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Minolta XE-5
Japanese 35mm SLR. Introduced in 1975.
Lens MC Rokkor 1.7/55mm
From the first Testfilm after repair. May 2025.
Auto Exposure.
May 2025, Horst (NL)
Castle Huys ter Horst Moat.
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Film Kodak 100 Pro Image.
Scanner Plustek Opticfilm 120 Pro at 5300ppi, downscaled to 2048 pixels width.
No Sharpening, with IR-Dustremoval.
Exposure, contrast and color adjustments in PSE11
i love these photos together and separately. it was hard to decide how to upload them.
however, this is exactly the way i scanned them, as a single file.
First Admiral of the United States Navy
1801-1870
Ciutadella, Menorca
Minolta XE5
MD W.Rokkor 24mm 1:2.8
Kodak Ektar 100
Minolta PL
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Location: Menorca, Spain
Analog Eighties
#Mid-ResScan #Kodak #Minolta #XE5 #Rokkor #50mmF1.7 #AnalogEighties #FilmPhotography
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.
According to the XE-1 service manual (pdf, page 42) Shims could have been possible. They are shown in 4 different thicknesses, parts number 054-1081-81 till 054-1081-87.
from 0.02t till 0.1t. Not clear is for me what that "t" stands for but as I did measure the deviation not necessary at the moment.
Needless to say that these part numbers are not available for sale anymore and anywhere :-(
After searching in vain for any professional type of Shims i decided to make DIY ones.
I used a 0.07mm thick copper foil which i still had lying around. It is often used by machine builders to fine tune mechanical things.
A stainless steel type foil would even be better.
I did glue these DIY Shims to the back of the Bayonet Mount with minute amounts of Cyanoacrylate glue.
Warning :
Keep that glue away from optics while it dries as its vapor could settle down on them !!
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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-7 with Tamron 35-80 CF SP 01a
Minilta XE-5 with Minolta MD 35-70 f/3.5
He seemed to prefer the 5.
Minolta XE-5
Japanese 35mm SLR. Introduced in 1975.
While shooting a second film I experienced a severe problem with the Film Advance Lever. It didn't advance the film or impartial and it had a problem with returning to its rest position.
Some internet search led me to somebody who described the exact same problem and a relativ easy way to fix it.
www.reddit.com/r/minolta/comments/mog5bk/fixing_a_sticky_...
and
hi.id.au/2019/06/12/minolta-xe-5-film-advance-repair/
Removing the Topcover(s) is about the same as that of the XE-1 for which you will find some excellent YouTube movies like this one :
youtu.be/69RYYe_VvoM?si=Mjpb8qMtNGapVDdb
The red arrow points to the problem part described in the above links.
In the service manual pdf of the XE-1 you can find it on page 92. Part number 081-3074-01 called a "Spring Setting PLate".
After cleaning with lighter fluid and a very light lubrication it moves freely again and the Film Transport problem was solved :-)
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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 !
in "Splash Mountain" in Disneyland
what a cool setting~
minolta XE-5
MD W.ROKKOR 28mm F2.8
Kodak NewPortra 400
I was given this camera by a family friend recently. I'm not sure how well it works yet (supposedly it hasn't been used in about 30 years) but I'm excited to find out!