Minolta XG-M

by Minolta

Product Details

• ASIN: B001TJI9AY
• Item model number: XG-M
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,101 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 19, 2009

Product Description

The Minolta XG-M was a 35mm single-lens reflex camera introduced in 1981 by Minolta of Japan. It was also known as the X-70 on the Japanese market, in which it was not available until 1982. When released, it was the top model in Minolta's XG series of consumer-grade manual focus SLRs, replacing the XG-9. Changes from that model included a metered manual mode (the XG-9's meter was switched off in manual), and a revised body style with rearranged controls. This was also the first camera to use Minolta's new logo, which was used until the 2003 merger into Konica Minolta. The body style became Minolta's standard manual-focus SLR body, so the XG-M strongly resembles subsequent Minolta cameras. Body changes from the XG-9 included a new right hand handgrip and stronger internal build allowing the use of a 3.5fps motor drive while the XG bodies were only able to use a 2fps winder.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Camera!, November 6, 2011

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KelleBelle - See all my reviews

This review is from: Minolta XG-M (Electronics)

I took a photography class with this camera and it made the most beautiful black and white pictures. It's not too heavy and is a wonderful camera. I enjoyed using it and would highly recommend this camera to anyone who likes taking photographs.