Originally posted by Sam_I_am I have googled "best minolta cameras" and there seems to be as many opinions as there are users. So I am asking for all your opinions as well.
There is only one best, and that's the one I don't have. . .
My next target is their first SLR, the SR2.
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Originally posted by Astro-Baby Les...thats weird, I did acquire an XE at one point but it was a dishonest eBayer and the camera was junk and went back, it felt a lot larger in my hands than a Pentax KX but it never went near my other cameras as it was dull of mould and in terrible shape. Quite surpised in your pics as it seemed so much larger and heavier closer to a Nikon F with a photomic head.
Yeah, seems auction site descriptions never match reality.
If you're used to the post OM series released cameras, everything will seem bigger!
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Originally posted by Sam_I_am Les, I must have read all that information at least three times before it started to sink in. lol
So many opinions and so many reasons for going with one camera over another. Like all manufacturers, there are good cameras in each series. The SRT 102/303, the XD11/7, the XG-M, X570, X700, with the XG-M and X700 giving you more auto features. The XD11/7 seems to be a more professional level, along with the X570. Of course these are just my musings after spending too much time absorbing all that info. 😄
Early on, it was a matter learning semantics for sure. Even though those were of my era, I never got into it until after DSLRs were released - oddly enough
For me the best is one that is fully functional and accessories available.