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Author Message   Ron Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Sunday, February 05, 2006 - 07:19 pm:    The X-370 and similar Minolta SLR bodies use electronics to operate the camera, meaning that the camera won't work without electrical power. Always try a fresh battery first. Minolta manual-focus SLR bodies of this era like the X-370 are well-known for failure of an electrolytic shutter release capacitor that can cause the problem you mention, other possibilities are dirty shutter magnets and/or a bad flex circuit. Repair is usually possible, but would probably cost more than the camera is worth. I see a lot of dislodged shutters on X-370s as well, for some reason.