Maxxum 7000

by Minolta

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 5.3 x 3.6 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• ASIN: B000EHMG8I
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,968 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

The Maxxum 7000 is a great autofocus camera for both the beginner and intermediate photographer. In "Program" mode, it is as simple to use as a "point and shoot" camera, yet has the flexibility of Maxxum's interchangeable lens system. To expand your creative control, you can select "Aperture-priority" mode (to control background blur), "Shutter-priority" mode (action pictures) or go completely manual and control both functions. The camera beeps if you are at risk of taking a blurry picture (due to a slow shutter speed) and also to let you know you are in focus. As well, the unit gives visual cues if exposure or focus are out of range. It's pretty hard to take a bad picture with this camera! I

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great camera, May 9, 2011

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EPA316 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maxxum 7000 (Electronics)

I drooled over this camera in the magazine ads in the 1980's, and drove the people at the camera store nuts asking to see one over and over, and finally got my own in 1989. I got the same setup advertised in the magazines: the camera body with the 35-70 AF zoom and the 2800 flash. I don't think I put it down for about 2 weeks. The autofocus was fast (at the time,) and the exposures were always good. I loved how it set the aperture AND shutter speed for you, and it had a motor drive, and that there were many accessories available. I expanded my lens collection and a few other items as well. Later on, however, once the wonder wore off, I missed some of the manual control of the X-370 and X-700 cameras, and I realized that the autofocus speed was rapidly being left in the dust.
Still, this is a very important camera, since when it came out in 1985 it was the world's first complete autofocus camera system with the AF motors in the camera, not in the lens as an add-on to a regular non-AF camera. For a buyer today, it would be a good backup camera if anyone is still using film out there. Honestly though, I suspect it will appeal more to collectors and people wanting to recapture a cool camera they had in the 80's for nostalgia.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars best auto slr i've used yet, August 28, 2009

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D. Mazzei (scranton, pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maxxum 7000 (Electronics)

back in the 1980s i had this camera. sold it and used many others since then. i've acquired the maxxum 7000 again and wouldn't trade it for anything this time around. in my opinion and sure there are others out there, this one is best in my book. way to go minolta!

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Camera, December 20, 2011

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XKHALL - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maxxum 7000 (Electronics)

This camera is in great shape. Received everything mentioned in description with a added bonus, well worth what I paid for it. I currently use a Minolta Maxxum 7000 looking forward to exploring the different options of this camera.