Lets See Your Camera

[rdnzl]

I picked up a nice SRT Super this morning for a song. Works like new. Now my SRT 201 has a companion.

 

[SwampDude]

Your Super looks really...super!

I cut my teeth on a SRT-101, but I've never heard of the Super version. What are the distinguishing features of the Super.

 

[rdnzl]

"In March 1973 Minolta released a new flagship model camera, replacing the SR-T101, which while still in production, was relegated to a secondary position. The new camera was the SR-T 102. At this stage Minolta also commenced its practice of naming cameras differently in different markets, which it carries on to this day. In this respect, the SR-T102 was named the SR-T 303 in Europe, and the SR-T Super in Asia-Pacific.

Changes to the SRT101 are small, but significant to the advanced amateur photographer. Firstly, the camera included a full information viewfinder, whereby the lens aperture and selected shutter speed are shown in the viewfinder display. A photographer need never take his eye away from the finder now to check any details. Secondly, a split image rangefinder was added to the focusing screen as a new focusing aid. A multiple-exposure capability was also added through the use of the film release button. While this could be done on the other models, it was unpredictable and the photographer needed to hold the film rewind knob to ensure that the film was not advanced partially during the process. This was no longer a problem with the new model. Finally, the cold flash shoe was replaced by a hotshoe, eliminating the need for use of a sync cord when using electronic flash. "

Info gathered from:

The Rokkor Files - The Minolta SR Series

 

[shadowlands]

 

[rdnzl]

Picked this minty K1000 SE and a whole bag of good stuff today. I really like it when digital folks say "I'm, getting rid of all my old film stuff", and sell it for next to nothing.

 

[santino]

The A1... oficially not weather sealed but still going strong

 

[santino]

 

[shadowlands]

 

[rdnzl]

Got this one today.

 

[IanG]

My Kodak Specialist 2 which I'm about to start using

A couple of photos, this is a British camera and came with a 203mm Ektar and 4¼" f6.5-11 Dallmeyer wide angle lens (f6.5 for focussing, f11 for taking.

More details are here, in the Collector's Corner

Ian

 

[webestang64]

Got this one today.

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Black body.....sweet!

 

[Dave442]

Got this one today.

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My go to camera in the 80's. I never really got used to using the two buttons for the shutter speed. I did crack the plastic shutter button by having a shutter release cable screwed in and the camera falling over - fixed it with super glue. The take-up spool was great and I could always get a few extra images from each roll.

 

[Dave442]

"In March 1973 Minolta released a new flagship model camera, replacing the SR-T101, which while still in production, was relegated to a secondary position. The new camera was the SR-T 102. At this stage Minolta also commenced its practice of naming cameras differently in different markets, which it carries on to this day. In this respect, the SR-T102 was named the SR-T 303 in Europe, and the SR-T Super in Asia-Pacific.

Changes to the SRT101 are small, but significant to the advanced amateur photographer. Firstly, the camera included a full information viewfinder, whereby the lens aperture and selected shutter speed are shown in the viewfinder display. A photographer need never take his eye away from the finder now to check any details. Secondly, a split image rangefinder was added to the focusing screen as a new focusing aid. A multiple-exposure capability was also added through the use of the film release button. While this could be done on the other models, it was unpredictable and the photographer needed to hold the film rewind knob to ensure that the film was not advanced partially during the process. This was no longer a problem with the new model. Finally, the cold flash shoe was replaced by a hotshoe, eliminating the need for use of a sync cord when using electronic flash. "

Info gathered from:

The Rokkor Files - The Minolta SR Series

Great information. I was given an SRT-101 around 1973 for my birthday. Probably on sale with the new model out. I think my grandad picked it more so he could compare the meter of the Minolta and how it compared to his Nikon F Photomic FTn. I believe Minolta was ahead of Nikon at that time with the metering and Auto-Indexing lenses. Years later I was happy that the SRT-101 did not have a hot-shoe, forced to use a sync cable, so without knowing the benefits started using off-camera flash. The same with the Aperture display, not having that in the SRT-101 display forced me to memorize the f-stop scale. My friend had the SRT-102 and the split-image focus area did make it easier to focus.

 

[rdnzl]

I was given this Spotmatic a couple days ago. "I don 't know if it works." "I don't know anything about old cameras."

Guess what? A new battery arrived today, and guess what?...….......IT WORKS!!!

The lens shows some cosmetic wear, but the optics look great.

 

[rdnzl]

I just found this. For 7 bucks. Works perfectly.