Minolta SR-T 101

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Minolta SR-T 101
Type 35 mm SLR
Lens mount Minolta MC (Meter Coupled) mount
Focus Manual focus through fine micro prism with Fresnel lens
Exposure Manualy controlled aperture and shutter speed (Bulb to 1/1000 sec)
Flash Cold shoe, FP & 1/60 sec X-sync
Dimensions 51 x 86 x 136 mm, 560 g

The Minolta SR-T 101 is a manual focus, SLR 35 mm camera manufactured between 1966 and 1975. The SR-T 101 is notable because it introduced many features now commonly expected on SLR cameras. [1][2].

[edit] Camera Features

  • Through-the-lens, full aperture metering
  • Predecessor to the modern matrix metering system, called Contrast Light Compensator system (CLC)
  • Mirror lockup
  • Depth-of-field preview
  • Shutter speed visible in viewfinder
  • Self timer
  • Mechanical, horizontal, focal-plane shutter
  • Minolta MC (Meter Coupled) Lens Mount




References:

  1. ^ http://www.rokkorfiles.com/SRT%20Series.htm
  2. ^ http://home.comcast.net/~camerapage/SRT101.htm
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