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Author Message   Cooltouch Tinkerer Username: Cooltouch Post Number: 230 Registered: 01-2009 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2013 - 01:53 pm:    I just picked up a minty Minolta XG-M with 50mm lens from a 2nd hand store, loaded it with fresh batteries, and tested the meter, only to find that it's about 2 stops off. E.g., using the sunny f/16 rule (yes, it's bright and sunny outside right now), instead of 1/125 @ f/16 @ ISO 100, I'm getting 1/30 second @ f/16. The camera looks to have been babied its entire life -- even still has the protective plastic film on the base. Is there a likely culprit for this? I've never had an XG-series Minolta apart before, so I'm a noob at this one. Nice little camera, though, and I'd like to get it working properly. Any suggestions are welcome.