Minolta 7000i

i got one without a battery and i cant seem to find one.. or something about it on the internet.

Here is the manual for the camera....

Part 1

http://ca.konicaminolta.com/support/manu als/film-cameras/film_af_slr/dynax_maxxu m_7000i/Maxxum7000iManual-Part1.pdf

Part 2

http://ca.konicaminolta.com/support/manu als/film-cameras/film_af_slr/dynax_maxxu m_7000i/Maxxum7000iManual-Part2.pdf

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2009-05-19 07:51:56 by Jordan E

www.robnunnphoto.com A great old 35mm Film Camera, and remember that the AF (auto-focus) lenses on these Minoltas fit the new Sony Alpha dSLRs ...

What is the difference between these two cameras? I have a 7000i (I think aka Dynax) but almost everything online talks about the 7000.
Is that it? All others lenses etc are fully compatible?

The 7000i added:

Faster and more sensitive AF

Faster film advancement

A new flash shoe that was incompatible with older flash units

Supported the Minolta AF lens system

Introduced the "Expansion Card System" which was a precursor to today's innumerable "Scene Modes" found in most digital cameras. This was an early attempt to save the novice photographer from having to actually learn anything about f-stops and shutter speeds and EV.

2008-04-09 09:12:26 by Oog

Price: $19.95

The oroginal is 3000i gun but it seems not to work any more. When I put it on it jams the camera computer. Where can I buy a new one?.

Best to buy used, as the hotshoe was redesigned when the dynax/maxxum range was launched (it becomes an inverted deisgn rather than the conventional flat type) so even buying a third party minolta compatible flashgun will likely be the wrong shoe.

I suspect that the battery terminals inside the flashgun may have became contaminated with battery leakage or oxidation, open the battery hatch and give the terminals a rub with some emery paper until they are bright & shiny rather than dull. This will improve the connection and may even solve your problem.

2008-06-13 08:11:11 by tommac

It has several filters, 2 lenses, flash, remote cord etc and works fine etc.

People are telling me to get with the digital times and scrap it.

One person has told me that digital still does not have the same resolution as film.

Thoughts?

Very good camera. Photography is photography, whether you use film or a digital sensor. If, however, you decided to go digital, the Sony Alpha (A200, A300, A350, A700) series of DSLRs can use all the lenses from your 7000i.

I still shoot film and will never change. I just love my old Minolta cameras and lenses too much.

2008-04-17 14:40:16 by Cactus Jack

Yes. The Sony Alpha series has the same Minolta "A" mount. The AF lenses off your 7000i will work perfectly. Sony bought Minolta, so there is a vast array of Minolta lenses and accessories that work on the Sony Alphas.

I have the Sony A200 with old Minolta AF lenses off eBay (also old Sigma and Tamron "A" mount lenses).

2009-02-21 10:03:07 by rickeese