Minolta XE1 Film Camera
Minolta 85mm f2.8 Varisoft Rokkor with CASE
The XE uses a Leitz-Copal electronic, vertically traveling, metal blade focal plane shutter supporting exposure times of 1/1000 of a second to four seconds, plus bulb setting. In aperture priority auto-exposure mode, the shutter speed is varied steplessly; in manual mode, the shutter speeds are selected in whole stop increments. The camera has a very short shutter lag of about 38ms, among the best for an SLR regardless of manufacturer.Minolta's XE-1 was introduced in 1975, it was one of Minolta's first electronic exposure cameras, although it does have a couple of mechanical shutter release settings for when the batteries die at 'X' and 'B'.Its a heavy (775 grams w/out lens) very solid, well built camera made at the time when Minolta and Leica were in collaboration, the Leica R3 is reportedly a very similar camera.The XE-1 has many features to keep photographers happy! Aperture priority automatic or manual exposure, a vertical running metal shutter (4 sec - 1/1000), full info viewfinder with aperture and shutter info along with needle showing metered shutter speed, a lockable depth of field preview button, multiple exposure lever, viewfinder blind, film load indicator, battery test lamp, on/off switch which locks the shutter button.Fun with this camera.
Minolta XE-1 Film Camera with 85mm f2.8 Varisoft Rokko Lens
- Exposure range of EV 1 to EV 18 (ISO 100 and f1.4).
- Exposure correction from -2 to +2 EV.
- Minolta SR lens mount
- Flash sync at hot shoe or terminal at 1/100s.
- Electronic vertical-travel metal shutter with electromagnetic release.
- Mechanical shutter mode available at 1/100s.
- Shutter speeds of 1s to 1/1000s plus bulb setting.
- Stepless control of shutter speeds in aperture-priority auto-exposure mode.
- TTL center-weighted metering (silicon diode).
- 94% viewfinder coverage.
- Acute Matte focusing screen with split-image bi-prism surrounded by microprisms. Four screens available, replaced by technician.
- 0.87x viewfinder magnification.
- Viewfinder information depends on operating mode:
- In aperture priority, shutter speed is indicated by LEDs.
- In shutter priority, aperture is indicated by LEDs.
- In manual mode, recommended shutter speed is indicated by LEDs. The chosen shutter speed is shown in a separate window.
- With Minolta X-type flashes, flash-ready is signaled by blinking over-range LED.
- Aperture setting is shown in all modes.
- Battery: 2x LR44; 2x SR44 or equivalents; or one CR1/3N.
- Mechanical self-timer.
- Depth of field preview.
- Film memo holder.
- Safe-load signal indicating film present and correctly spooled.
- Film advance release allowing multiple exposures.
- Motorized film advance possible with Minolta Auto Winder D.
