Minolta SRT 101/201

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About Minolta. Minolta began making cameras in 1928 as the “Nichi-doku Shashinki Shokai” (Japanese-German. Camera Factory) and in 1937 was renamed Chiyoda …

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Minolta SRT 101/201
by Karen Nakamura
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The Minolta SR series began with their first one, the SR-1 in 1959. It introduced the popular MC interchangeable bayonet mount for Minolta lenses. A half decade later, Minolta released the SR-T 101. Like those of its time, it features an all-metal body, metal lens mount, smooth shutter action, and a solidity that the plastic SLRs of the 1980s and onwards have never achieved. The cameras of the 1960s and 1970s have a better chance of working in 2050 than those made in the 1980s (see my anecdote regarding the Maxxum 7000 vs. Spotmatic below). Amazingly, you can still buy new MD mount lenses at camera stores. The only camera system with better longetivity (1959-2002) is Nikon and even that system is showing its cracks. Using the text or images on this website without permission on an ebay auction or any other site is a violation of federal law.
In the right hands, the SRT-101 is capable of taking absolutely fantastic photographs. Famed photojournalist W. Eugene Smith used the SRT-101 to take his famous Minamata photographs, including his iconic Tomoko bathing…

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