Minolta XE-7 with Tamron 35-80 CF SP 01a
Minilta XE-5 with Minolta MD 35-70 f/3.5

Many of the differences between the two are visible here:
The button next to the advance lever is for double exposure
under the advance, the 7 has an indicator for film movement + frame count, 5 has frame count only.
There's a little bit built on front of the prism housing on the 7 for the peek window to aperture, which the 5 lacks.

This may or may not be the total difference in function between the two. The 5 looks much nicer in person than in photos, the panda look is kind of nice.

Tags:   Minolta SLR camera XE-7 XE-5 side by MD 35-70mm f/3.5 Tamron Adaptall-2 35-80 CF SP 01a compared Creampuff cat

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Minolta XE-7 with Tamron 35-80 CF SP 01a
Minilta XE-5 with Minolta MD 35-70 f/3.5

He seemed to prefer the 5.

Tags:   Minolta SLR camera XE-7 XE-5 side by MD 35-70mm f/3.5 Tamron Adaptall-2 35-80 CF SP 01a compared Creampuff cat

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Tamron SP 35-80mm 2.8-3.8 CF adaptall-2 01a
1/1000 sec f/4 Fuji Superia 400
Minolta XE-5

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Minolta MD 35-70 3.5
1/1000 sec f/4 Fuji Superia 400
Minolta XE-5

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Minolta MD 35-70 3.5
70mm 1/1000 sec f/4 Fuji Superia 400
Minolta XE-5

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