20 Most Recent Konica Minolta X300 35mm Film Camera Questions & Answers

Try this before spending money on anything: Open the camera front and back: ie, take off the lens, open the back door. With clean hands, put fingers in from both front and back. VERY GENTLY slide the shutter curtain to the side, as it would do if the shutter release was working. In my case, when I let go of the curtain, the whole situation resolved itself, the mirror went back up into position and the winder and release both started working again. Thanks to DF on photonet for this tip: http://photo.net/sony-minolta-slr-system-forum/00X5Nn

In theory, yes. You'd have to take out the film mechanism, put in a digital sensor and all the other circuitry required to process and save the image.In practice, unless you have a circuit fabrication facility in your basement, no. Even if you were to take all the parts out of another digital camera, you'd still have to get everything aligned and connected.It would be far, FAR cheaper to just buy a digital camera. And if you already have lenses that work with the X300, you'll be able to use them with new Sony alpha-series cameras.

Unfold the film rewind crank and pull up on it until the back pops open.If you need a manual you may download a copy from here. The film loading instructions begin on page 13.

XG1:
Two 1.55v silver-oxide (SR44 or equivalent), or two 1.5v alkaline-manganese (LR44 or equivalent).

You can download a copy of the manual at
http://butkus.org/chinon/minolta/minolta_xg-1/minolta_xg-1.htm

X-300:
Two 1.55v silver-oxide (SR44 or equivalent), or two 1.5v alkaline-manganese (LR44 or equivalent), or one 3v lithium (CR-1/3N).

You can download a copy of the manual at
http://butkus.org/chinon/minolta/minolta_x-300/minolta_x-300.htm

These use two of the L44 common button battery. The + sides of the battery (flat) goes towards the body ... the bump goes towards the battery holder. Check the contacts on the body and where the threads (-) contact the body. Not voltage, no work. Assuming you have 4 different batteries, can you check the batteries ? One bad one of two will not allow voltage. I have bought new button batteries that were dead right from the package. Strange two cameras are dead. They have electronic shutters. The LED should light up in the viewfinder when the shutter is slightly pressed.

Hi
check the following
Energizer 3V Lithium Camera Battery - EVR2L76BP
Energizer Silver Oxide 1.5V Watch Battery - EVR357-303TS
Duracell 1/3 N-Cell Lithium Battery 1 Pack - DL1/3NBPK
Energizer Silver Oxide 1.5V Watch Battery 3-Pack - EVR357BP-3

Cheers
Tejodhar

Recent resale activity shows the camera with a single lens going for between $40 and $55. The additional lens will add $10 to $15 to the value.

If you have manual focus Minolta lenses, then they are not usable on anything other than other manual focus M35mm Minolta SLR's.

If they have the Minolta autofocus mount then they will physically fit onto any of the current range of Sony Alpha SLR's and also the discontinued Konica Minolta digital SLR's, but there will be some issues:-

• there will be a 1.5x magnification factor due to picture cropping caused by the digital image sensor being smaller than a 35mm film frame. As an example, a 70-200mm zoom lens will produce an image equivalent to that of a 105-300mm lens if mounted on a 35mm camera. Lens apertures are not affected by the 1.5 crop factor.
• Earlier Minolta AF lenses relied on the camera body providing the autofocus motor. Later Konica-Minolta and Sony models lack this motor so the lens can only be used in manual focus mode.
  
• If you have a later SSM (SuperSonic Motor) equipped lens and want to use it on an Minolta Alpha/Maxxum/Dynax 9 (different model names in different countries), the camera needs a complete additional circuit board which is no longer available.
• Later Sony Alpha SLR's have far greater electronic communication with the lenses used. Many Minolta lenses will not be compatible and as Sony don't support legacy products there is no fix.

In short, Minolta MD lenses (manual focus) can't practically be used on any modern digital cameras, and Minolta Alpha (autofocus) lenses will physically fit onto a Sony Alpha digital SLR, but will act as if magnified and may not autofocus or work at all on a Sony SLR. But there's no harm in trying.

Sorry there is no absolutely definitive answer for you, but I hope that you now understand why and that you take a moment to rate my reply.

try------- my retrevo-my manuals

If this is an SLR style camera, you need to press a small silver button on the bottom while pulling up on the rewinder knob. If it's automatic, there is a button you have to press on the side latch before you are able to open the film chamber. Some newer cameras will not allow you to open the back unless the film has been rewound, so you may need to insert a battery to rewind the film before you can open the latch.

carefully push the shutter curtain to the rewind side. If you look at the camera from the front with the lens off, push the cloth curtain to the right

The clue is in your descrition; Old. If the mechanism has jammed, due to age or lack of use that causes tarnisg=hing on the contacts, the motor/mechanism will not load. I would get it serviced at an aurgorised Minolta repair shop. Contact Minolta for a list of authorised repairers.