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The Minolta SR-Mount: An Overview of Cameras and Lenses

Nathaniel Stephan
Minolta lenses , 50mm , Macro lenses

The Minolta SR-mount, a bayonet mounting system, was used in 35mm SLR cameras produced by Minolta from 1958 to 1998. Over the years, several iterations of this mount were introduced, leading to occasional references to the mount by the names of the corresponding lens generations, such as “MC”, “MD”, and “X-600”.

Minolta Spotmeter F Review - Better Than the Pentax Digital Spotmeter

Nathaniel Stephan
Minolta lenses , 50mm , Macro lenses

Affordable spotmeters are difficult to come by as there were never very many options. The Minolta Spotmeter F is one of the least expensive digital meters available. It uses AA batteries instead of discontinued batteries that are no longer produced.

Minolta MD 50mm f/3.5 Macro Review

Nathaniel Stephan
Minolta lenses , 50mm , Macro lenses

The Minolta MD 50mm f3.5 macro was the last of the 7 versions Minolta made. Production of the lenses started in 1981, after the SR mount had been in use for more than 2 decades.