Here be dragons.

I've dug up an old Minolta X-700 and managed to shoot it. Once. Afterward, the shutter would not trigger and the film advance lever seemed to be broken.

In the process of fixing it, I made things way worse.

As of February 2025, I now own a second working Minolta X-700 which I plan on keeping in the best shape possible. If this camera decides to break, at least I have a spare now 🤷.