Hello out there!

Whatsername · Sep 3, 2020

Hey everyone! I'm April and I'm from Texas. My dad was big on photography so I grew up with a lot of his little Kodak hawkeye and instamatic cameras. As I got older I had a few newer point and shoots as well. I always wanted something that I could do more with and my dad for as long as I can remember had his Minolta XD-11 around his neck for birthdays, car trips, zoo trips, holidays and just because. After he passed we found all of his other cameras in the basement so I guess now I have over 20 but I don't use all of them since they were stored for so many years and some are missing buttons, use older film but they still look nice. I mostly took pictures on a Kodak DC280 digital camera until it broke in 2010 but it lived a lot until than. I recently got a XD-11 of my own that I'm going to start using, I also have a Ricoh SLX 500 that I inherited from my grandpa, my dads Yashica Mat 124G that I'm getting film for but still learning about and a Minolta instant pro that I can no longer get film for. I'm kind of new to the more advanced SLR cameras but I'm looking forward to learning what all they can do.

Space Face · Sep 3, 2020

Hello!

Soocom1 · Sep 3, 2020

Greetings.

Ask away and don't hesitate to show and discuss.
I have alot of old Minolta glass I use on my mirrorless and though expensive right now, film is still there and still being used.

Hope to see pics from you soon.

Jeff15 · Sep 3, 2020

Hello April and welcome......

Whatsername · Sep 3, 2020

Thank you so much for all the nice posts! Actually I've been considering getting a Minolta Hi matic 7s as well they look nice and hefty. We've talked about driving to the coast and I'd like to take some nice shots out there. My XD-11 seems to have an odd battery issue sometimes it fires on all speeds and sometimes it doesn't and sometimes it just takes a few presses. I bent the battery tab up slightly so it makes contact and it got it working but it seems to be intermittent. I'm hoping to get a CLA done and get it repaired here soon since I don't know when or if it's ever been worked on before. As far as lenses, for the Minolta I have a Minolta Md Rokkor-x 50mm, MC soligor wide-auto f 2.5 28mm and a MC soligor zoom+marco 80-200mm. I don't know much about lenses since I'm kind of new at this I would like others down the road but I'm not sure what is best for my camera. I want to get a shelf up so I can display all my cameras at some point I think they make nice eye catching pieces and I like seeing them all and their individual looks.

Soocom1 · Sep 3, 2020

Here is a list of all Minolta SR mount lenses (at least what has been compiled) and it is LONG!

Catalog of Minolta SR (MD, MC) lenses

terri · Sep 3, 2020

Welcome to TPF, April! We're happy to have you on board. There's a very active Film forum here, where you can chat with fellow film enthusiasts (of which I'm one!), ask questions, and show your work.

Keep posting, and have fun!