The Minolta XE-7 was a semi-professional manual focus, 35 mm single-lens reflex camera produced by Minolta of Japan between 1974 and 1977. It can be operated in manual or aperture priority auto mode. The camera was sold as the XE-1 in Europe and the XE in Japan, with the North American version . It was developed in collaboration with Leica Camera and has many similarities to the Leica R3. It uses a Leitz-Copal electronic, vertically traveling, metal blade focal plane shutter supporting exposure times of 1/1000 of a second to four seconds, plus bulb setting. It aperture priority auto-exposure mode, and a very short shutter lag of about 38ms, among the best for any vintage SLR camera. It takes two common 1.5-volt silver oxide button batteries sold by the numbers 303, 357, or 75 (costing about $6 for a three pack). It has a lot of high end features, including even a switch to allow double exposures.
This example is in very good condition, with light wear. It is missing the tiny cap for the flash cable on the left side. There are some black specks in the viewfinder. It requires batteries to operate, and we tested it with batteries (but did not run film through it). The battery compartment is in good condition. The batteries power the light meter, which responds correctly as the ASA is adjusted. The red battery check light on the left side comes on when its flat switch is turned. Auto priority works correctly, with shutter speed changing depending whether you are facing the light or dark scenes when dialed to auto. The felt along the edges of the film compartment are compressed and somewhat degraded with age, but the seal may be good enough for most use. The manual shutter release on the front works correctly, with the lines indicating two specific time intervals. The camera is being sold without a body cap or batteries. The manual can be downloaded from a number of sites for free. Will be shipped in a box in a flat rate padded enveloped.
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