Hobbyist Film Photographer with a healthy obsession with Minolta Cameras. Outside of that I work with Remote Sensing and the Geosciences.
This account mostly posts all things #Minolta, including my photography and interesting #MinoltaFacts about the old camera company.
I occasionally crosspost images from my Instagram or Pixelfed, but I do post some images here exclusively for Mastodonians/'Minoltodonians' to enjoy!
I also🧹 the Minolta photography communities on Reddit and Discord.
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| r/minolta | https://old.reddit.com/r/minolta/ |
Before and After Cleaning a Minolta XE-1 ISO/Aperture Contact Dial.
If your meter is ever jumpy or unresponsive to aperture changes, get in there and clean this with some >70% alcohol, a cotton bud, and a rubber pencil eraser. Good as new and now it functions!
Dissassembly instructions here via this very helpful video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8e5MFq9zSM
1979
A person's hand holding an old Minolta camera.
The camera features a black and white color scheme, with the brand name visible on the front of it.
The lens is open and shows a reflection of a beach scene, suggesting that the photo was taken at the beach.
Tags: vintage, photography, Minolta, camera, beach
https://nocontext.loener.nl/fullpage/06-June1979-Page-001.png
#photography #illustration #madman #nocontext #sfw #vintage #Minolta #camera #beach
I saw one of these lens on Ebay and it's one of the strangest lens but one of the coolest too. The engineers that made this completely threw out conventional designs for something unique that just works.
Read a review of it below. #Minolta #FilmPhotography #Photography
https://www.dpreview.com/articles/6896135379/a-forgotten-solution-why-this-strange-1975-zoom-lens-is-so-sharp
#Minolta #MinoltaFacts, No. 8;
In the 1990's, Minolta was a large company rivalling the other major camera producers.
What else was big with rivalries in the 90's? Rap and East/West-coast Hip Hop. Inexplicably the two are linked!
Snoop Dogg, N.W.A, Naughty By Nature, and others referred to the slogan 'Minds of Minolta' in their lyrics. What other camera company can say that?
Been away for a while, but not because I'm not busy!
Reddit offers a limited wikipedia system, and I've been maintaining the r/minolta sub's repository of information.
But what if you hate Reddit, and other walled-garden social media?
Behold! Gitbook allows for the wikipedia to be a bit prettier, and more 'open' for anyone to read, if you like Minolta cameras.
https://minoltascape.gitbook.io/minoltopedia/
A step backwards that's a step forward? Meet the Dynax 600si Classic that started the "Retro" control throwback.
http://www.alexluyckx.com/blog/2024/01/02/camera-review-blog-no-164-minolta-dynax-600si-classic/
#camerareview #filmphotography #believeinfilm #shootfilmbenice #minolta
Minolta's big leap forward that's a step backwards. The 600si Classic introduced the idea of completely physical control surfaces in a series of cameras that were known for a series of buttons, dials, and menus for all the functions. And it is a lot of fun to get the camera that inspired the '9!
Trying to find a Minolta a-7 in pristine condition, is NOT easy! 😭😭😭
No Context Pictures
James Paul
Stefan Dembowski
Ingiald
Alex Luyckx
Ashton Zala