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**My new Minolta X-700**

I have to take an Intro to Photography class for my last month in school. One of the requirements for the class was a manual camera, a MANUAL CAMERA!!! Astonishingly enough, they still exist, and I decided to buy a used one instead of renting, or borrowing a friends. Why? Why the heck not! I haven't used a manual camera in at least 4 years. Luckily Area pays me enough to be able to afford a used camera, and once I got it, I couldn't put it down. I did have some difficulties with it at first. I didn't set the film speed correctly resulting in what I believe is underexposure...I kept forgetting to pull the lever to go to the next frame of film, so I would see something and attempt to take a picture, but I couldn't.

Holding this manual camera in my hand just makes me think that people have become too lazy to pull levers, and think about the different settings. I think it is something worthwhile although i myself have been a slave to the digital age myself. NO LONGER! NO LONGER I SAY!!!!

I think I might just switch over to manual for a little bit, maybe even whip out the old walkman!!!

Here are a few facts about my sexy new Minolta:
1.The x-700 made its debut in 1981
2.It was awarded camera of the year in 1981
3.It was discontinued in 1999 to make way for autofocus, and digital cameras

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