Minolta XG-1 is a 35mm SLR film camera manufactured by

Minolta was a Japanese manufacturer of cameras, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, and laser printers. Minolta Co., Ltd., which is also known simply as Minolta, was founded in Osaka, Japan, in 1928 as . It made the first integrated autofocu ...

between 1977 to 1984. It is the second model to appear in the XG series of cameras, succeeding the Minolta XG-E (1977). The Minolta XG-1 has gone through various renaming and redesign all throughout its production run. The last version of the XG-1 is marketed as Minolta XG-1(n), featuring a new design closely similar to the top of the line,

Minolta XG-M The Minolta XG-M was a 35mm single-lens reflex camera introduced in 1981 by Minolta of Japan. It was also known as the X-70 on the Japanese market, in which it was not available until 1982. When released, it was the top model in Minolta's XG s ...

Versions

Minolta XG 1

The Minolta XG 1 is basically a Minolta XG-E with less informative viewfinder and fixed film door. The range between 1/15s and 1/2s shutter speed was represented only by one LED. It also lacks the memo holder although it had a DIN/ASA conversion scale sticker on the film door. This version features the old Minolta logo.

Minolta XG-1 and XG-1(n)

In 1982, the Minolta starts producing a similar model with slightly different name. The Minolta XG-1 resembles the original XG 1 except that it now features the new iconic Minolta "rising sun" logo on the prism cover. The XG-1 was later replaced by the Minolta XG-1(n) where the moniker "n" stands for "new". It features the same Minolta "rising sun" logo and has a completely redesigned body with a plastic grip, resembling that of the high-end

. Unlike the XG-M, however, the XG-1(n) is still an

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model with an option for manual exposure. Minolta also added a memo holder on the film door, while also retaining the DIN/ASA conversion scale sticker. The viewfinder has been upgraded with a fixed Acute Matte focusing screen. Despite the name change, the camera is still engraved with XG-1 on the front. The Minolta XG-1(n) supports Auto Winder G, and various Minolta Auto electroflashes.

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