Minolta / 1981 / SLR
Minolta X-700
A friendly, full-featured manual-focus SLR with programme, aperture-priority, and manual exposure modes.
Image: Minolta X-700 35mm SLR camera · Martintoy · source · CC BY-SA 3.0
Overview / 概要
Why Minolta X-700 matters.
The X-700 demonstrates how much photographic guidance a film body can offer without becoming opaque.
Design & context
Its uncluttered body and LED readout make the camera feel like a well-edited lesson in exposure.
Buying today
Check capacitor health, meter LEDs, and shutter response; later production examples can differ from early bodies.
Key specifications / 仕様
The details.
- Released
- 1981
- Production
- 1981–1999
- Brand
- Minolta
- Brand country
- Japan
- Format
- Film
- Film / sensor
- 35mm
- Camera type
- SLR
- Lens / mount
- Minolta SR mount
- Shutter range
- 4s–1/1000s
- Autofocus
- Manual focus
- Viewfinder
- Fixed pentaprism
- Weight
- 505g
- Battery
- Two LR44 / SR44 cells
Still to verify for this record: Manufacturing country · Made in Japan flag · ISO range · Flash · Dimensions · Weather sealing · Original MSRP.
Notable features
- Programme exposure
- Aperture-priority
- Minolta SR mount
Known issues
- Condition varies significantly on the used market.
Source record
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Minolta X-700 reference record
Wikipedia · Reference index
Supports: model identity, release era, format, and commonly documented specifications. Accessed 2026-08-12.
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Minolta archive / product context
Minolta reference archive · Brand archive / context
Supports: brand history, product context, and source ownership trail. Accessed 2026-08-12.