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montecarlo
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Hello,
When using this kind of adapter Click here to see on Ebay with M42 lenses will I have metering ability with the camera (stopped down) ? It depens on the camera model (which Minolta?)? The Av setting will work (stopping down the aperture of course) ?
Thank you.
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Jesito
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: Minolta MD & M42 lenses |
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Jesito wrote:
| montecarlo wrote: |
Hello,
When using this kind of adapter Click here to see on Ebay with M42 lenses will I have metering ability with the camera (stopped down) ? It depens on the camera model (which Minolta?)? The Av setting will work (stopping down the aperture of course) ?
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Hi Cosmin,
I've just done some testing on this. I own a Minolta X300 and a MD-M42 adapter. I've put an Helios 44M-6 on it and yes, the light meter works properly!. The metering in the X300 is TTL (thru the lens), so when I change the aperture, the meter goes down or up depending on the sense. The X300 has no Av mode, but it should work as well in any camera that has it.
Best regards,
Jes.
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Jesito
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Jesito wrote:
I forgot to add the pictures...
Best regards,
Jes.
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Fixed Industar-50, , Tamron 24mm, Tamron 135mm, Sands Hunter 135mm, Pancolar 50mm, Volna-3, many Exakta lenses
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montecarlo
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montecarlo wrote:
Thank you very much Jes. Thats good news. There are some Minolta MD bodies prettty cheap on the market.
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Hooper wrote:
I had an X700 (briefly), and thought it was a great camera. Plenty of features, good metering and are going for a steal on ebay at the moment. Wish I still had it! |
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montecarlo
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:33 pm Post subject: Re: Minolta MD & M42 lenses |
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montecarlo wrote:
| Jesito wrote: |
...the light meter works properly!.... |
works ok in M (full manual) mode too ? I read in a manual of a X series Minolta that in M Mode the light meter is not working, only in Av (I think some XG... camera was - bay be XG-9 but I'm not sure).
Thank you.
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Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f:2.4
Pentax MX, ME Super, Chinon CE4/CM4, Petri MC 28mm f:2, smc Pentax-M 50mm f:1.7, Soligor T 135mm f:2.8
Minolta X500, Tokina 28/2.8, Rokkor 50/1.7, 80-205/4.5
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Jesito
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:35 pm Post subject: Re: Minolta MD & M42 lenses |
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Jesito wrote:
| montecarlo wrote: |
| Jesito wrote: |
...the light meter works properly!.... |
works ok in M (full manual) mode too ? I read in a manual of a X series Minolta that in M Mode the light meter is not working, only in Av (I think some XG... camera was - bay be XG-9 but I'm not sure).
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I don't use the X300 since long, but I don't recall what you say... I think I keep the manual. Let me look for it and do a couple of tests more, but it will take a couple of days.
Jes.
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DSLR SIGMA SD9 & SD14, EOS 5D, Sony A700 and NEXF3, Oly E-330, E-400, E-450, E-1
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montecarlo
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montecarlo wrote:
Thank you very much.
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Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f:2.4
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montecarlo
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montecarlo wrote:
I dug deeply in to the internet and in the Minolta manuals http://forum.mflenses.com/other-lenses-and-cameras-t2802,start,15.html#38773 I found the X-300's manual and other XG series cameras ones. Yes, the XGs don't measure the light when the camera is set on M (even with MD Minolta mount lenses)  .Instead, the X (X-300, X-700) do  Thats weird. Pretty inconvenient if we are comparing it with, lets say Pentax cameras made in the same period.
Thank you anyway Jes.
Cosmin.
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Zenit E , Helios-44 58mm f:2.0 , Tair-11A 135mm f:2.8, Jupiter-9 85mm f:2.0,
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f:2.4
Pentax MX, ME Super, Chinon CE4/CM4, Petri MC 28mm f:2, smc Pentax-M 50mm f:1.7, Soligor T 135mm f:2.8
Minolta X500, Tokina 28/2.8, Rokkor 50/1.7, 80-205/4.5
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j.lukow
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j.lukow wrote:
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. . .Yes, the XGs don't measure the light when the camera is set on M (even with MD Minolta mount lenses) .Instead, the X (X-300, X-700) do Thats weird. . .
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Cosmin,
That is wierd since my XGM does measure light in manual mode   Its right beside me on Manual and I gave the shutter release a light touch and exposure of 1/4 sec was lit up by the LED even though it was set at 1/60th - for the flash (with a Minolta lens on it - or Tamron or Sigma or _____ minolta mount)
Now I have bought a roxsen adapter for an M42 lens but I didn't like shooting with the appeture shut down. Its why I bought a Praktica off of Attila - I don't like altering lenses and want to try out M42s.
That said though, I firstly love my Minolta.
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Jim's Kit:
Minolta Kit: Minolta X570 & Autowinder G, Minolta SRT200
LENSES:Minolta - 45mm & 50mm F1:2, PF 58mm F1:1.4, Tamron 28mm f1:2.5, Tamron SP 35-80mm f1:2.8/3.8 & CF TeleMacro zoom 80-210 f1:3.8, Vivitar f3.0~4.5 35-200mm macro focusing zoom, f 2.8 28mm CF Wide angle, 2x macro focus teleconverter,Sigma F4 25-250, f 2.8~4 35-70mm zoom master,Tokina SD f4-5.6 70-210 zoom, f4.5 80-200 "Ultra" Zoom,AutoImage 135mm F1:2.8, Spiratone 400mm f1:6.3, Magicon f3.5-4.8 35-70mm macro zoom,Quantary f8-500 Mirror/macro lens, Accura MD mount Macro bellows
M42 Kit:Praktica PLC2,Yashica TL Electro X
LENSES:Meyer Goerlitz Oreston 50mm f1:1.8 , Auto Yashinon DX 1:1.7 50mm,Steinheil Munchen Culminar 135mm f4.5, Adaptall-2 M42 adapter
Zeiss . . . Zeiss Contaflex 126 system, Zeiss Contaflex Super
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j.lukow
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j.lukow wrote:
Cosmin,
I forgot to comment -
The rokkor files is a great site along with
Minman
http://members.aol.com/manualminolta/index.htm
Through him you'll find several other Minolta groups. (I pop in occasionally on several of them.)
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Jim's Kit:
Minolta Kit: Minolta X570 & Autowinder G, Minolta SRT200
LENSES:Minolta - 45mm & 50mm F1:2, PF 58mm F1:1.4, Tamron 28mm f1:2.5, Tamron SP 35-80mm f1:2.8/3.8 & CF TeleMacro zoom 80-210 f1:3.8, Vivitar f3.0~4.5 35-200mm macro focusing zoom, f 2.8 28mm CF Wide angle, 2x macro focus teleconverter,Sigma F4 25-250, f 2.8~4 35-70mm zoom master,Tokina SD f4-5.6 70-210 zoom, f4.5 80-200 "Ultra" Zoom,AutoImage 135mm F1:2.8, Spiratone 400mm f1:6.3, Magicon f3.5-4.8 35-70mm macro zoom,Quantary f8-500 Mirror/macro lens, Accura MD mount Macro bellows
M42 Kit:Praktica PLC2,Yashica TL Electro X
LENSES:Meyer Goerlitz Oreston 50mm f1:1.8 , Auto Yashinon DX 1:1.7 50mm,Steinheil Munchen Culminar 135mm f4.5, Adaptall-2 M42 adapter
Zeiss . . . Zeiss Contaflex 126 system, Zeiss Contaflex Super
Medium Format: Pentacon sixTL
Hasselblad 500c/m - CZ 2.8-80mm planar, CZ 4-150mm sonnarCF |
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montecarlo
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montecarlo wrote:
Thank you very much. I looked again, and yes, in the XGM model does work the light meter even when shooting in M mode . See "... replacing the XG-9. Changes from that model included a metered manual mode ..." from wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minolta_XG-M
I was searching for a nice (smaller but resistant) and CHEAP Minolta body to use it as a M42 body. I seen that the Minoltas (no matter if MD or AF ) are pretty cheap, and the prices are on the same level as the M42 body cameras (except Praktica/Zenit) and much more cheap than a Pentax Spotmatic and with more features.
Of course that there is the Canon FD alternative but the Canons are more expensive than the MD Minoltas .
Thanks again.
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Zenit E , Helios-44 58mm f:2.0 , Tair-11A 135mm f:2.8, Jupiter-9 85mm f:2.0,
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f:2.4
Pentax MX, ME Super, Chinon CE4/CM4, Petri MC 28mm f:2, smc Pentax-M 50mm f:1.7, Soligor T 135mm f:2.8
Minolta X500, Tokina 28/2.8, Rokkor 50/1.7, 80-205/4.5
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j.lukow
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j.lukow wrote:
I guess the Minolta's are gems just looking to get grabbed up 
I learned 27 years ago on an XGM and my old one "died" in storage. I could only replace it with a Minolta SRT200 - a manual tank! Last spring I finally got my XGM (Though actually its an X70 ??? What the XGM was called when released in Japan.How it got to Toronto I don't know but it did and was a 9+).
I find I love the feel of the XGM and the Yahoo groups reminded me - its very intuitive and I have intantcomfort using this camera.
Good luck in your hunt.
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EMPLOYMENT: That which funded photography and my new woodworking business.j.lukow
Jim's Kit:
Minolta Kit: Minolta X570 & Autowinder G, Minolta SRT200
LENSES:Minolta - 45mm & 50mm F1:2, PF 58mm F1:1.4, Tamron 28mm f1:2.5, Tamron SP 35-80mm f1:2.8/3.8 & CF TeleMacro zoom 80-210 f1:3.8, Vivitar f3.0~4.5 35-200mm macro focusing zoom, f 2.8 28mm CF Wide angle, 2x macro focus teleconverter,Sigma F4 25-250, f 2.8~4 35-70mm zoom master,Tokina SD f4-5.6 70-210 zoom, f4.5 80-200 "Ultra" Zoom,AutoImage 135mm F1:2.8, Spiratone 400mm f1:6.3, Magicon f3.5-4.8 35-70mm macro zoom,Quantary f8-500 Mirror/macro lens, Accura MD mount Macro bellows
M42 Kit:Praktica PLC2,Yashica TL Electro X
LENSES:Meyer Goerlitz Oreston 50mm f1:1.8 , Auto Yashinon DX 1:1.7 50mm,Steinheil Munchen Culminar 135mm f4.5, Adaptall-2 M42 adapter
Zeiss . . . Zeiss Contaflex 126 system, Zeiss Contaflex Super
Medium Format: Pentacon sixTL
Hasselblad 500c/m - CZ 2.8-80mm planar, CZ 4-150mm sonnarCF |
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montecarlo
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:14 pm Post subject: Re: Minolta MD & M42 lenses |
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montecarlo wrote:
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... The X300 has no Av mode, but it should work as well in any camera that has it.
Best regards,
Jes. |
Hello,
But in the manual it says that the X-300 (X-7a) has Aperture priority mode : http://ca.konicaminolta.com/support/manuals/film-cameras/film_mf_slr/x_7a/x_7a_manual.pdf ( http://ca.konicaminolta.com/support/manuals/film-cameras/film_mf_slr/index.html ). Are you sure ? When you rotate the shutter speed wheel the AUTO seting doesn't appear ?
Thank you.
PS. Yes, I'm still searchig a nice Minolta MD body.
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Canonet QL17 III
Zenit E , Helios-44 58mm f:2.0 , Tair-11A 135mm f:2.8, Jupiter-9 85mm f:2.0,
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f:2.4
Pentax MX, ME Super, Chinon CE4/CM4, Petri MC 28mm f:2, smc Pentax-M 50mm f:1.7, Soligor T 135mm f:2.8
Minolta X500, Tokina 28/2.8, Rokkor 50/1.7, 80-205/4.5
Nikon D90, Nikkor 35/2.0, Nikkor 50/1.8, Sigma 24/2.8, Nikkor 18-105 VR |
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