Difference between revisions of "Minolta X-300s"

From Camera-wiki.org
Jump to: navigation, search
m (Legacy: Corrected one name and made it into a hyperlink.)
m (Layout tidy up.)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Flickr image
 
| image_source=http://www.flickr.com/photos/16822508@N05/3842687466/in/pool-camerawiki/
 
| image=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3842687466_0c1ab9a21c.jpg
 
| image_align=right
 
| image_text=
 
|image_by= John Nuttall
 
|image_rights= creative commons
 
}}
 
  
 
The '''X-300s''' is a 35mm SLR camera from [[Minolta]].  It was also marketed in the U.S. and Canada as the '''X-370N'''.
 
The '''X-300s''' is a 35mm SLR camera from [[Minolta]].  It was also marketed in the U.S. and Canada as the '''X-370N'''.
 
<br clear="all"/>
 
  
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
{{Flickr image
 
| image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/49656291@N00/29482036890/in/pool-camerawiki
 
| image= http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/29482036890_cffbc506b3.jpg
 
| image_align= right
 
| image_text= X-370N
 
|image_by= Kenneth Dwain Harrelson
 
|image_rights= wp
 
}}
 
 
 
*'''Manufacturer''': [[Minolta]]
 
*'''Manufacturer''': [[Minolta]]
 
*'''Type''': [[SLR]]
 
*'''Type''': [[SLR]]
Line 31: Line 12:
 
*'''Viewfinder''': Pentaprism finder, shutter speed and aperture visible in finder
 
*'''Viewfinder''': Pentaprism finder, shutter speed and aperture visible in finder
 
*'''Power''':  Two 1.55v silver oxide SR-44, two 1.5v alkaline LR44 or one 3v lithium CR-1/3N batteries
 
*'''Power''':  Two 1.55v silver oxide SR-44, two 1.5v alkaline LR44 or one 3v lithium CR-1/3N batteries
 
<br clear="all"/>
 
  
 
== Legacy ==
 
== Legacy ==
 
The '''X-300s''' ('''X-370N''') was and continues to be used as the basis for many others cameras from China, sold by [[Seagull]] (as the [[Kalimar KX 5000]] and the Phoenix P-3000) and possibly several other firms.  One thing seems certain - the '''X-300s''' will live on, in one form or another, for many years to come.
 
The '''X-300s''' ('''X-370N''') was and continues to be used as the basis for many others cameras from China, sold by [[Seagull]] (as the [[Kalimar KX 5000]] and the Phoenix P-3000) and possibly several other firms.  One thing seems certain - the '''X-300s''' will live on, in one form or another, for many years to come.
  
<br clear="all"/>
+
{{Flickr image
 +
| image_source=http://www.flickr.com/photos/16822508@N05/3842687466/in/pool-camerawiki/
 +
| image=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3842687466_0c1ab9a21c.jpg
 +
| image_align=left
 +
| image_text=
 +
|image_by= John Nuttall
 +
|image_rights= creative commons
 +
}}
 +
{{Flickr image
 +
| image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/49656291@N00/29482036890/in/pool-camerawiki
 +
| image= http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/29482036890_cffbc506b3.jpg
 +
| image_align= right
 +
| image_text= X-370N
 +
|image_by= Kenneth Dwain Harrelson
 +
|image_rights= wp
 +
}}
  
 
[[Category:Minolta SR mount]]
 
[[Category:Minolta SR mount]]
 
[[Category:Japanese 35mm SLR]]
 
[[Category:Japanese 35mm SLR]]

Revision as of 04:56, 31 July 2017

The X-300s is a 35mm SLR camera from Minolta. It was also marketed in the U.S. and Canada as the X-370N.

Specifications

  • Manufacturer: Minolta
  • Type: SLR
  • Year of launch: 1990
  • Film / frame-size: 35mm film / 24x36mm
  • Lens mount: Minolta MC bayonet
  • Shutter: focal plane shutter with speeds 1 - 1/1000 sec. plus B mode
  • Exposure: shutter speed automatically controlled by means of TTL meter, or manually
  • Viewfinder: Pentaprism finder, shutter speed and aperture visible in finder
  • Power: Two 1.55v silver oxide SR-44, two 1.5v alkaline LR44 or one 3v lithium CR-1/3N batteries

Legacy

The X-300s (X-370N) was and continues to be used as the basis for many others cameras from China, sold by Seagull (as the Kalimar KX 5000 and the Phoenix P-3000) and possibly several other firms. One thing seems certain - the X-300s will live on, in one form or another, for many years to come.