tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post7449899328742238356..comments2024-03-22T11:28:07.415-06:00Comments on Photography & Vintage Film Cameras: It ain't pretty, but it worksMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-40037604148088745192018-12-05T08:29:43.682-07:002018-12-05T08:29:43.682-07:00The exposure with a normal lens on the XG 1 is ok,...The exposure with a normal lens on the XG 1 is ok, so I'm pretty sure there is some problem with the telephoto when used on the camera. I assumed it was with the missing filter ring, but there could be something else at play. Still a very nice lens though. I haven't found any Minolta lenses that I didn't like, so am hoping to turn up some bargains for the X cams.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-80192744719851136362018-12-05T08:10:47.176-07:002018-12-05T08:10:47.176-07:00I also have a Qd 3.5/135 TeleRokkor the underexpos...I also have a Qd 3.5/135 TeleRokkor the underexposure thing has had me confused for a long time, it exposes perfectly on my Sr7 which it was originally paired too, it works about half a stop under on my Srt 303, a stop under on my Xd11 and Xe 11 and if I use it on an X700 its about two stops under, the only things my brain swaps between is the weight of the original lenses all glass and metal construction is a hell of a lot heavier than the later Mc and Md lenses or that the under exposure becomes worse with progressively more complicated electronics in each camera. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849614151033478284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-2380230919282766872018-12-04T18:55:26.165-07:002018-12-04T18:55:26.165-07:00Great use of $12! I can't brag enough about my...Great use of $12! I can't brag enough about my Minolta XD. Just love that camera!JR Smithhttp://www.fogdog-photography.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-46803204888819484372018-12-04T18:01:26.172-07:002018-12-04T18:01:26.172-07:00My first real camera was the XG-1. I bought it on ...My first real camera was the XG-1. I bought it on the day I got my first teacher paycheck in September 1980. That day (a Friday, as I recall) I drove with my brother, Kelley (who also had just started a new teaching job that year), drove to downtown Atlanta and bought one each from Peachtree Camera. Used them for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-15708604302612349922018-12-04T14:09:45.590-07:002018-12-04T14:09:45.590-07:00People complain about the somewhat flimsy plastic ...People complain about the somewhat flimsy plastic of the XG-1, but I think it meets the company's objectives in producing an affordable camera with advanced performance features for the time. I'd probably be happy to use the XG-1 if not for the X-700 which I have not really worked with yet. Maybe I can trade someone the XG-1 for a lens for the X-700.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-1006111626696129092018-12-04T13:50:53.058-07:002018-12-04T13:50:53.058-07:00I hope you enjoy the XG 1. I liked mine, a lot.I hope you enjoy the XG 1. I liked mine, a lot.Jim Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941665968757241278noreply@blogger.com