How to use your Minolta X-700 Tutorial: the pinnacle of modern consumer 35mm SLRs.

Batteries, adapters and light seals for Minolta: https://ausgeknipst.de/yt/minolta-x-700 A full walkthrough of the Minolta X-700, the high point of Minolta’s consumer manual focus SLRs. Also covers the X-300, X-500 and X-570. The X-700 gives you program, aperture priority and manual, a bright viewfinder, and an exposure lock button. It runs on LR44 or SR44 cells. One warning worth knowing: the X-700 often fails through an ageing capacitor on the main board, and the camera simply stops responding. If yours is dead and the batteries are fresh, that is a likely cause. Chapters 0:00 The Minolta X-700: the high point of modern Minolta SLR design 0:42 What this video covers 1:32 Changing the LR44 / SR44 battery 2:24 Swapping lenses, setting aperture and focus 3:41 Self timer and the AE-L exposure lock 5:50 Exposure compensation, ISO and the mode dial 8:20 Checking the mirror damper and light seals 9:12 Setting ISO and loading film 11:43 Through the viewfinder: exposure and focus 13:50 Rewinding and unloading Made in Germany by a small team that shoots film itself. Every order helps keep old cameras shooting. More repair guides and camera tutorials:    / @ausgeknipst   #minoltax700 #filmphotography #ausgeknipst