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Wesneveu
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Username: Wesneveu
Post Number: 1
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 - 08:18 am: | 
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I have a Minolta XG-7 that needs foam and the shutter seems slow. Is it worth the repair or should I buy this X-370 I'm looking at. Is the X-370 much different? Thanks Wes |
M_currie
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Username: M_currie
Post Number: 5
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 - 08:57 am: |
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The foam is easy to replace, but shutter repair probably exceeds what you'd pay to get another used one. The X-370 may be a better bet if it's in good condition and newer. It's basically the successor to the XG series, and was available new until quite recently. I think it resembles the XG-7 in most respects, but if I am reading the description of the XG-7 correctly, the X-370 may have an advantage in fully manual mode, because its meter still functions.
I have an X370, and it works well. Short of professional features, of course, and lightly made, but it does what it is supposed to, and the metering is very good. |
Dgillette4
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Username: Dgillette4
Post Number: 4
Registered: 04-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 02:07 pm: |
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Unfortunately labor costs being what they are, you might find a good x370 on photo.net I am quitde pleased with my old srt101 cameras, lots of lenses available and cheap. But for a course in photography dteachers used to require a manual camera...Good luck..Don |
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