Minolta XE-5 Notes (20)
Minolta XE-5
Japanese 35mm SLR. Introduced in 1975.
While checking the infinity focus of this XE-5 i discovered that its standard lens (55mm 1:1.7) .did focus quite a bit past Infinity !
So under the auto-collimator infinity focus is perfect around 20 meters on the lens distance scale.
My first thought was a bad lens, but another standard lens from my XD7, a 45mm 1:2, which I knew was perfect did show a similar deviation on the XE-5. Grrrrrrr.................
So, as the lens is ruled out, it must be a problem of the camera itself.
As I have not that much experience with servicing Minolta 35mm SLR's I tried asking on several places if somebody knew more about such deviations and about shimming the bayonet mount of one. Alas without any answer yet :-(
Still no answers after days so I decided to have a look for myself.
Here one of the 4 screws of the Bayonet Mount removed.
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WARNING :
This image is intended as a reference for the more experienced camera service man. If you have no experience in camera repair please do yourself a favor and send your camera to a professional service shop. It would be a pity to lose a vintage camera in a failed repair attempt !
Minolta XE-5 Notes (20)
Minolta XE-5
Japanese 35mm SLR. Introduced in 1975.
While checking the infinity focus of this XE-5 i discovered that its standard lens (55mm 1:1.7) .did focus quite a bit past Infinity !
So under the auto-collimator infinity focus is perfect around 20 meters on the lens distance scale.
My first thought was a bad lens, but another standard lens from my XD7, a 45mm 1:2, which I knew was perfect did show a similar deviation on the XE-5. Grrrrrrr.................
So, as the lens is ruled out, it must be a problem of the camera itself.
As I have not that much experience with servicing Minolta 35mm SLR's I tried asking on several places if somebody knew more about such deviations and about shimming the bayonet mount of one. Alas without any answer yet :-(
Still no answers after days so I decided to have a look for myself.
Here one of the 4 screws of the Bayonet Mount removed.
.
.
.
WARNING :
This image is intended as a reference for the more experienced camera service man. If you have no experience in camera repair please do yourself a favor and send your camera to a professional service shop. It would be a pity to lose a vintage camera in a failed repair attempt !