Reviving a Minolta SRT 101 part 4 - The first roll of film

The first roll from the SRT 101 is ready! Let's take a look.
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Start from part 1 if you haven't seen it:
• Inheriting a Minolta S...

[@eddyhoughton6542]

7:03 I love the composition of this photo. Not only are the colours subdued and "retro" but the whole effect is really pleasing and homogenous. Well done!

[@Juan-Blasquez]

I love the grain

[@curiosity2314]

Yeah I was saying to myself that the pictures did look really grainy, that is what 400 will do in day light. I would shoot 100 and maybe 200. Could be your future videos will show this, I'm only up to part 4 so far. You do have some really nice scenery to work with.

[@ndnd.]

these pictures are really cool, nice shots!!

[@travisturbeville1341]

Have you tried the MC lens on your Sony?
I just bought an SRT101 at a shop up the street from my house. 25 bucks with a 58mm 1.4 lens. Also bought a 50 macro and a 28mm 3.5. Ordered an adapter so going to try the lenses on my A6300 & 7R3.
Based off your photos the lens appears to be pretty sharp.
Liked the video

[@ShinanoJake]

Thanks! Last month I got an adapter from the Minolta mount to E-mount and I've been trying it out. It's been working surprisingly well. I was expecting it to lose some sharpness but I haven't noticed any significant difference in sharpness compared to the Sigma 28-70 that I use on the a7. The big noticeable difference, of course, is that you have to manually focus. The lens can't tell the camera "hey, I'm focusing now" so it doesn't do the automatic zoom-in to help you get the focus precisely dialed in. There's probably some way to turn that on and off manually, but I haven't looked into how to do that yet.
In the next video I'll show some comparison images that I took with the modern Sigma lens and the Minolta lenses. I've been impressed by how similar they are, although the Sigma has much rounder bokeh.

[@user-bi2mt5qo4c]

Nice photo!

[@eddyhoughton6542]

PS... not make it your primary camera? Wait until you've learned how to process your own film. Then you'll only ever see digital as a backup! Film is an art form, digital is bread and butter. Like the difference between riding a motorbike and driving a family car!