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| − | The Minolta X-1 (XK in north america, XM Europe and other) was the professional model in the Minolta line-up. It took about ten years to develop and started a new era in the Minolta SR system. It was the first Minolta SLR with interchangeable lenses to have an electronically controlled shutter, a horizontically traverling shutter with titanium foil curtains and capable of a shortest speed of 1/2000s (longest selectable was 16 s). It had interchangeable finders: | + | The '''[[Minolta]] X-1''' ('''XK''' in north america, '''XM''' in Europe and other) was the professional model in the Minolta line-up. It took about ten years to develop and started a new era in the Minolta SR system. It was the first Minolta SLR with interchangeable lenses to have an electronically controlled shutter, a horizontically traverling shutter with titanium foil curtains and capable of a shortest speed of 1/2000s (longest selectable was 16 s). It had interchangeable finders: |
* AE-Finder: The standard finder with a refined CLC metering system (introduced by the [[Minolta SR-T 101|SR-T 101]]) and aperture priority auto exposure mode. | * AE-Finder: The standard finder with a refined CLC metering system (introduced by the [[Minolta SR-T 101|SR-T 101]]) and aperture priority auto exposure mode. | ||
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The X-1 was the first of the X-series and so a completely new designed lens line was introduced and labelled with 'MC Rokkor-X' in the north american market (the rest of the world kept the plain 'MC Rokkor' designation). The most striking atribute was the new waffled rubber coating of the focus grip. The X-1 and its export descendants were available in black finish only. | The X-1 was the first of the X-series and so a completely new designed lens line was introduced and labelled with 'MC Rokkor-X' in the north american market (the rest of the world kept the plain 'MC Rokkor' designation). The most striking atribute was the new waffled rubber coating of the focus grip. The X-1 and its export descendants were available in black finish only. | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/minoltaxk/index.htm Modern Classics Review] | * [http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/minoltaxk/index.htm Modern Classics Review] | ||
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Revision as of 08:49, 16 April 2006
The Minolta X-1 (XK in north america, XM in Europe and other) was the professional model in the Minolta line-up. It took about ten years to develop and started a new era in the Minolta SR system. It was the first Minolta SLR with interchangeable lenses to have an electronically controlled shutter, a horizontically traverling shutter with titanium foil curtains and capable of a shortest speed of 1/2000s (longest selectable was 16 s). It had interchangeable finders:
- AE-Finder: The standard finder with a refined CLC metering system (introduced by the SR-T 101) and aperture priority auto exposure mode.
- M-Finder: A simplier and cheaper version of the AE-finder, the Match-Needle-Finder. It did not show metered shutter times but had only a needle to align. And it lacked the automatic mode.
- P-finder: The plain finder, an unmetered pentaprism finder, which gave the X-1 a much more compact silhouette, than the bulky finders above.
- High-Magnification-Finder: Unmetered finder with 6.2 magnification ratio and diopter adjustment.
- Waist-Level-Finder: Unmetered with magnifier.
- AE-S-Finder: Introduced with the X-1 Motor and equipped with a silicon cell instead of the slower CdS-cell of the AE-Finder. This was necessary for the auto exposure mode with motorized action.
And the photographer had the choice between nine (later eleven) interchangeable focussing screens. It further had a socket for a synchronized flash shoe, mirror lock up feature, stop down lever, multi exposure capabillity.
The X-1 was the first of the X-series and so a completely new designed lens line was introduced and labelled with 'MC Rokkor-X' in the north american market (the rest of the world kept the plain 'MC Rokkor' designation). The most striking atribute was the new waffled rubber coating of the focus grip. The X-1 and its export descendants were available in black finish only.
