Minolta XG-M with 50mm Minolta MD f2 Lens

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The Minolta XG-M was a 35mm single-lens reflex camera introduced in 1981 by Minolta of Japan. It was also known as the X-70 on the Japanese market, in which it was not available until 1982. When released, it was the top model in Minolta's XG series of consumer-grade manual focus SLRs, replacing the XG-9. The XG-M supported both aperture-priority auto-exposure and full manual mode. For aperture priority shooting, the shutter speed dial was set to the A (auto) position. The photographer would set