Lomopedia: Minolta X-500/X-570

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Simpler but well-designed features made the X-500 or X-570 (as it was known in the U.S.) an easy choice for people looking to level up from the X-700 experience.

Minolta X-500 © Alfred via Flickr, Image used under Creative Commons license

The Minolta X-700 is the older and more popular sibling of the X-500. It allowed amateur snappers without any experience in photography to get good shots with assistive features. The X-500, on the other hand, allows for more ‘play’ when it comes to settings and shooting conditions.

One thing that made the X-500 a great upgrade in the Minolta SLR line was its metered manual mode. Basically, the user gets to call the shots when it comes to composition and settings. Aside from that, the user can also verify the chosen shutter speed and the metered shutter speed through the viewfinder with the help of LEDs.

Minolta X-570 © Wikipedia Commons, Image used under Creative Commons license

The depth-of-field preview button is also a good selling point for the X-500. The Minolta X-500 lets users preview their shots while showing the set shutter speed and aperture. A good feature to have when you want to make sure you get the right shot. Lastly, this lightweight and compact SLR fetches for quite a low market price compared to its other relatives in the Minolta SLR line.

A well-designed and functional camera for the fraction of a price of other SLRs? Now that’s a good investment.

Photos Taken by Our Community Members

Credits: awesomesther, jokelangens, sarahboat, manoo, elcaptain & wesco

Technical Specifications

Film Format: 35 mm
Material: metal frame, plastic exterior
ISO Setting: ISO 12 to ISO 3200
Viewfinder: microprism, LED interface
Flash: hot shoe
Lens: Minolta 50mm f/1.7
Shutter Speed: 4 seconds to 1/1000 second on Aperture Priority, 1 second to 1/1000 second and Bulb mode on Metered Manual.
Focusing: manual focus ring
Meter: TTL (through the lens) center-weighted meter

_Information used in this article was sourced from Rokkor Files, Tames Photography, Camera Wiki, and Photography Chronicles

written by cheeo on 2014-10-29 #gear #lomopedia #review #minolta-x-500 #lomopedia

2 Comments

  1. wesco
    wesco ·

    Got one (obviously!), and I really like it! @cheeo Thanks for picking my photo.

    That roll of very expired Perucolor is bound to be shot with my X-500 someday...

  2. cyclekarl
    cyclekarl ·

    Thanks for the mini review and the lovely pictures! I have owned an X-700 since 1986 in fact I have 2 and now an X-500 which I prefer also the silver looks nicer to me than the black.

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