Because the X9 and XD7 do not use though the lens metered flash you need to use either a completely manual flash setting the exposure using a chart in connection with the lens aperture settings or so called computer flash.
The X700 and 500 models can use TTL flash and so I got the Minolta PX360 X700/500 compatible TTL flash unit with a guide number of 36 which covers focal lengths from 35mm upwards. The FDC indicator indicates if the TTL-OFC metered flash was within range
It can be used with the other two bodies with three automatic settings controlled via a sensor on the bottom front of the flash gun or completely manually with the option to reduce the Gn output down to 1/16th if needed.
The head tilts up for bouncing for a softer, less harsh impact.
It was that which led to Minolta discontinuing the 320X flash issued at the launch of the XD7 as it carried over the choice of three aperture settings with the built in sensor for those bodies not TTL-OFC flash equipped in 1981.
I will add the Vivitar 283 flash or even the Olympus system T32 would provide similar control if you were not using TTL flash or own a model without it as an alternative.
If you use a studio flashhead unit for say portraiture you meter that by hand.
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