Minolta XG-7 - Using Other Than MD or MC Lenses

USING
OTHER THAN MD
OR MC
LENSES
Metering
and
exposure
with
Auto Rokkor
lenses having
built
in
preview
buttons,
RF
Rokkor
(reflex-mirror
type), and
Manual-Preset
Rokkor
lenses
is by
the stopdown method
as
f
ollows:
Auto Rokkor
lenses
1. After
focusing,
depress
the lens'
preview
button
to
stop
down
the
aperture.
With
the shutter-speed/function
selector
set
at
"A,"
select an aperture
as explained on
pp.24
through
25.
fhe
viewfinder field
will
darken
as the lens
is topped down,
and the
split-image spot
and
microprism
band
may
become unusable
due
to
darkening.
With
the
lens
stopped down
to
the
proper
taking aperture or with
the camera set for
manual operation,
release
the shutter.
RF
(mirror-type)
and Manualpreset
lenses
Proceed
as for Auto
Rokkors
above, except
that use
of a stopdown
button is
not necessary
as
metering
and exposure
are always made at
taking
aperture.
NOTE
.:..,
Because they have neither meter
coupling
;1.;;;r
nor
preview
buttons,
the
Rokkor
35mm
f
12.8
CA Shift lens,
Auto Bellows I,
and some Auto
Rokkor lenses can not be
used with the
XG-7
on auto
mode.
2.
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