Minolta X-300 Review
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“Someone mentioned the OM-10 - the Minolta X-300 is...”
★★★★☆
written by opopododo on 28/07/2008
Good Points
Well laid out controls.
Viewfinder prism focus screen is my favourite type - works really well.
Simple and well thought out LED viewfinder metering giving suggested and actual shutter speed while in manual mode.
Shutter trigger.
Self timer.
Solid build.
Reliable.
Bad Points
Fabric shutter (slow flash sync (1/60th) and prone to rot in the wrong conditions (rare but it happens)).
A bit heavy.
No window to see the film case (is handy if you don't know how many on the roll) - instead it has a pocket for you to slot the label from the box you got the film in.
Difficult to see auto shutter speed in viewfinder in low light.
General Comments
Someone mentioned the OM-10 - the Minolta X-300 is much better laid out - like the OM-2 - the advantage with an OM-2 or OM-10 would be lenses available but the controls on the OM-10 are a nightmare - you turn a knob and you accidentally turn another at the same time.
The X-300 is well engineered with everything having a good positive feel.
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Jjmeeker's Response to opopododo's Review
Written on: 09/07/2017
I've been using an OM10 since 1979 and have never encountered any problems with accidentally turning a dial as described here. In my experience the OM10 is a light, stylish, well laid out camera with a ready supply of lenses and batteries. Images are crisp and I enjoy using it in both automatic and manual modes. Admittedly I have never used any other make of SLR because I've never felt the need to. I currently have two OM10s and use one for colour and one for monochrome and am delighted with the results.