2024年1月3日 · As announced, the first project in the new year will be the renovation of an X-700 with obvious moisture damage. Today the cheaply purchased and well used X-700 arrived and I did an initial inspection. The goal is not to get the camera back to full function at all costs, but to see what damage is present and what techniques can be used to ...

2023年11月22日 · Minolta X-700, die voll programmgesteuerte Spiegelreflexkamera mit Belichtungsautomatik und dem faszinierenden Zubehör des Minolta-Programmsystems. Minolta, 1984 In addition, most of the circuit is designed in five integrated circuits (IC).

2023年11月25日 · Minolta X-700: Removing the mirror box and shutter Today I would like to take a closer look at the mirror box and shutter of the X-700. To do this, the camera must be partially dismantled.

2018年1月29日 · The Leica R3 MOT owned by @miha, which is closely related to the Minolta XE-1/XE-7 and whose measuring needle jumps. The XE-7 with the unwilling mirror owned by@mateusmbrilhante; The X-570 owned by@Minolta93 with the flash problem; and my section of an X-700. I don't know if there will be any solutions, but we'll definitely try

2024年1月12日 · But things are tight in the upper deck of the X-700. Hopefully the 100 uF electrolytic capacitor will also fit in, which I only found as a higher-load version. Unfortunately no success, so for spare parts I replaced the two capacitors in the upper deck of the X-700 (C8 and C9) and the electrolytic capacitor under the base plate (C10).

2023年11月20日 · Disassembling the X-700 to this stage is quick thanks to Gene's tutorial. Modules with factory settings such as the mirror box, shutter or electronics can be replaced as a whole. This saves you (hopefully) from further disassembly, which means greater complication with these complex modules.

2024年1月26日 · With intensively used Minolta X-700 it can happen that the winding lever no longer can be locked in the unfolded position. It always folds back into its original position. The winding lever keeps folding back. Not a serious problem, but an annoying one, especially when you want to cock the...

2024年1月3日 · Now, of course, I'm interested in whether the system accessories on this X-700 work, especially the Minolta Auto Winder G. But I don't want to exaggerate, I'm glad that this worthy example with history works so far. The Minolta winders will also be on the workbench this year. I had some Auto Winder G's that surprisingly suddenly stopped working.

2017年8月8日 · The Minolta X- series cameras are reliable workhorses that can be bought for cheap, made in large numbers from the early 80s well into the 90s, they however are well known for having problems with a tiny capacitor that can render the camera unusable. I recently suffered this with my X-700, made...

2017年7月19日 · I recently purchased a Minolta X-700 through eBay [Serial No. 3160429] and have encountered a bevy of issues after having installed fresh batteries and cleaned the battery contacts. For one, the shutter curtain is not closed in my camera: Straight Through View Angled View Angled View 2 and the mirror is also stuck up.