Minolta SRT's -- Gotta Love 'Em.

Howdy from Austin Greg and welcome to RFF !
I have a couple of cameras that Greg has given an overhaul. He does first class work.
As for Rokkor glass, I will soon be able to get double duty from them. Tomorrow brings
a Nex 6 from KEH. Got a Fotodiox adaptor waiting.

Charles
 
I just recently got a SRT101 and find it very difficult to focus using the microprism. By contrast I have no problems with a olympus OM2 or my Pentax 67. Are the screens on this camera user replaceable? Is there anything I can do to make it slightly easier to focus this thing?
 
stompyq said:
I just recently got a SRT101 and find it very difficult to focus using the microprism. By contrast I have no problems with a olympus OM2 or my Pentax 67. Are the screens on this camera user replaceable? Is there anything I can do to make it slightly easier to focus this thing?
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If it has to be an SRT, my 102 has a split screen. They're neat cameras, but not what I especially like using. Later models had some of the best screens in the business.
 
I have three SR-Ts and an X-570. My favorite of all is the SR-T 102. The X-570 has a delightfully bright focusing screen, but is hard to see it all when wearing glasses. The SR-Ts are easier to work with in this regard, even with my aging eyes.

The microprism is finer in the SR-T 101 and it has a definite advantage when used with slower prime lenses and zooms. Later focusing screens, such as those in the SR-T 102 and X-570 have a coarser microprism and split-image, which makes them snap into and out of focus with faster lenses. With slower lenses, however, the photographer has to have his/her eye centered in the finder just so or the focusing aids black out. If I were ever to get a Minolta zoom (i.e. slower) lens, I would probably use it with the SR-T 101.

I'm also accustomed to struggling to focus on a plain groundglass with most of my TLRs, so the SR-T 101 is still relatively easy to focus for me.

- Murray
 
stompyq said:
I just recently got a SRT101 and find it very difficult to focus using the microprism. By contrast I have no problems with a olympus OM2 or my Pentax 67. Are the screens on this camera user replaceable? Is there anything I can do to make it slightly easier to focus this thing?
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It's pretty hard to beat the screen in the SRT-202, which was Minolta's last (ultimate) SRT model. It has a fairly coarse microprism/rangefinder wedge with Minolta"s "Acute Matte" screen, which they developed. Shown with the 58mm F1.2 speed-demon MC Rokkor.

Bought the body for 40 Bucks in the RFF classifieds. Put "Grip-Tac" on it from Morgan Sparks, and it's sa-weet. Just came back from John Titterton's "spa" and $55 and two days later, it's done.

Imagine getting a Leica body back in a few days. :rolleyes: Gotta love this stuff.
 

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Do all SR-T 202s have the Acute-Matte screen?

How else do they differ from the 102? No MLU, right?

Thanks -

- Murray
 
I think I bought my treasured SR-T 102 from John on eBay, maybe some ten years ago. Is his eBay ID "titterington"?

- Murray

EDIT/Additional Question: What is John Titterton's contact information?
 
CMur12 said:
Do all SR-T 202s have the Acute-Matte screen?

How else do they differ from the 102? No MLU, right?

Thanks -

- Murray
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I believe all 202's have the brighter screen. And they do accurate double-exposures. And mine does not have mirror lock up. And they have a window on the back which indicates that film is loaded, as it is pulled through the body.
 
Thanks Murray!
My 102 hasn't seen film for a while now and I just couldn't think of what it could possibly mean.
I'm also kind of surprised I didn't see the 58mm f1.4 lens mentioned anywhere in this thread, but I guess it doesn't qualify for some reason.
 
I have the 58mm PF f1.4 lens, which came with my SR-T 101. It is a six-element design, which is a little unusual, as most f1.4 normal lenses have seven elements. I have used this lens little, if at all, as I have other normal lenses that I have favored, so I don't know how it compares.

- Murray
 
AlwaysOnAuto said:
I'm also kind of surprised I didn't see the 58mm f1.4 lens mentioned anywhere in this thread, but I guess it doesn't qualify for some reason.
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Suggest looking through the thread one more time. There are multiple posts on the 58mm F1.4 MC.

I have a number of them. A excellent lens, considerably undervalued. Useful for film or digital. :p
 
"Suggest looking through the thread one more time. There are multiple posts on the 58mm F1.4 MC."

I agree with Nokton48, because of this thread I have a 58mm f 1.4 sitting on a shelf
without an SRT mate...

Haven't used it yet but they sound great!
 
Sorry, for some reason I thought this thread started with post #451 for some reason.
Yes, the 58 is mentioned and it is a nice lens. I've asked for a Minolta to NEX adapter for Christmas just so I can use mine on my NEX 7.
 
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