red_robin Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 <p>Just when I though my camera acquisition days were over along comes a great thread on Minolta's sr-T's. Next thing I know I'm looking at some beauties on da bay. 101's 102's and more. Somehow I pulled the trigger on a nice inexpensive 303-b w/a 50/1.2 lens. The great price suggested some issues but I've found none after two rolls of Kodak Gold. This thing is "built like a tank". Heavy some might say, me I say it feels solid, substantial a body that can be taken most anywhere , for any task I put it to. A good looker in silver, do wish i'd have waited for a black with mirror-lock. No matter it's another piece of impressive Japanese design and engineering. At these prices their a bargain that's hard to pass up. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen t Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 <p>Agreed. Used one of my 101's just today.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay2 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 <p>Have 2 SR-T 101's. Great cameras from my student years.</p> <p>/Clay</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 <p>Yep, when it comes to praising SR-T's, on this Forum you're pretty much preaching to the converted, <strong>Red</strong>...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_502260 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 <p>Did you get a 50mm f/2.0 or a 50mm f/1.2? I have enough SRTs to sink a ship. I like them too. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen_gross Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I bought my first SrT in Germany in 1978 on the day our daughter was born. Used it for years, then bought a few more used to give to my kids as they grew up. Now of course they use digital cameras, while I went to Nikons and Contax/Yashica.I recently couldn't resist buying a 50 mm Rokkor 1.4 for $30 at my local Samys, then borrowed my son's SrT 101 - still working well. I had forgotten what a pleasure it was to use this camera! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_robin Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 <p>Jeff A, My camera came with the newer 50mm f=1:2. A nice plastic lens I retired it to the shelf duty in favor of the old school 1:14 f=58mm. My 2nd generation checks a lot of boxes for me. While good I perfer to mount the newer lens on the X-cams I own.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_lockerbie Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 <p>Wow Les, a lot of goodness there....love the XK!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 <p>Annie Leibovitz started with an SRT 101, FWIW.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Minolta SLR's are like potato chips because it's hard to stop with just one. (Currently I have 8 SRT's, three models from XE series, and an XD-5. An a non-functioning X-700. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 <p>Optically the 50mm f2 is a good lens, but it does have more plastic in the barrel than the earlier MC Rokkor lenses. Since the release of the budget SRT 100 back in the early 70's Minolta has offered a slightly lower priced lens with the kit to hold prices down a bit. The MC Rokkor 55mm f1.9 was a nice budget lens with plenty of metal. I actually have both lenses (along with many, many others). Maybe I'll dig out the f2 version for my next contribution to Classic Film Camera Friday.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_robin Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 <p>Thanks Mike, There use to be a fellow on another forum that signed his posts with the though, "So many lenses, so little difference". At my skill level that must be true, however I do seem to like the old things, With the advent of the Digi-cam most of the cams I admired (and could not afford) are now in my price range(COOL BEANS).They continue to produce great results in spite of me. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 <p>An added plus for getting into the Minolta system is that Minolta made an M42 adapter that allows Pentax screw mount (and other brand M42) to mount on the SRT. Even if you have a Spotmatic or other Pentax, the focusing image is brighter on the SRT. You do lost automatic diaphragm but not a problem. You can take meter readings at shooting aperture.<br> The mirror lock-up, btw, is nice for long teles say around 400mm and beyond. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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