Minolta XG1

A picture of my Minolta XG1, which I've had since 2006. It was originally released by Minolta in 1979.

I've had this Minolta XG1 since 2006, but it was probably made in 1979. The leather on these cameras tends to come unglued, so I finally did something about it. I used contact cement and reseated the leather and it looks much better now.

This is another one of my Minolta SLR's I picked up a couple years ago.

A little 45mm prime lens that came on my Minolta XG1.

The countryside out and around Wayne County, Illinois Camera: Minolta XG-1 Film: Kodak Gold 200 ASA Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 45mm, f/2 Date: April 15th, 2006 Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Gold 200 New Lenses 2006 02ef

My niece's stuffed animals. This was one of the shots on the first roll of film I ran through this camera when I got it in 2005. Camera: Minolta XG-1 Film: Kodak Gold 200 ASA Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 45mm, f/2 Date: April 15th, 2006 Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Gold 200 New Lenses 2006 10df

A corn feeder for squirrels in my sister's back yard. Camera: Minolta XG-1 Film: Kodak Gold 200 ASA Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 45mm, f/2 Date: April 15th, 2006 Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Gold 200 New Lenses 2006 11df

I shot this on April 19th, 2006 while trying out a used zoom lens I bought off eBay for my Minolta XG1, which I also bought off eBay. Buying two old zoom lenses and the Minolta camera kind of reawoke my love of photography and I got back into it, deeper than ever. Camera: Minolta XG-1 Film: Kodak Gold 200 ASA Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 45mm, f/2 Date: April 15th, 2006 Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Gold 200 New Lenses 2006 17ff

Two doves doing their thing. Either that, or they're watching the Goodyear blimp go over. Camera: Minolta XG-1 Film: Kodak Gold 200 ASA Lens: Vivitar MF Zoom MC 28-210mm, f/3.5, @ 210mm Date: April 19th, 2006 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Gold 200 New Lenses 2006 21ff

A swarm of bees that landed in a tree across the street from my house Camera: Minolta XG-1 Film: Kodak Gold 200 ASA Lens: Vivitar 28-210mm zoom lens Date: Circa 2006 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. XG-1 01df

I was told that this was an Ornamental Pear Tree. Does anybody recognize if this is so? Update: Thanks to Pam J below, this has been identified as a Bradford Pear. Camera: Minolta XG-1 Film: Kodak Gold 200 ASA Lens: Vivitar 28-210mm zoom lens Date: March 24th, 2007 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. XG-1 06ef

This was a picture of my neighbor's house, who lived across the street from me. This was taken from my front porch with a long lens. Be sure to read the note I have placed on the picture to find out the significance of why I took it in the first place. Taken with my Minolta XG1 quite a few years back. I finished the last few frames on the roll and had them developed on July 15th, 2010. Camera: Minolta XG1 Lens: Vivitar 28-210mm MC Macro Focusing Zoom lens Filter: Toshiba Skylight SL-1A 72mm Film: Kodak Gold 200 ISO color 35mm film Shooting program: Aperture priority Date: November 11th, 2006 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. XG1 Taurus Wagon 1ef

Taken with my Minolta XG1 back a few years ago. I finished the last few frames on the roll and had them developed on July 15th, 2010. Camera: Minolta XG1 Lens: Vivitar 28-210mm MC Macro Focusing Zoom lens Filter: Toshiba Skylight SL-1A 72mm Film: Kodak Gold 200 ISO color 35mm film Shooting program: Aperture priority Date: March 24th, 2007, 3.34 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A.

An older shot with my Minolta XG1. Taken out at the Norris City reservoir.

This was the closest shot of the moon I had taken up to this point in time back in 2007. It was my first zoom lens and I was real happy to be able to expand my reach. Camera: Minolta XG-1 Film: Kodak Gold 200 ASA Lens: Vivitar 28-210mm zoom lens Aperture: F/8 Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec. Date: March 24th, 2007 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta XG-1 Moon 09cf

This is downtown where I live. Camera: Minolta XG1 Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 28-70mm, f/3.5, @28mm Film: Kodak Max 400 Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: 1/500 Date: June 5th, 2016, 2.12 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. XG1 Kodak Max 400 02ef

This bell originally hung at the Ebenezer Methodist Church, located about a mile from this location and was built in 1838. When it was torn down in the early 1980s, they placed the bell here. Camera: Minolta XG1 Lens: Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 55mm F/1.7 Film: Kodak Max 400 Aperture: f/8 Shutter Speed: 1/500 Date: June 5th, 2016 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. XG1 Kodak Max 400 06df

A friend of mine taken in a pizza parlor on a recent photo excursion. Camera: Minolta XG1 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Max 400 Aperture: f/1.2 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Date: June 11th, 2016 Location: Mt. Carmel, Illinois, U.S.A. XG1 Kodak Max 400 21df