Minolta X700
My first serious camera that I bought for myself was the Minolta X700. I still consider it one of the last great manual focus SLR cameras and it has always been reliable and accurate. It was first introduced in 1981 and apparently it was made right up until 1999. I purchased mine in the late 1980’s at a department store across the border in Washington state. I’m not sure how many rolls of Kodachrome 64 I ran through it but where ever I traveled it went along. I recently shot two rolls of film with it and was reminded why it is so good. It is functional, without frills, with easy to control settings that don’t get in the way of creativity.
