Bought a used Minolta SR-T 101 off of Goodwill the other day. Picked it up this morning. Wanted the lens as it looked like it had been used less than mine. Got it home and started in on cleaning it up.
The case was covered in dirt and such so it didn't even make it into the house.
The battery compartment looked like new and there was even a battery in it.
The lens was good to go after some cleaning off, but wait, where's the aperture blades?
I was really pissed that the lens didn't seem to even have an aperture in it.
So while I was sitting here thinking about how to solve this problem, I was furiously working the aperture ring...when all of a sudden the blades appeared!
They've been working ever since and only have a little oil on them.
I put the battery back in and put the lens on and the meter appears to be working just fine. I may keep this camera after all. The only thing I think it may need if it ever sees film again is a set of light seals.