Just some of the fabulous online resources that help the classic camera/lens enthusiast, and the photographers still using vintage gear to make art.
Minolta SR Series 35mm Cameras & Rokkor Family of Minolta Lenses
- Minolta SR system information
Directory of Minolta SR Mount 28mm lenses (there are so many!) - Minolta MC W.Rokkor SG 28mm f3.5 (MCI) Lens Disassembly and Diaphragm Cleaning – MCI and MCII versions (Youtube)
- Learn Camera Repair – a great resource community, and also look for their Facebook group
- Minolta SRT Service Manual from MattsClassicCameras.com
Mamiya 35mm Cameras & Mamiya-Sekor S,E,Z/ZE Lenses
- Mamiya 35mm Cameras and Lenses
- Mamiya 35mm film shooters Flickr Group
- Mamiya-Sekor ZE lenses
- Mamiya-Sekor lenses for 35mm cameras
- Mamiya ZE 35mm camera
- Mamiya-Sekor E series lenses for 35mm cameras
- Mamiya-Sekor E/EF lenses for 35mm cameras
Mamiya Press, Press 23, & Universal Press Medium Format Cameras & Mamiya-Sekor Lenses
- Fixing a foggy finder on a Mamiya Universal Press
- Essential details and usage tips for Graflox film backs (120 and 4×5 info)
- Modifying a Horseman 120 film back to fit Mamiya-Press G Adapter (I haven’t written this up yet…. but it’s a god topic for a write-up. You have to modify the Horseman back to make it fit).
- Understanding the Mamiya Press Super 23 shutter operation
- Cleaning a Mamiya Press Super 23 viewfinder
Minolta Classic Rangefinder Film Cameras
- Minolta A5 vario shutter – quick cleaning tutorial (Youtube)