Out With the Old

A few months ago when I was over at my parents house my Dad showed me this old Minolta camera that he had acquired. The rewind on the camera was frozen solid and the lens was not functioning at all.

 

I kept it around for target use but kept putting it off because believe it or not, I get no pleasure from destroying things.

 

I just like the pictures.

 

I did a quick check that showed the camera had no real value broken and the lens was a discount brand. Something about Celery in the title...

 

The lens managed to stop the steel bearing so the body is still OK. I plan to put some soft stuff in the now empty cavity in the lens and try a few more shots.

 

Had a good bike ride today.

 

A late season storm got me wet going through Oxnard, which is unusual enough that I like it.

 

I carried a new camera along, the Fujinon X-E1. Unlike the NEX-6, which has a terrible lens, this thing has a beautiful lens.

 

Sharp and well made. The sensor is also really nice and gives low noise results even at higher ISO.

 

The user interface is different but so far seems to make sense. You set P,A,S and M modes by twisting dials instead of a single selector. The shutter speed dial is the old style, on top of the camera, the aperture is on the lens body.

 

So far I like it better than the NEX, mostly because of the lens quality.

 

Cheers.

Done