List of Minolta SR-mount cameras

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Minolta manufactured and marketed a line of 35mm film single lens reflex cameras (SLRs) and lenses with the Minolta SR-mount between 1958 and 1996; Minolta later introduced the Minolta A-mount system in 1985, a line of autofocus SLRs and lenses with the mechanically incompatible Minolta A-mount, which eventually supplanted the manual focus system.

Overview

The first Minolta SLRs were marketed with SR- model numbers starting from 1958 with the Minolta SR-2, which featured semi-automatic diaphragm operation with Auto-Rokkor lenses: winding the film advance lever opened the diaphragm and cocked the shutter; when the shutter was released, the iris would stop down to the selected aperture. These were succeeded by the SR-T models, which incorporated through-the-lens metering in the body, starting from 1966 with the SR-T 101. The SR-T models were succeeded by the X models, which include the X-1 flagship (1973), advanced XE (1974), and compact XD and lowered-cost XG (1977) lines; all of the X models have some form of autoexposure.[1]: 25–37 

Seagull Reflex DF

Starting from the 1960s, Seagull Camera has sold SLRs with Minolta SR-mount; the first cameras were labeled DF (after Chinese: 单反; pinyin: dānfǎn; lit. 'Single-lens reflex'), and were largely copied from the Minolta SR-2. Most of these were produced for the domestic market in China, but some were exported under multiple brands, including Seagull.[2]

The modular XG line was developed into the X-700/570/370 line in the early 1980s. After Minolta introduced its autofocus A-mount system in 1985 under the trade names α (alpha, Japan), Maxxum (Americas), and Dynax (Europe), demand for the earlier manual-focus cameras dwindled. Minolta licensed the design of the X-370 to Seagull in 1987 and one more SR-mount SLR camera was released in 1990, the X-9 (aka X-300s in Europe); Minolta quietly outsourced production of the X-370 to Seagull in 1995, which continued to produce Minolta and Seagull-branded cameras based on the X-370 for a prolonged period.[3]

Minolta SR-mount SLR timeline
Year
Market
1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
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Professional / System —N/a SRM[4] X-1 (XK, XM) Motor —N/a AF A-Mount Systems
—N/a X-1 (XK, XM)
Enthusiast Semi-Pro —N/a XE (XE-7, XE-1) XD (XD-11, XD-7) —N/a
—N/a XE-b —N/a XD-s —N/a
Prothusiast —N/a XE-5 —N/a XD-5 X-700 —N/a
—N/a X-600 —N/a
X-500 (X-570) —N/a
Upgraded —N/a SR-T 102 (303, Super) SR-T 202 (303b, SR505) SR-T 202 (303b, SR505s) —N/a X-70 (XG-M) —N/a
XG-SE —N/a
Standard SR-2 SR-3 SR-7 —N/a XG-7 (XG-2, XG-E) XG-9 (XG-S) —N/a
—N/a SR-T 101 SR-T 201 (101b,SR101) SR-T 201 (101b,SR101s)
Hobbyist Entry-level —N/a SR-1 SR-1s SR-T 100 SR-T 200 (100b) —N/a XG-1 XG-1n —N/a X-300s (X-370N, X-9) X-370s (Post-Minolta; Seagull DF-3xx[5])
SR-T 200 (100x) —N/a X-300 (X-370, X-7A)
Amateur —N/a X-7 (XG-A) —N/a

List of cameras

Minolta SR-mount cameras
Regional name Special model(s) Image Years Shutter speeds Meter Dimensions (W×D×H) Weight Notes / Refs.
JP[a]NA[b]EU[c] IntroDisc
SR-x cameras (1958–1971)
SR-2—N/a 19581960 B+1–1⁄1000 —N/a ? ? [6][7]
SR-1—N/a 19591967 B+1–1⁄500 External 143×32×93 mm (5.6×1.3×3.7 in) 670 g (24 oz) Updates in 1960, 1962, 1963;[6] significant updates in 1961 (automatic diaphragm) and 1965 (Model V), distinguished by rectangular eyepiece.[8]
SR-3—N/a 19601962 B+1–1⁄1000 External ? ? Can be fitted with Minolta SR Meter; added automatic diaphragm in 1961.[6]
SR-7—N/a 19621966 B+1–1⁄1000 non-TTL (CdS) ? ? Includes in-body, non-TTL CdS meter near rewind crank; mirror lock-up added. 1965 update (Model V) to take Series V accessories, distinguished by rectangular eyepiece.[6]
SR-1S—N/a 19671971 B+1–1⁄1000 External ? ? Uses SR-T 101 components & SR-1 Model V accessories.[6]
 
Regional name Special model(s) Image Years Shutter speeds Meter Dimensions (W×D×H) Weight Notes / Refs.
JP[a]NA[b]EU[c] IntroDisc
SR-T xxx cameras (1966–1981)
SR-T 101SR-T SC (Sears), SR-T MC (K-Mart/ J.C. Penney), both 1973–75 19661975 B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (CdS) 145×48×94 mm (5.7×1.9×3.7 in) 705 g (24.9 oz) SC, MC, and late versions removed mirror lock-up. SC and MC removed self-timer.[9][10]
SR-T 100—N/a 19701975 B+1–1⁄500 TTL (CdS) ? ? Simplified version of 101, replaces SR-1s; removed mirror lock-up and self-timer.[9]
SRM—N/a 19701975 B+1–1⁄1000 —N/a ? ? Includes permanently-fixed motordrive unit.[9]
SR-T SuperSR-T 102SR-T 303—N/a 19731975 B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (CdS) 145×89×94 mm (5.7×3.5×3.7 in) (with 50mm f/1.4) 1,020 g (36 oz) (with 50mm f/1.4) Aperture setting visible in viewfinder.[9][11]
SR-505, 505sSR-T 202SR-T 303b—N/a 19751980 B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (CdS) ? ? Similar to 102 but mirror lock-up removed; minor updates in 1977.[9]
SR-101, 101sSR-T 201SR-T 101bSR-T SC-II (Sears), SR-T MC-II (KM/ JCP), both 1977–80 19751981 B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (CdS) 145×47.5×95 mm (5.7×1.9×3.7 in) 705 g (24.9 oz) Removed mirror lock-up, compared to 101; CLC removed from light meter in 1977 (101s). Some features stripped for SC/MC.[9][12]
SR-T 100XSR-T 200SR-T 100b—N/a 19751981 B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (CdS) 145×47.5×95 mm (5.7×1.9×3.7 in) 690 g (24 oz) Simplified version of 201; CLC removed from light meter in 1977.[9][12]
 
Regional name Special model(s) Image Years Shutter speeds Meter {modes}[d] Dimensions (W×D×H) Weight Notes / Refs.
JP[a]NA[b]EU[c] IntroDisc
Xn cameras (1973–1996)
X-1XKXMXK Ritz (1978) 19721981 B+16–1⁄2000 TTL (CdS, Si) {AM} 147.5×48×109.5 mm (5.8×1.9×4.3 in) 895 g (31.6 oz) Professional modular system camera with interchangeable finders.[13]
XEXE-7XE-1—N/a 19741977 B+4–1⁄1000 TTL (CdS) {AM} ? ? Shutter developed with Leitz and Copal; related to Leica R3
XEbXE-5—N/a 19751977 B+4–1⁄1000 TTL (CdS) {AM} ? ? Simplified version of XE; multi-exposure added for XEb
X-1 MotorXK MotorXM Motor—N/a 19761981 B+16–1⁄2000 TTL (CdS, Si) {AM} 147.5×83×171 mm (5.8×3.3×6.7 in) 1,445 g (51.0 oz) Integral motor drive with detachable battery pack.[12][13]
XDXD-11XD-7XD-s 19771984 B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (Si) {ASM} 136×51×86 mm (5.4×2.0×3.4 in) 560 g (20 oz) Related to Leica R4–R7[12][14]: 179–180 [15]
XG-EXG-7XG-2XG-SE 19771984 B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (CdS) {AM} 138×52×88 mm (5.4×2.0×3.5 in) 506 g (17.8 oz) Replaced XE-5, compact SLR; XG-SE included "Accu-Matte" screen.[16][17]
—XG-1XG-1n 1978 (n-type 1981)1981 (n-type 1984) B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (CdS) {AM} 135×52×88 mm (5.3×2.0×3.5 in) 490 g (17 oz) Simplified version of XG-E.[12][14]: 179–180  XG-1n released in 1981, redesigned in X-Hundred bodystyle distinguished (n) by Manuals[18][19]
—XD-5—N/a 19791979 B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (Si) {ASM} 136.5×51×87 mm (5.4×2.0×3.4 in) 525 g (18.5 oz) Simplified version of XD[12][14]: 179–180 [15]
XG-SXG-9—N/a 19791981 B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (CdS) {AM} ? ? Replaces XG-E.[16]
X-700—N/a 1981? B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (Si) {PAM} 137×51.5×89 mm (5.4×2.0×3.5 in) 505 g (17.8 oz) [14]: 179–180 
X-7XG-A—N/a 19811984 B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (CdS) {A} 138×52×85 mm (5.4×2.0×3.3 in) 485 g (17.1 oz) Simplified version of XG-1. X-7 released in Japan, 1980; autoexposure mode only.[14]: 179–180 [16]
X-70XG-M—N/a 19811984 B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (CdS) {AM} 136×52×89 mm (5.4×2.0×3.5 in) 515 g (18.2 oz) Update to XG-9; includes provision to add motordrive.[14]: 179–180 [16]
X-500X-570X-500—N/a 1983? B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (Si) {AM} 137×51.5×89 mm (5.4×2.0×3.5 in) 505 g (17.8 oz) Simplified version of X-700[20]
X-600—N/a 19831984 B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (Si) {AM} ? ? Includes focus confirmation, features similar to X-570
X-370X-300X-7A 1984? B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (Si) {AM} 137×51.5×90 mm (5.4×2.0×3.5 in) 470 g (17 oz) Simplified version of X-570, replaced XG-line.[16][21]
X-9X-370N X-300s—N/a 19901995 B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (Si) {AM} ? ? Updated X-370
X-370sSeagull DF-300 — 19952003 (as Minolta, Seagull DF's still sold as of 2026) B+1–1⁄1000 TTL (Si) {AM} ? ? Last Minolta Manual Focus SLR, manufactured by Seagull. Later relicensed as 'Seagull DF-3xx and 3xxx' types, among others.
Notes
  1. Japan and Asia
  2. North America
  3. Europe
  4. All X-series cameras include (M)anual metering mode unless otherwise noted. All X-series cameras additionally include (A)perture-priority, (S)hutter-priority, and/or (P)rogram autoexposure modes.

References

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