Minolta X-700 -

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$200

Minolta X-700 -

Price:

$200

Location:

Saint Augustine, FL

Description:

OUTSTANDING CONDITION SLR CAMERA, COMES WITH WIDE ANGLE, 75-200 ZOOM WITH 2X ADAPTER TO BRING ZOOM TO 400 AND MOTOR DRIVE.EXTRA INFO BELOW. The X-700 with Motor Drive 1. The addition of the motor drive dramatically enhances the handling of the electronic camera, especially with longer lenses. The Minolta X-700 was the last high requirements handbook focus body manufactured by the company before the introduction of its revolutionary autofocus body the 7000. Beginning in 1981, the X-700 was introduced as a cutting-edge SLR camera, boasting an enormous array of devices which together made up the "Minolta Program System". Undoubtedly the most successful Minolta video camera considering that the SRT age, the X-700 was awarded "European Camera of the Year" in 1981. While production did switch over from Japan to China throughout the 1990's the video camera was still available brand-new from Minolta as late as 1999 (albeit with a considerably minimized range of accessories and lenses readily available).Given its phenomenal around the world success and recent discontinuation, it is most likely an exceptional option for a new Minolta user as parts will certainly be offered for many years to come, and there is probably not a single industrial electronic camera specialist in the world who has not dealt with one before at some stage, so service ought to always be easily obtainable. So why was the X-700 so popular to novices and advanced amateurs alike? Well the primary factor was undoubtedly it's "program" mode. In addition to metered manual and aperture priority direct exposure modes the X-700 sported a new program mode, making it possible for totally automatic control of both aperture and shutter speed. For the very first time, right here was an advanced SLR camera which could be utilized by a person who understood definitely nothing about photography whatsoever. Program mode made it the supreme "point n' shoot" video camera.

Category:

Electronics

Posted:

June 26 on Americanlisted