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511:"Modern Classic SLR Series: The Minolta XD-7 (XD-11) - The First Multimode 35mm AE SLR"
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Battery: 2x LR44; 2x SR44 or equivalents; or one CR1/3N.
415:"The Last of Us - Minolta XD Series - XD, XD7 and XD11"
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In shutter priority, aperture is indicated by LEDs.
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357:Viewfinder information depends on operating mode:
339:Shutter speeds of 1s to 1/1000s plus bulb setting.
274:-bodied SLR design before the company switched to
246:It was Minolta's first SLR camera to feature both
392:Film advance release allowing multiple exposures.
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266:settings, which allowed it to operate without a
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345:TTL center-weighted metering (silicon diode).
330:Flash sync at hot shoe or terminal at 1/100s.
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336:Mechanical shutter mode available at 1/100s.
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372:Aperture setting is shown in all modes.
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320:Exposure correction from -2 to +2 EV.
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354:0.87x viewfinder magnification.
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348:94% viewfinder coverage.
20:Minolta XD-7 (XD-11, XD)
515:Photography in Malaysia
441:; Benson, Gigi (1982).
383:Depth of field preview.
238:from 1977 until 1984.
188:51 x 86 x 136 mm, 560 g
120:36 mm x 24 mm
745:AF Fish-Eye 16mm f/2.8
380:Mechanical self-timer.
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155:autoexposure; manual
800:AF Reflex 500mm f/8
780:AF Macro 50mm f/2.8
679:Varisoft 85mm f/2.8
664:Fish-Eye 16mm f/2.8
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616:X-1 (XK/XM)
496:Rokkorfiles
443:"Equipment"
232:film camera
216:and as the
104:Film format
992:Categories
520:2006-06-11
509:Foo, Leo.
501:2008-12-24
424:2023-05-01
400:References
327:lens mount
254:automatic
184:Dimensions
87:Lens mount
73:Production
967:CxProcess
899:Dimâge EX
894:DiMAGE A1
836:16 series
474:location.
278:with the
116:Film size
76:1977-1984
884:DiMAGE 5
611:SR-T 101
529:See also
323:Minolta
256:exposure
171:Hot shoe
144:Exposure
125:Focusing
65:Released
37:Overview
955:Related
571:General
564:Minolta
484:Sources
469:82-1005
276:plastic
268:battery
242:History
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280:X-700
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166:Flash
160:Flash
130:Focus
56:35 mm
42:Maker
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930:TC-1
702:9000
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621:XE-5
606:SR-7
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455:ISBN
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226:35mm
204:The
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