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Minolta XD5

            In 1977 Minolta introduced the XD series, with the XD in Japan and Asia, the XD7 in Europe, and the XD11 in the USA. When first released, they were the first cameras to feature both aperture priority AND shutter priority in the same camera body. They are very well made and were chock full of pro features. Two years later, in 1979, Minolta offered up the XD5. It is the same body and internal guts as the other three, but lacked a few features in order to make it a bit less costly. It does not show the f-stop in the viewfinder for starters, it lacks the viewfinder blind, and also the film safe-load indicator. Aside from those features - all of which I can live without personally - it was the same as its cousins.

I was very fortunate to come across this super clean and fully operational XD5 a few months ago. Notice, the leatherette is not exhibiting the shrinking issue that is so common with these bodies. I read online, that they addressed that issue in later models, so this must have been one that was made after they did so. I just recently finally tested it out, as you may have noticed. While I didn't get a lot of good shots on that roll, it wasn't the camera's fault - it performed famously and is a keeper for sure. It is pictured here with my all time favorite Minolta lens.

Taken on: February 26, 2023

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