Minolta Maxxum 800si 35mm SLR Camera (Body Only)

by Minolta

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 6 x 2.8 x 4.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004TLNF
• Batteries: 1 CR5 batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,370 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Minolta Maxxum 800si features a series of high-quality functions that make this camera customizable, for flexibility and creative control. It includes a powerful, built-in zoom flash with rear-flash synch. The high- performance autofocus system with four AF sensors maintains a precise focus on the main subject even in low light or when the subject is moving fast or erratically. Minolta developed and includes the Creative Expansion Card system for this camera. This technology enables exposure bracketing, flash bracketing, multiple exposure, photographic data memory, subject program selection, plus 16 customized settings that allow you to personalize the camera settings to your own preferences.

The 14-segment metering system uses autofocus information to determine the subject's location, and constructs an appropriate metering pattern around it to detect any change in lighting or movement. The Maxxum 800si offers several exposure modes, including portrait, landscape, close-up, sports/action, and night portrait. This camera is compatible with all Minolta autofocus and Maxxum lenses.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent SLR!, December 4, 2000

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Nerhtoc (Taylorsville, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Minolta Maxxum 800si 35mm SLR Camera (Body Only) (Electronics)

I am an advanced amateur. I have been shooting with this camera for about 9 months. I also own the Minolta XTsi. The 800si greatly out-performs the XTsi. The features are too numerous to count, and no one could ever learn them all. This camera is probably a bit advanced and pretty overwhelming for a beginner. I added a Minolta VC-700 to my 800si. Its the vertical control grip. Lets you use 4 AA batteries instead of the costly 2CR5. The VC-700 also makes the camera's width and height almost the same while adding an extra shutter release thats in the upper right hand corner when you are shooting vertically. I recently added the 5400HS flash as well. All I can say is AMAZING. Many pros use Nikon, but I think Minolta is just as good if not better. This is a great camera at a great price, but a word of advice--shop around, camera equipment prices vary greatly.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Camera, July 6, 2000

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S. Li "Lan(3) Ren(2)" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Minolta Maxxum 800si 35mm SLR Camera (Body Only) (Electronics)

I am a beginner and this is my first SLR camera. I figure I will use it for a long time to come, so I paid a little more to get this top of the liner. I have enjoyed it tremendously so far, it is a different world from the point & shoot. There are just too many features on this camera for me to learn them all at once. It's kinda fun that way 'cause I am pleasantly surprised from time to time. I bought a 28-300 lens because I am lazy and don't want to swap lenses all the time. The whole package costs me around $1,000. It's worth it. By the way, the battery lasts forever. The maxxum 9 is out of my price range, it looks very similar to this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the mind of Minolta!, April 20, 2004

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James R. Mckinley (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Minolta Maxxum 800si 35mm SLR Camera (Body Only) (Electronics)

How can you go wrong with this serious body from MINOLTA. It's got it all except mirror lock. For those who have a problem with the manual focus get a new presciption for your eyes or adjust the diopter dial by the view finder. This camera is now my work horse for all sorts of photography. Coupled with the 5400HS and a vertical grip it can be powerful and lethal piece of photographic equipment. I have always gotten razor sharp images without the autofocus being a problem at all. It also has the most powerful pop-up flash than any other camera of equivalent caliber. And for those of you who feel that the semi-pro bodies should not have a pop up flash, well its to trigger other flash in the wireless mode- Does your camera do this?. This camera has a lot of features that other cameras can't or have failed to deliver. This is the best bang for your bucks. Good luck in creating your images.

The Camera fits my hand well, especially using the optional verticle control grip, and is very nice to hold and carry, besides the fact that she is a beauty.

The camera is also a workhorse, and battery life is good.