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These cameras are essentially all the same camera - a Minolta X-300/X-370, introduced in 1984. It was released in different markets around the world with different names; it was updated with slightly different features and styling; and then Minolta moved production from Japan to a Chinese factory, which made Seagull cameras for the Chinese market, and Seagull obtained a license to make copies of it. Which they did and used a variety of different names for their clones. And their website still lists this camera as being for sale, so it's still being made after almost 40 years! This is my collection of these Minoltas and it's clones:
Column 1:
Minolta X-300 (black and silver body, Europe, 1984)
Minolta X-300 (all-black body, Europe, 1984)
Minolta X-370 (black and silver body, North America, 1984)
Minolta X-370 (black and silver body, North America, 1984)
Minolta X-7A (all-black version of the X-370, North America, 1985)
Column 2:
Minolta X-7A (all-black version of the X-370, North America, 1985)
Minolta X-7A (all-black version of the X-370, North America, 1985)
Minolta X-300s (all-black body, updated styling of the X-300, Europe, 1990)
Minolta X-370n (all-black body, updated styling of the X-370, North America, 1990)
Minolta X-9 (all-black body, updated features, North America, 1990)
Column 3:
Minolta X-370s (all-black body, updated features, Minolta X-300/X-370 clone, 1995 - Minolta's last manual focus camera)
Seagull DF-300 (black and silver body, Minolta X-300 clone)
Seagull DF-300 (all-black body, Minolta X-300 clone)
Seagull DF-300x (all-black body, Minolta X-300 clone)
Centon DF-300 (all-black body, Minolta X-300 clone, Great Britain)
Column 4:
Carena DF-300 (black and silver body, Minolta X-300 clone, Germany)
Carena SX-300 (all-black body, Minolta X-300 clone, Germany)
Soligor SR-300 MD (all-black body, Minolta X-300 clone)
Kalimar KX 5000 (all-black body, updated styling, Minolta X-300s/X-370n clone)
Kalimar KX 7000 (all-black body, updated styling, Minolta X-300s/X-370n clone)
Column 5:
Vivitar V50 (all-black body, Minolta X-300 clone, United States)
Phoenix P-3000 (all-black body, updated styling, Minolta X-300s/X-370n clone)
There is a note over each camera I've used so far showing a picture I took with that camera.
Column 1:
Minolta X-300 (black and silver body, Europe, 1984)
Minolta X-300 (all-black body, Europe, 1984)
Minolta X-370 (black and silver body, North America, 1984)
Minolta X-370 (black and silver body, North America, 1984)
Minolta X-7A (all-black version of the X-370, North America, 1985)
Column 2:
Minolta X-7A (all-black version of the X-370, North America, 1985)
Minolta X-7A (all-black version of the X-370, North America, 1985)
Minolta X-300s (all-black body, updated styling of the X-300, Europe, 1990)
Minolta X-370n (all-black body, updated styling of the X-370, North America, 1990)
Minolta X-9 (all-black body, updated features, North America, 1990)
Column 3:
Minolta X-370s (all-black body, updated features, Minolta X-300/X-370 clone, 1995 - Minolta's last manual focus camera)
Seagull DF-300 (black and silver body, Minolta X-300 clone)
Seagull DF-300 (all-black body, Minolta X-300 clone)
Seagull DF-300x (all-black body, Minolta X-300 clone)
Centon DF-300 (all-black body, Minolta X-300 clone, Great Britain)
Column 4:
Carena DF-300 (black and silver body, Minolta X-300 clone, Germany)
Carena SX-300 (all-black body, Minolta X-300 clone, Germany)
Soligor SR-300 MD (all-black body, Minolta X-300 clone)
Kalimar KX 5000 (all-black body, updated styling, Minolta X-300s/X-370n clone)
Kalimar KX 7000 (all-black body, updated styling, Minolta X-300s/X-370n clone)
Column 5:
Vivitar V50 (all-black body, Minolta X-300 clone, United States)
Phoenix P-3000 (all-black body, updated styling, Minolta X-300s/X-370n clone)
There is a note over each camera I've used so far showing a picture I took with that camera.
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I've gotten a couple news ones since then and my collection is now at 250.
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I like the idea with the pictures for every camera.
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