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Post by Randy on Jan 22, 2006 0:27:17 GMT -5
Here is my Black Minolta SRT102, my Black SRT 202, and my recently aquired Black SRT SUPER.     Here is the 101,102, 202, and SUPER together. ;D |
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Post by rover on Jan 24, 2006 5:32:16 GMT -5
They are pretty in black.
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Post by kamera on Jan 25, 2006 14:52:42 GMT -5
Nice arrangement, Randy!
I only have two models in black...a 202 and my XE7 which I believe only came in black.
Glad ya finally got the Super.
Ron Head
Kalamazoo, MI
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Post by Randy on Apr 10, 2006 19:18:19 GMT -5
Thanks Ron, it was a long time coming. I just got a Black SRT-201 a few weeks ago, but it's not as clean as these.
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Post by Just Plain Curt on Apr 12, 2006 20:17:00 GMT -5
Totally cool Randy. If I EVER get a bit of time lately I've been meaning to shoot a few pictures of my cameras, but there only seem to be 24 hours in a day and 26 worth of jobs to get done.
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Post by kiev4a on Apr 20, 2006 10:18:20 GMT -5
Pretty cameras. Minolta is the one mainstream slr camera I have absolutely no background with. No particular reason. I don't think I've ever even held one.
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Post by Randy on Apr 20, 2006 18:18:21 GMT -5
Wayne, I said that also, now I have 23 SRTs...they are like Lay's Potato Chips, betcha can't collect just one.  |
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Post by herron on Apr 20, 2006 22:13:19 GMT -5
Sorry, Randy...but I can. I have one Minolta in my collection, an X7A with a very nice 50mm Minolta MD f/1.7 lens, a 135mm f/2.8 Minolta MC Tele Rokkor, and a motor drive (I used it to take pictures at soccer games). But as nice as it is, it's the only one in my collection. I've had it about 12 years. ----- I have to modify that statement...I was shooting high school soccer finals with the Minolta X7A in 1990...so it's been in the collection for 16 years! I guess I didn't realize how much fun I must be having, for time to fly by so quickly!!  |
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Post by Dan Vincent on Jul 26, 2006 8:43:45 GMT -5
Randy,
Love those black Minoltas. I had a black 102 but let some guy from Canada talk me out of it.
Still kicking myself.
I have three X-Series Minoltas in black. XE-7, XK & X-700
I want a black XD-11
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Post by Randy on Jul 26, 2006 19:06:26 GMT -5
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Post by kamera on Jul 26, 2006 21:12:24 GMT -5
OK...now a question on a subject I have seen even debated in the mags. But let's give it a try here. Why do the pros choose black bodies?  ? Ron Head Kalamazoo, MI |
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Post by mickeyobe on Jul 26, 2006 21:35:17 GMT -5
Ron,
Supposed to be unobtrusive.
Mickey
P.S. Almost all cameras used to be black. Does anyone know which was the first chrome camera?
M.O.
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Post by kiev4a on Jul 27, 2006 12:09:37 GMT -5
OK...now a question on a subject I have seen even debated in the mags. But let's give it a try here. Why do the pros choose black bodies? ? Ron Head Kalamazoo, MI Leica's first cameras were black but back in the '30s everyone went to chrome or nickle plating. It wasn't until the '60s that black came back. I think the theory was that black cameras were less obtrusive -- made the user look like a real Pro. For a while just about everything was black. Don't think you could get a Nikon F3 in any color but black -- except the titanium model. I actually prefer the chome models--more durable--in my opinion. Some folks like the black because it shows the scars of use. I would rather have mine look like new even if I use 'em a lot. |
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Post by Dan Vincent on Jul 28, 2006 23:06:49 GMT -5
It was my understanding that street photographers used to put black tape on their cameras to make them unabtrusive for candid shots.
Other photographers and wantabees then wanted their cameras black so they could look professional.
My preference is a black body camera because I like the look.
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