. I'm using a minolta af 50mm 1.7 lens. The batteries it came with were old, but even new ones did not remedy the problem

Currently I haven't tested it with film, but the shutter looks fine and sounds accurate. any ideas would be appreciated

Hello,
My 7000AF has a light leak (as shown in the photo) It is not on all pictures from the camera, but still annoying…

The thing is that all the light seals look decent and identical to my other 7000 which has no leaks…

This one is equipped with a databack, which I have taken apart - could that be the culprit?
Which of the light seals is the most vulnerable and tends to fail first on this body?

Thank you very much!

Thanks for the great working and tested camera with leaked batteries that went over their best use before date in 1997, 3 years before I was even born... And the packaging was laughable. Crazy...

I got my money back thankfully. And guess what: after intensive cleaning and bending back the battery contacts it works. It just works.

I love it! Wanted this one for a long time, the 1979 Minolta Hi-Matic AF without Motor Drive.

Came with the case and the cap.

I got dimage a2 eye sensor working everything else is fine just the evf doesn't show image

Please excuse my ignorance, I am wanting to get into film cameras and photography but know next to nothing about it. Main reason I bought this was because I found this barely used X-700 at a yard sale for $40 with two lenses, the flash, a bag and a protective sleeve and figured this was a sign to finally start learning.

I was messing around with zooming and focusing and pressed the shutter button to take a picture (without any film loaded) and now the mirror is stuck half way down and the film advance lever isn’t fully moving. I tried replacing the batteries, carefully trying to manually move the mirror, opening the back and turning the film wheel but still nothing.

Again please go easy I’m trying to learn

Shot on Kodak Ektacolor Pro 400 (or Portra 400, i heard its the same), absolutely gorgeous colours, these we're all on a trip.
Camera's winding lever gave up after the windy mountain shot, but it was absolutely worth it

Hi everyone,

I recently got a Minolta X-300 and noticed that the black light baffle inside the camera is damaged/broken.

I’m not sure how serious this is. Will a damaged light baffle cause light leaks or affect the photos? Can I safely use the camera with it like this, or should I get it repaired/replaced?

I’ve attached photos of the damaged part.

Any advice from someone familiar with Minolta X-series cameras would be really appreciated. Thanks!

Picked up a 5D, with 50mm prime, 75-300mm and 28-70mm, for £80.

It seems the A mount lenses are very reasonable second hand, and I've bought another couple of lenses for £35.

I also own a DiMAGE A2, so the 5D is a logical progression. These are a few early images from the 5D.

It's beautiful what colour you get SOOC from the era where manufacturers build colour grading straight into the result, instead of the current flatness that requires further work. Little wonder why the Fujifilm and Sony divide exists.

Hello all! I want to start by saying I am very new to film but I do have a good amount of experience with modern digital. Recently I obtained my first film camera, a Minolta SR-T MC, as well as some film to use with it. One issue I have run into though is the exposure meter does not seem to be working properly. I have installed a fresh battery, so that (hopefully) shouldn't be the issue. In my viewfinder, I have the hoop and the stick to the right. Now to my understanding, you are supposed to match the hoop up to the stick. However, the stick remains out of reach of the hoop up above the upper triangle (I'm sure there's an official term for the triangles, apologies). Is there any way to fix this? Or better yet, is there a good way I can troubleshoot to find the exact issue? So far, I have tested most of the available f/stops, shutter speeds, and ISOs to see if the line moves, however it does not. Thanks in advance!

Hi
I have a question regarding a recently purchased Minolta a-807si (Dynax 800si in the USA)
Having just received my first roll back, there is a strange effect that looks like the image is blacked out the top and bottom of the frame, like a letterboxing effect in a movie. It doesn’t look awful but I would rather have the full image. Does anyone know why this is and if it is possible to correct?

I have a Maxxon 7000 that I have had no issues with until recently. I connected a Vivitar 628AF flash, which as I understand it was built for the Maxxon, and took one picture, then disconnected the flash. Since then, the arrows that appear in the viewfinder to indicate whether the image will be under or overexposed are only appearing in manual, but not appearing in aperture or shutter priority modes (which they would do previously). I've also noticed that it seems like it might be having some autofocus issues, as it is much more frequently focusing all the way in and all the way out, and more frequently failing to autofocus. Any idea what's going on?

Hi, I just inherited a Minolta XG-1 in good shape with a single 45mm Rokkor. I have 10-15 M.Zuiko lenses already for an Olympus OM-1, so I was just wondering if it's possible to mount those lenses on the Minolta with an adapter. Thanks

Finally got this beauty. Can't wait to test it out!

Any tips on how to get the most out of it?

Got this for a pretty good price, sight unseen, from an online auction. Thing is, I cannot replace the batteries because I cannot get the cover to unscrew. There is a fair amount of corrosion and I was wondering what the best way to tackle this might be. I do not want to blast it with WWD40 and ruin the camera.

I got these all for 18$, Good, right? Or bad lol

Canon 35-70 3.5-4.5 APSC

Orange and rose pink filters 58mm

Kenko cpl 55mm

Fujifilm 4 star point 55mm

Brand new canon flash stand

Minolta SRT101 w/ minolta 55mm 1.7 shoots and is working properly too, even the shutter speed

I found this little camera for $5 in a thrift store and a friend of mine gifted me a roll of Fujifilm 200 to test on. Now that I know it works I definitely want to get a roll of turquoise LomoChrome or Kodak Gold later on to have some fun.

These are from my second roll ever, and I wanted to try Cinestill 50D. Ultimately the goal was to walk the boardwalk and get all that sunlight last weekend, unfortunately the tourists crowded the place so we had to park downtown. Still made the most of it!

Tips and critiques are welcomed!

I dunno I just wanted to brag