Restoring a Minolta SRT - The Famous Strings and Pulleys Camera of 1970s

The Minolta SRT series is one of the greatest camera series ever made by Minolta. Sold over 3.5 millions units. The Minolta SRT 101 was very popular in the 1960s, and you’re likely to come across one whenever you visit a vintage camera store. All of the SRT cameras share almost the same mechanism, differing only in a few functions. The SRT Super and SRT 303 (known as the 202 or 505 in some regions) were the top models in the SRT lineup. Understanding how one of these works means you’ll understand all the SRTs.

I hope my video is useful to you — enjoy watching!

Chapters
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00:00 Intros
01:00 Disassembly
08:35 Shutter Disassembly
21:08 Working on The Shutter
32:28 Reinstalling Cocking Gears
39:51 Adjusting Shutter Positions
43:22 Speed Selector & Slow Speed Governor
53:15 Working on the Mirror box
1:02:00 Repainting the Covers
1:11:02 Shutter Speeds Adjustment
1:14:28 The viewfinder prism
1:23:14 Reinstalling Strings and Pulleys
1:30:00 Adjusting the Light Meter
1:32:53 Adjusting the focus accuracy
1:35:19 Putting back together
1:47:42 Final Result and Test shots

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