Specifications

Type
SLR camera
Film
35 mm
Lens mount
Minolta SR
Shutter
Horizontal metal focal-plane shutter, mechanical and electronic
Shutter speeds
16 s – 1/2000 s, B
Flash sync
1/100 s
Metering
TTL metering
Exposure modes
manual, aperture priority
Focusing
focusing screen
Film speed
ISO 12–6400
Battery
2× LR44 · powers meter and electronic speeds, mechanical backup speed without battery
All batteries for Minolta
Weight
670 g

Good to know

Without batteries, the mechanical settings X (1/100 s) and B can still be used. [1]

Light metering and aperture priority are only available with an AE or AE-S automatic finder. [2]

Matching parts from Ausgeknipst

Sources

  1. Minolta XK: Owner’s Manual, regionale Namensvariante der XM
  2. Minolta XM: Ausstattung und Wechselsucher
  3. The Rokkor Files: XK/XM/X-1 Series

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

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