C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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slr-35mm
The SRT-101 (1966) is a fully mechanical 35mm SLR with TTL **CLC** metering — Contrast Light Compensator, Minolta's name for a two-cell averaging system that weighted the bottom of the frame more heavily, on the assumption that landscapes had bright sky on top and detail-bearing shadows on the bottom. It was an early answer to backlit-subject metering errors. Mechanical horizontal-cloth shutter to 1/1000s, no automation, full Rokkor SR/MC lens compatibility.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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Kodak Gold 200 is a daylight-balanced C-41 color negative film with warm color, moderate grain, and a classic consumer-film look.
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About this camera
Minolta's late-60s flagship. CLC metering — the first averaging system to give shadows their own weight.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Mount | Minolta SR / MC bayonet |
| Years | 1966–1975 |
| Shutter | 1s – 1/1000s + B, mechanical horizontal cloth |
| Flash sync | 1/60s |
| Meter | TTL CLC dual-cell CdS |
| Modes | Manual |
| Weight | 700 g |
| Battery | 1× PX625 mercury (meter only) |
Released 1966 to compete with the Pentax Spotmatic and Nikkormat. Sold approximately 1.5 million units across all SR-T variants by the end of the line in 1975. Variants:
Replaced by the XE-7 / XD-11 generation (1974+, electronic shutter, AE).
The SRT-101 was the camera that made Minolta a top-five Japanese SLR brand. Build quality matched Nikon's Nikkormat at a lower price; the CLC metering system was genuinely innovative; and the MC Rokkor lens system was as well-regarded as Pentax Takumars. The MC Rokkor 58/1.4 ("Helios-shaped" rendering with hexagonal bokeh) and the 35/1.8 are still sought after.
For 2026 buyers, an SRT-101 + 50/1.4 MC Rokkor at $150 is one of the cheapest "fully mechanical, well-built" film SLR bundles available. The Rokkor lens line is undervalued relative to its actual quality, partly because Minolta itself disappeared as a brand (Konica-Minolta merger 2003, then Sony 2006).
Minolta SR / MC bayonet (different from later MD bayonet on X-700 — earlier MC lenses don't fully meter on MD-only bodies, but later MD lenses do mount on SR-T bodies though without aperture-readout coupling). Rokkor lens highlights: 58/1.4 MC, 50/1.4 MC, 35/1.8 MC, 35/2.8 MC, 28/2.5 MC, 100/2.5 MC, 135/2.8 MC.
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Ilford HP5 Plus is a flexible ISO 400 black-and-white film with classic grain and strong push-processing tolerance.
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Kodak Ektar 100 is a fine-grain C-41 color negative film with saturated color and high sharpness.
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