A Semi-Pro 35mm SLR With a 3 Lens Kit Plus Flash For UNDER $150? The Minolta Maxxum 7000i Review
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- čas přidán 22. 04. 2019
- The Minolta Maxxum 7000i/a7700i (Europe) is an incredible 35mm semi-pro system camera unashamedly clad in a glorious, shiny plastic. It was the successor to the Maxxum 7000 which introduced the first camera with a body-based auto focus system in the industry.The 7000i offered a much improved auto-focusing system over the 7000 which is comparable to modern auto-focusing DSLRs of today.
It's almost obscene how inexpensive this camera and it's accompanying lenses are especially when you consider that the two zooms featured in this video are both CONSTANT Aperture f4 zoom lenses and are actually really good lenses!
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Here's the Minolta Maxxum 7000i Pocket Guide drive.google.com/file/d/1bCOEQubimyGJUqrd_PfLM4bEBlV_gkJu/view?usp=sharing
Thanks so much. Good quality reproduction, too.
This is the best review I've seen of this camera. Thank you. Love this camera!
This is a great review of this exceptional film camera! You did a great job of moving through all the controls etc. I have owned this camera since 1988 when it first came out. I have photographed every type of subject- weddings, portraits, landscape and Aerial photography. I own Nikons, Sonys and have many lenses for all of them. This camera has not missed a beat in over 30 years and still works as new! I find myself reaching for it more than all the others. It also will focus in the dark!! Thanks again for your great review! I am subscribed.
Thanks for the sub! It really is a fine camera. I was blown away by the metering also. It’s not as fancy as what we have nowadays but it works really well. Thanks again.
thank you so much, this was extremely helpful!!
Glad to see you back, Eric! As always, your videos are so comprehensive and filled with great detailed information. I enjoy learning about cameras and the information you give is amongst the best. Keep them coming!
Thanks so much. I’ve had “writers block” lately. I have so many videos half way done but I won’t publish until they’re just right. It’s called “paralysis by analysis” lol
@@FilmPhotographyChannel Totally get what you mean - love that "paralysis by analysis" line - perfect!
BTW, one of the things that make your videos so good is that you have such a calm demeanor - not frenetic like some!
Excellent review, and a joy to watch!
Thank you very much for watching!
Thank you for your detailed and informative video brother. Just bought myself a 7000i for £15, thanks for the tutorial.
That’s a lot of camera with an excellent metering system for so little money. Enjoy!
Congratulations, an incredibly well done review. And most importantly, entertaining and with great value in shared knowledge.
Thanks so much. This Minolta is a really capable camera that doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Especially with the incredible metering system.
@@FilmPhotographyChannel Totally agree. That camera received a lot of criticism for the card system, I remember that the arguments were that Minolta used that system to make more money and be able to sell the camera cheaper, a bit like today's ink printers where manufacturers subsidie the prices of the same to win later with the cartridges since the functions were already build in the camera, the cards enabled only their function. Some time later Minolta released the Maxxum 8000i, that camera did allow the same modes to be used , in addition to improving the shutter up to 1/8000s, being able to choose singel AF or continuous predictive AF (the 7000i choose for you), the warning sound is gone but the rest was the same as the 7000i
Great video, thanks 😊
This is a GREAT channel, thanks, Eric! I am getting my childhood camera, the Canon T90, I hope you can do a segment on it!
Thanks Todd. Like I always say, “so many cameras, so little time!” I would love to review the Canon T90 as soon as I can get my hands on one.
thank you for this in-depth video! i don't know anything about cameras but decided to keep my grandfather's dynax 7000i after he died because it would have gotten thrown away otherwise, which seemed like such a waste. he had the baby and beercan lense as well, and after watching this video i'm really excited to get a battery and a film for the camera and start taking pictures!
It’s a surprisingly good camera. I hope you enjoy it!
At 38:27 there's a photo of cherry blossoms that are severely backlit by direct sunlight. The Maxxum meter perfectly nails the exposure. Very impressive for an older camera (or even a modern camera) like this.
Happen to have one lying around, didn't think much about it. But now I might just pick it up and buy the battery. It came with sigma 35-80 glass.Thanks for the vid!
Your welcome. Thanks for tuning in!
when i found a dynax (i am from europe) 7000i on a flea market, and paid only 10 euros for it.
best buy ever, because;
it came with 2 zoom lenses, 28-85 and a 70-210
camera in working condition, whth a film roll in it
12 rolls of film to top it off!
your video was great to learn more about the camera
and facinated about the card system, and bought 10 cards via ebay, and tomorrow i will pick up a 50mm 1.4 lens, because i love nifty fifthy lenses!
and you got a new subscriber
cheers from the netherlands
Wow what a deal you made Rob! Congratulations on your purchase. I found a couple of point and shoot film cameras recently that were still in the box at a flea market for $3 each. They are both like new but they aren’t really noteworthy models meaning the are just cheap models. Anyway, I know you will enjoy your new (to you) Dynax 7000i. They are great cameras. Oh, and thanks for subscribing!
This is a great review of this camera. I purchased it in 1990 and l still own it. I think l paid $400.00 for it with a Minolta 50mm F1.7 lens. I later bought a 24mm Sigma, a Samyang 28-70m lens, and a Vivitar 70mm-210mm zoom lens. All of which are a dream to use. As you said in your review the auto focus accuracy and speed was superior to the competition which was the reason l purchased it. In summary, it is ergonomically pleasing and easy to use, has very accurate exposure and auto focus and can be used in manual focus and metered manual modes. Minolta produced a gem of a camera that l have used to take many hundreds of rolls of slides and negative film with very pleasing results. It performed well in the frigid cold of New York winter and in the high heat and humidity of Jamaica without missing a beat. If you like shooting film, l highly recommend this camera and at the very low second hand prices this model fetches today since digital SLRS became de riguer, you could do a lot worse.
Beauty, great review very detailed. I bought this camera body with the Minolta AF 35-105mm lens, a Viacom telephoto 2.0X 37-49mm, and a Macro O.42X AF lens. So that’ll be interesting. Also came with a Flash Minolta Program 3200i, original manuals and two camera bags all for $50 nzd which is 35 usd, crazy cheap.
I also have a Nikon n8008s coming in the mail with an assortment of lenses and filters and I enjoyed your review if that one too both very useful. Keep it up 😊😊
Thanks so much. Both are great cameras with awesome optics and great metering.
I just got the 7000i, 35-80 f4-5.6, and an Olympus Infinity twin, all for $35 estate sale.Thank you for the link to the 7000i guide. The 35-80 is pretty much not working, but got a 28 f2.8, and 35-70 f4, and having much fun. Cheers! BTW, I can't get enough of your channel :)
Thanks so much for stopping by my channel.
Just grabbed this with the 50 f1.7 for $60. I have a ton of md lenses i use on my xg-1 but want to experiment with something different. Had the laea4 for my a7r3 and the a mount minolta lenses are fantastic
Nice vid. I just picked up a 7xi, a gen behind this one I think, for $37 dollars with two lenses and a bunch of other stuff included. I only wanted the retro Tamrac bag it came in lol. There are so many of these on goodwillfinds for almost nothing.
I have a Minolta 7000, QTsi, and a Sony A57. So, 1985, 2000, and 2012 and the 7000 autofocuses fine, if anything it is faster and more accurate than the QTsi. If I turn my a57 to central point autofocusing (rather than all of the focus points) it seems to act pretty much like my 7000. Maybe I got a good copy or something, but it doesn't seem to have changed so much over the years. I use my 7000 as my primary camera in fact, and the fact that I can use the same lenses on my A57 is a huge plus since that is what I record video on.
found one of these online in my town with a 35-105mm, 9 rolls of film, an extra 73-300mm lens, and flash for 40 euros. Sounds like a pretty good deal, I think I'm gonna buy :)
Sounds like a great deal. I enjoy this camera a lot.
saw these Minolta Dynax online, wow they look awesome
It's a really FUN camera to use. Deal of the century too!
Would like to see someone show the limited edition pearl white Minolta 8000i or the 8700i. These are extremely nice looking Cameras. In My opinion it was the best looking Camera I have ever seen.They came with a pearl white 5200i flash. These Cameras are well worth collecting. I was fortune enough to grab a few in Mint condition. Would like to know what these Cameras cost back in 1990
The chip on the grip is a common symptom of 7000i, because Minolta responded Japanese government’s advocacy to use recycled plastic.
Good info. I’ve never heard that before
I’ve used the little brother to the original Maxxum 7000, the 5000. It used the same AF system and I thought the AF was good. Where I think the ability to lock onto a plain featureless wall comes from is the AF illuminator light next to the handgrip. That projects a pattern onto the wall for the AF system to find. Cover it with tape and see if you can still focus on a blank wall.
Now if you really want a lackluster AF system, use a Canon T80. It is so slow and needs a lot of light. But it is accurate. I have a T80 but I use it for situations where I don’t want to meter and all that like with my FTb or EOS film bodies. I use it like one would the AF35M but with the better optics.
Thanks for the feedback. If memory serves the speed light also projects a light to aid focusing like the Nikon system. Honestly I think my mood has a lot to do with which camera I use. I’ve been on a Leica kick for a while and there’s times that I can’t put down my OM2. 😀
Eric, I’m the same way with my film cameras! My mood determines the camera. If I have a limited amount of time to take the photos (such as walking on my lunch hour at work), I’ll use the T80. I just choose which program to use and point and shoot. When I want or need to use my L glass with IS, I’ll use either my EOS 620 or EOS-1n. When I just want a traditional shooting experience with only a 50mm lens, I’ll grab the FTb. When it’s maximum image quality I seek, out comes the Bronica GS-1.
Anyway Eric, great work with the channel! I love the detailed description and and explanation you give with a camera. Keep up the great work!! 🙂
@@donaldjr1969 Thanks Donald, I enjoy it immensely.
I just picked up this setup with 35-70 and 70-210 for $60
Wow, that’s a lot of capability for not a lot of money. In addition to the great glass, the metering in this camera is exceptional too. The 50mm f1.7 that I featured in the video is a great lens also if you want a lightweight prime with great bokeh just for walking around. It can be had for around $25-35
really nice video! i just got one for 40 euros... but i have a question the viewfinder its kind of dark , i will like to know that is normal?
Definitely not. My viewfinder is reasonably bright. Maybe the mirror is the cause?
I just bought one for 75 bucks, I guess its fated since I was born that year
Well designed and nice looking Camera, nice that it let the Leader out of the Canister. Sadly no Diopter Correction, so it could be difficould to use it (for me).
The diopter correction for this camera is a clip-on lens kind of like the viewfinder cover.
@@FilmPhotographyChannel Yes, but these Lenses are harder to get than the whole Camera.
I searched for “minolta eyepiece corrector 1000” and found lots of hits. I saw a picture on the product box that showed the Minolta 7000 so it should fit the 7000i but I wasn’t able to confirm that myself. As always make sure the seller has a return policy just in case. Remember also that you need the “cu” or “custom” card to set up the camera to leave the film leader out and other functions. Thanks!
Hi my 7000i only lets me use manual focus despite me depressing the AF/M button at side of the Camera! Should I be doing something else to make the AF work or is there a fault with the Camera? Thank you 🙏🏾
Has it done that with every lens you’ve tried? The lens should move and make a noise when you attach it. It will also revert to autofocus when attached even if it was in manual previously. I would clean the lens and camera contacts to eliminate that as a cause. Also give the AF/M slider a little “exercise” meaning gently rock it a few times while the camera is turned off. It might be as simple as the internal contacts on the switch are a little corroded. Good luck!
Also make sure your lens isn’t set to “macro”
I've used the 7000.
AF was okay.
My cent.
Thanks so much for commenting. I’ve never used original 7000. I kept reading that the focus wasn’t good so I chose the 7000i. Good to know that it’s not so bad.
do you have the manual for the options menu for the custom card? i cant find it anywhere on the internet to chance the functions on my 7000i
Ask you shall receive! drive.google.com/file/d/1JtHbOL5t4FcBZYaaYhKKdKmXIjdPHRsJ/view?usp=sharing
@@FilmPhotographyChannel thank you so much!
@@zouteharing007 You're quite welcome!
classic camera, they are cheap on ebay, great glass, I should try one out
You should try one out. The Maxxum 7000i is really inexpensive and I was pleasantly surprised how well it works (especially the autofocus). Also I'm still blown away by the two constant aperture zooms in the video and the "nifty fifty." I had no plan to buy three lenses for it but they were just so cheap, I mean $15-$20? Why not try them out at that price?
Modern DSLRs have a problem focussing on a blank wall course each of those AF spots, cross or linear whatever, are rather small, compared to those in early film auto focussing SLRs which did have less AF spots, but those where for the most part massive in comparison...
Good point. I also forgot to mention that when you attach a speedlight on a Nikon, the focus light (on the speedlight) projects a pattern instead of a "ball" of light, which helps the camera's focus sensors work much better.
hi, what batteries does it mount?
I use 2CR5 or 2L45. Lasts forever
@@FilmPhotographyChannel forgive me, but do you need a plastic battery holder, or can I directly put the batteries inside the door?
Hi you need the battery door in order for it to work. It’s more of a cap than a door actually.
The battery has its own holder also. One piece.
Amazes me how cheap these old semi pro cameras get
Yep, that’s a lot of camera for not a lot of money.