After a recent disappointing outing with my Minolta XD I decided to switch from the Minolta over to a different film SLR. I didn’t want to get rid of any of my Rokkor lenses, as they are some of my favourite legacy options. After some research I decided that the Nikon F3 would be my best option, for a rugged yet compact 35mm SLR, which I would be able to adapt my Minolta lenses without compromise.
I managed to find one at a good price and after checking that the lenses focused correctly I bought it and began to shoot. I’ll be writing a longer piece specifically about using the F3 with my Rokkor lenses, but overall I’ve had very few issues at all, and actually find the F3 to have a better balance in hand, especially with some of my longer lenses. I shot the F3 first at Comic Con and then shortly afterwards on a trip to Paris.
Hope you enjoy these first images with the F3 and Minolta lenses, and hopefully it won’t be long until I’ve fully got to grips with the new setup, and will have much better images to show for it!
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Alex on 5 Frames with the Nikon F3HP & Minolta 55mm f/1.7 – by Simon King
Comment posted: 13/12/2018
Plecase, let me know, what kind of adapter did You ușe?
Thanks,
Alex
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Dawid on 5 Frames with the Nikon F3HP & Minolta 55mm f/1.7 – by Simon King
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Aivaras on 5 Frames with the Nikon F3HP & Minolta 55mm f/1.7 – by Simon King
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Graeme on 5 Frames with the Nikon F3HP & Minolta 55mm f/1.7 – by Simon King
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Paul Winger on 5 Frames with the Nikon F3HP & Minolta 55mm f/1.7 – by Simon King
Comment posted: 13/12/2018
If so, it would seem using a different Minolta body would produce sharper images.
While I like my XD, my favorite is probably the 570. I too am a fan of Minolta glass.
The stair shot is also my favorite.
Comment posted: 13/12/2018
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Don Johnson on 5 Frames with the Nikon F3HP & Minolta 55mm f/1.7 – by Simon King
Comment posted: 13/12/2018
Don’t get me wrong why not wear a basecap turned
around and ride the one way street the other side ?
Just courious what are your reasons……
Comment posted: 13/12/2018
Kodachromeguy on 5 Frames with the Nikon F3HP & Minolta 55mm f/1.7 – by Simon King
Comment posted: 14/12/2018
I agree with some of the comments above. Something does not make sense. The flange focus distance is:
Minolta/Konica Minolta/Sony A-mount 44.50 mm
Nikon F-mount 46.50 mm
Therefore, any adapter that lets you mount a Minolta lens on a Nikon body must have some optics to modify the focal length. The F3 was a marvelous camera, and I used one for about 20 years. But Minolta also made a bunch of excellent bodies in various price brackets.
Lukas on 5 Frames with the Nikon F3HP & Minolta 55mm f/1.7 – by Simon King
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Karl Valentin on 5 Frames with the Nikon F3HP & Minolta 55mm f/1.7 – by Simon King
Comment posted: 14/12/2018
I am a sucker for old Nikkors from the pre-Ai area.
The way they render and the awesome mechanic build
is just a joy to use so I prefer them over any Nikon lens
made today even at my modern digital Body’s !
So for bothbof us the lenses matter more than the „stuff“
behind which only keeps the film in a „box“ right ?
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Fernando Vázquez Santos on 5 Frames with the Nikon F3HP & Minolta 55mm f/1.7 – by Simon King
Comment posted: 14/12/2018
This probes is the photographer and not the equipment, even mixing different brands!
Greetings.
Yul Vázquez on 5 Frames with the Nikon F3HP & Minolta 55mm f/1.7 – by Simon King
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Terry B on 5 Frames with the Nikon F3HP & Minolta 55mm f/1.7 – by Simon King
Comment posted: 14/12/2018
The Minolta XD camera is an excellent camera, I've owned mine since from the early 1980's when I purchased it with the motor winder and dedicated flash. The camera was in mint condition when I got it, not generally the case today some 36 years on when intending buyers are likely, sadly, to be unaware of a camera's history or how it's been used or abused.
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Charlie on 5 Frames with the Nikon F3HP & Minolta 55mm f/1.7 – by Simon King
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Shooting Minolta Lenses on a Nikon F3 in Iceland - by Simon King - 35mmc on 5 Frames with the Nikon F3HP & Minolta 55mm f/1.7 – by Simon King
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