Minolta X700
Some images from a camera that has always served me well. While it is a sturdy enough camera the thing that hampers the X700 from being one of the great manual focus SLR’s of all time is its use of a plastic body. At the time the Canon New F1, the Nikon F3 and the Pentax LX were made of sturdy metals the X700 felt cheap and I guess that’s why it was comparatively affordable. The use of plastic aside the exposure system and functionality were top notch. The top shutter speed of 1/1000 is also somewhat limiting although not an uncommon top speed for SLRs of the time.
