I wanted to do a little blog post about this camera I came across recently. This thing has been a blast to use, super simple Auto Mode for someone that’s just getting started in film. Im pretty impressed with the photos that came out of it. Id give the body as far as aesthetics goes a 7/10 it just looks loved is all. the lens is a 50mm 1.7 and id give it an 8/10. As far as everything working as it should its a 10/10. I included some sample photos I made with it some for yourself!
“ This is a Minolta XE-7, a 35mm SLR camera produced by Minolta Camera Co. between the years 1974 and 1977. The XE-7 was sold exclusively in the United States as it was called the XE and XE-1 in Japan and Europe respectively. The XE-7 was the product of a joint agreement between Minolta and Ernst Leitz GmbH, to share patents, know-how and product development, on a variety of projects. The XE-7 is built on the same platform and shares many of the same parts with the Leica R3 including a custom Copal CLS vertically traveling focal plane shutter. The XE-7 was an expensive camera that fit in one step below Minolta’s professional level X1/XK/XM and featured aperture priority automatic exposure and a few modern features missing from Minolta’s top of the line SLR. The XE-7 is still a favorite of collectors and users alike for it’s excellent build quality, Leica history, and ease of use.”- Mike Eckman His Website for a full review
