Revive my minolta x700!!!


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anyone have any idea where i can get my(dad) old camera(minlota x700) repaired/cleaned? i have actually went to several repair stores(2) and have got two package deal which cost roughly $220-250 to get my camera and 1 third party lens cleaned. however , i don't think im able to fork out tht much to get my old cam/lens cleaned. i am looking for any other alternatives that wouldn't cost tht much ,say ard $120 wld be ideal. anyone out there have any ideal where i can get such deal ? i am really keen to 'revive' my camera and start sm new photo taking experience. =)
 

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anyone out there tht have any suggestion with regards to the earlier post ?.. :)
 

anyone have any idea where i can get my(dad) old camera(minlota x700) repaired/cleaned? i have actually went to several repair stores(2) and have got two package deal which cost roughly $220-250 to get my camera and 1 third party lens cleaned. however , i don't think im able to fork out tht much to get my old cam/lens cleaned. i am looking for any other alternatives that wouldn't cost tht much ,say ard $120 wld be ideal. anyone out there have any ideal where i can get such deal ? i am really keen to 'revive' my camera and start sm new photo taking experience. =)

I don't think you can expect a good answer. You set a rough budget, but it is not clear what you would need to get for that. "Repaired/cleaned" is a very broad requirement that could range from simple cleaning to elaborate dis-/re-assembly and sourcing of hard to find spare parts.
 

if you very sure the camera is functioning well, it may worth to clear it, cost is subjective, as repair shops usually don't commit any quote without seeing the actual camera, reason: what if the condition is very bad, and won't be totally clear?

bear in mind that some of the camera parts may no longer available, unless the repair shop has few scrap X700 bodies for salvaging parts.

my suggestion is keep the camera for sentimental reason, you can get a used good condition Nikon or Canon auto focus film cameras for around $200~300.
 

if you very sure the camera is functioning well, it may worth to clear it, cost is subjective, as repair shops usually don't commit any quote without seeing the actual camera, reason: what if the condition is very bad, and won't be totally clear?

bear in mind that some of the camera parts may no longer available, unless the repair shop has few scrap X700 bodies for salvaging parts.

my suggestion is keep the camera for sentimental reason, you can get a used good condition Nikon or Canon auto focus film cameras for around $200~300.

huh?Why would you get a nikon or canon af film cam when you have a minolta?? its pure class.

i suggest the ts get a 2nd hand minolta slr instead?
 

If it means that much to you, then $250 is about what you should be prepared to spend, especially to revive AND clean the camera. For such out-of-production cameras parts may be harder to come by (although should not be that bad for the X700, since it was discontinued quite recently in 1999)

I've got two X700s myself. One of them wasn't working (film advance mechanism jammed), spent maybe a hundred-odd bucks on it. The rest of the system was working fine and in extremely clean condition.
 

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