Minolta XD-11
Introduced: 1977 Discontinued: 1981
Minolta XD-11 is the first SLR with both shutter-priority AND aperture-priority AE — in production 1977-1984. The XD-11 (sold as XD-7 in Europe and XD elsewhere) was Minolta's response to Canon's AE-1 program-AE; it offered the most fully-featured AE system of its era and demonstrated both Canon and Nikon could be matched at the consumer-AE price point.
Key features
- Minolta MD bayonet — required for full AE on XD-11
- Electronic vertical metal-blade shutter — 1s to 1/1000 + B
- Three modes — Shutter-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual
- CLC metering with full-frame center-weighted averaging
- Battery-dependent
- Compact body
Practical notes
- XD-11 bodies on used market: $200-400 working examples
- Often considered Minolta's best manual-focus camera
- The MD-mount aperture coupling is what enables shutter-priority AE on the XD-11
Related cameras
- Minolta SRT-101 — mechanical predecessor
- Minolta X-700 — successor with program AE
- Canon AE-1 — competitor
Native lenses
Compatible with all MD-mount Rokkor lenses