» Minolta X-700

Overview

The Minolta X-700 was introduced in the mid ’80s and was in production until 2001 making this Minolta’s most successful manual focus camera to date. The X-700 has a fully automatic exposure mode (P) which will set the aperture and shutter speed; there is also an aperture priority mode which is probably the best mode to use for most of the time because it offers flexibility while ensuring you achieve a correct exposure. The camera of course has a fully manual mode where you may select the aperture and shutter speed.

Deposit to borrow: £10 including one lens.
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Technical Specifications

Film Format 35mm
Lens Mount Minolta MC and MD mounts
Shutter Electronically controlled cloth focal plane shutter. 4-1/1000 second in A or P mode, 1-1/1000 second and B manually selectable
Shooting Modes Program (auto exposure) Apature Priority, Fully Manual, Bulb
Self Timer 10 Seconds
Film Speed Setting ISO 12 – 3200
Viewfinder Pentaprism type finder
Viewfinder Field of View 95%
Weight 505g without lens
Dimensions 51.5 x 89 x 137mm without lens