XG-SE

(1978) A year after the introduction of the XG-7, Minolta began to expand on the basic camera.  The XG-SE was essentially the same camera as the XG-7, but with an improvement or two.  First, the camera was given the Acute-Matte screen from the XD-11 camera.  This makes the viewfinder slightly brighter, sharper, more contrasty, and more evenly illuminated.

In addition, the LED scale of the XG-SE was changed.  Unlike the XG-7, which has an XE-7 type scale made up of black numbers on a clear background, the XG-SE has an XD-11 type scale, made up of clear numbers on a black background.  But the scale in the XG-SE isn't exactly like that of the XD-11.  First, the shutter speeds are to the left of the LED column (in the XD-11, they are on the right), and the scale does not protrude into the picture area, as it does on the XD-11.  Functionally, the two are the same, but each has its proponents.  Much of your preference has to do with what cameras you have used in the past.

The XG-SE was available in chrome or black.

The XG-SE was an attempt to fill the gap between the XD cameras and the XG cameras.  But Minolta didn't stop there.  They realized that there were ways to improve on the XG-SE, and the next year they produced the XG-9.  This camera was basically an XD-11 without the option of shutter-preferred exposure control.  For a comparative look at the major features of the XG-SE, check out MINMAN's SLR table -- the world's most complete!

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