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<blockquote data-quote="Samo" data-source="post: 625298" data-attributes="member: 42955">First of all that camera requires a mercury battery that is no longer legal.&nbsp; The work around is a Wein cell.&nbsp; Problem with those are they go south fast and they leak.&nbsp; You can use a modern battery but the meter will be off and you must compensate.Match needle systems are great.&nbsp; I prefer them myself.&nbsp; I have seen a whole lot of film cameras in my time.&nbsp; Nikon is one of the few brands that I have seen that the match needle systems just work.&nbsp; Pentax I have seen a gazillion K1000 models that work beautifully except the needle is broken.&nbsp; Other cameras the same.Is the camera light tight?&nbsp; Resealed?&nbsp; Any evidence of fungus anywhere?&nbsp; Have you popped off the bottom?In case you are wondering what happened to the mind of Minolta well Sony bought it for the mount tech.On some Nikon cameras there is a resistor ring that allows the meter to function.&nbsp; If this ring goes bad no meter.&nbsp; Dead.&nbsp; I am not certain but Minolta is likely the same deal.Rokkors are really nice lenses btw.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Samo, post: 625298, member: 42955"] First of all that camera requires a mercury battery that is no longer legal. The work around is a Wein cell. Problem with those are they go south fast and they leak. You can use a modern battery but the meter will be off and you must compensate. Match needle systems are great. I prefer them myself. I have seen a whole lot of film cameras in my time. Nikon is one of the few brands that I have seen that the match needle systems just work. Pentax I have seen a gazillion K1000 models that work beautifully except the needle is broken. Other cameras the same. Is the camera light tight? Resealed? Any evidence of fungus anywhere? Have you popped off the bottom? In case you are wondering what happened to the mind of Minolta well Sony bought it for the mount tech. On some Nikon cameras there is a resistor ring that allows the meter to function. If this ring goes bad no meter. Dead. I am not certain but Minolta is likely the same deal. Rokkors are really nice lenses btw. [/QUOTE]

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