P360

No, you're not alone at all. My first SLR was the Kine-Exacta, and soon supplemented it with the Minolta SR-2 in 1959. My Minolta SR-T 101 and Minolta SR-T 201 cameras were much appreciated, especially with the then new in camera light metering. My favorites, however, were and still are my Minolta XK and XE-7 cameras. They're still being used whenever the occasions permit, the expense and limitations of film processing permitting. Unfortunately, my favorite camera repair service just closed for retirement, making the maintenance of these vintage cameras and lenses even more problematic. The collection accumulated examples of about every Minolta prime focal length from 7.5mm to 1600mm, except the 250mm RF, 400mm, and 600mm. The collection skipped over almost all of the AF cameras but two, and skipped over all but a modest number of AF lenses which are now being used on my Konica Minolta 7D and a number of Sony DSLR cameras. Back in 2001 the decision was made to invest in many more of the Minolta MC/MD prime lenses rather than spend the monies on the Maxxum cameras, gambling and hoping the MC/MD lenses could one day in the future be adapted to a digital camera. That gamble appears to be paying off now with the Sony mirrorless cameras. I'm very much anticipating the opportunity to use the wide angle prime lenses on the full frame mirrorless cameras. The 7.5mm Fisheye was a real blast to use!