Minolta Maxxum 7

I love my Maxxum 75, and every time I use it I wonder why I don't use it more. it has a button called AF/MF. It allows you to switch from manual focus to auto by just pushing a convenient button on the back with your thumb. I feels great. it has everything you'd want in a camera. it's a film camera that cost lots of money to process film if you love to shoot a lot.

I have most of them, my favourite is the 3xi its fast and simple to use. The pics are great! A far cry better than cannon eos models in my opinion.

A Minolta goes with me on every shoot, I know ill get good results-every time - there like that timex watch they take a lickin and keep on tickin!

An ardent fan of Minolta, I was overjoyed to see the specs of this Minolta Maxxum 7 camera, ever since it was launched...ultimately bought it diching my old mate Dynax 500si. The body construction, apart from the features, is a vast improvement, and the grip is definitely solid, especialy after trying out Dynax 5 at the shop. This is great tool for creative photography, and has opened a vast spectrum of choices with all the advanced features. Autofocus must be faster, as my old lenses started working faster. This camera is my dream come true, and I whole heartedly recommemd it over any Nikon or Canon.

Because of its advanced features, excellent performance and relatively low price the Maxxum 7 is by far the best camera for your money, and possibly one of the greatest cameras ever produced.

Overall I'm very happy with this camera. I'm an amateur photographer and am constantly trying to improve my pics. The ability to go back and see what your camera was set on eg. F-stop, shutter speed, focal distance, time and date, and exposure, It lets you see what works and what doesn't and is great when you get your photos back from the developer. Aperture and shutter speeds are easily set on the move and can easily be seen in the rear viewing screen or through the viewfinder. One great feature is the ability to rewind your film regardless of where it is and leave the film leader out. Awesome if you only want to carry one camera and perhaps carry different types of film such as Black and White or different speeds as light dissipates. The eyestart function is nice but will eat your battery very quickly. It has a tendency to hunt and focus especially if you have it hanging in front of you on the neckstrap. Your clothing and arm movements will inadvertently trigger it possibly moving your focal point a lot closer...slowing you up if you want to get a quick shot at a distance. To use one of the many functions that can tell you your depth of field you must use a Minolta "D" lens. These are a little more expensive than perhaps a generic brand that will fit the Maxxum 7, but otherwise, other brands of lenses I have tried seem to work just as well. It may seem like I am nitpicking, but I am not. This will be my last Film SLR as I am leaning slowly towards Digital. I am constantly amazed with the quality of my pictures using this camera. It is well built, evenly balanced especially with a telephoto lens (200-300mm)and reasonably easy to use right out of the box. I was taking photos in 10 minutes after quickly reading the basic operation section in the instruction manual. The high speed shutter is extremely fast (4 fps) with no lag, even if you pound off 36 exposures at one time. Lot of fun, but eats up your film supply rather fast. So far I have shot about 40 rolls of film through my camera at all times of the day or night with extreme differences of lens (28-80 to 650-1300) I have used ISO 200 and 400 in both color and black and white. I would recommend this camera to anyone who likes to experiment with his/her shots and practice at becoming a better photographer. It has a lot of features that would keep a pro happy and it will keep the amateur trying different functions without scaring them. This camera has helped me get better pics, and I have tried lots of tricks that I otherwise may not have been able to use with another model

I found that the Maxxum 7 35mm SLR camera gave me the most bang for my buck compared to other leading brands. I love this camera and would recommend it to anyone.