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Minolta XG-S

Specifications, film and matching parts.

Type
SLR camera
Production
1979–1981
Film
35 mm
Battery
2× 1,5-V-Silberoxid, Eveready S-76 oder gleichwertig · powers shutter and meter
Weight
500 g
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Camera

Type
SLR camera
Production
1979–1981
Weight
500 g

Film

Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Film speed
ISO 25–1600

Lens

Lens mount
Minolta SR (MD/MC)
Focusing
focusing screen

Shutter

Shutter
Horizontal cloth focal-plane shutter, electronic
Shutter speeds
1 s – 1/1000 s, B
Flash sync
1/60 s

Exposure

Metering
TTL centre-weighted (CdS)
Exposure modes
manual, aperture priority

Battery

Battery
2× 1,5-V-Silberoxid, Eveready S-76 oder gleichwertig · powers shutter and meter

Without a battery, the shutter won’t fire. [4]

Even manually set shutter speeds need battery power; if the battery voltage is too low, the shutter release locks. [3]

The manual explicitly rules out the similarly shaped 1.3 V EPX-675 mercury cells. [4]

Sources

  1. List of Minolta SR-mount cameras: XG-S beziehungsweise XG-9
  2. Minolta XG-9: Herstelleranleitung, technische Daten, gedruckte Seite 50
  3. Minolta XG-9: Herstelleranleitung, technische Daten, gedruckte Seite 51
  4. Minolta XG-9: Herstelleranleitung, Batterien und Stromversorgung
  5. The Rokkor Files: The Minolta XG Series
  6. Minolta XG-9 / XG-S: Anleitung und regionale Modellbezeichnungen

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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