If you've already got a pinhole in the lens cap , your already good to go .
Lenses can wait !
Maxxum lens suggestions needed.
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If you've already got a pinhole in the lens cap , your already good to go .
Lenses can wait !
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I haven't used telephoto lenses very much, but I have noticed that zooming all the way out has required shooting the lens wide open and at a very low shutter speed even with 400 ASA film. When zoomed out, camera shake becomes a big problem for me so a slow shutter speed is poison. All I can think is that a tripod is really needed for telephoto lenses unless there is some VR involved. I'm not aware that the Maxxum 9xi has any of that VR tech.
Fast fixed focal length telephoto better than zoom.
Back in my film days I started out with zoom lenses and then eventually ended up with fixed focal length lenses because of their wider apertures.
Back in my film days I started out with zoom lenses and then eventually ended up with fixed focal length lenses because of their wider apertures.
Only a handful of third party lenses were made for A mount cameras that had image stabilisation , and they are only compatible with cameras that support SSM lenses , so the Dynax 7 onwards.
So tripod or fast lens with fast film when the light levels are low .
If the camera has image stabilization (Steady Shot) built-in, you don't need a lens that has it built-in. If fact, if you have it ON in the camera and the lens, you can run into trouble.
That's true for Konica Minolta and Sony DSLRs but not for Konica Minolta film cameras.
I'm not aware of any Minolta film cameras that have Steady Shot built in .
We are on a film forum discussing film cameras after all !
I mostly shoot Minolta AF or MF , but I got a few Canon SLR's and the stabilised "L" lenses specifically for when I know I'll want to shoot handheld with zooms and the light will be dropping .
Other times it'll be a fast lens and a camera loaded with fast film .
but it's nice to have options .
One of the reason I have buyer's remorse over building out my Minolta system is because I cannot use my newer full frame Sony lens on my pro level camera bodies, the 9000, 800, 9XI or 9, only on my 7 and 5. With Canon, any full (there might be an exception) full frame EOS lens will work on all EOS film camera including VR lens.
I don't think the OP is building out a Minolta system. He has other brands of camera and I think this 9xi is his first Maxxum.
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That is problem. Not so much for me since my goals are far less robust, but it's good to know. I'm not sure what newer full frame Sony lens would be calling my name, but I'm listening.
I have a Sony Zeiss 24 to 70 3.5 to 4,5, and a 70 to 200 2.8G, the 70 to 200 was made by Konica Minolta and is an update of their G version. Not sure who made the Zeiss, might be Cosina, both in A mount. The one concern for the A mount G lens is that they are expensive and are not weather sealed, the newer G in E mount are now weather sealed. I've used both on my Minolta 7, work just fine. A few 9 were factory modified for SSM lens, my example was not. If you buy any Minolta or Konica Minolta G lens make sure they are not SSM but standard gear driven.
I always regretted not getting my Dynax 9 upgraded for SSM & ADI when it was available at Runtime in Bremen .
When the opportunity came up last year to pick one up I jumped at it .
It's the most I've paid for a film camera , but I'm happy I did .
That's how it starts out .
Thin end of the wedge .
Next it'll be "just one more lens " , then it'll be " just another body" then....then....
I've got the Sony Carl Zeiss 24-70mm f.2.8 ZA SSM and the Sony 70-400mm f/4-5.6 G SSM II and I'm on the lookout for a Carl Zeiss 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA SSM , version 1 or 2 .
I've also got the Minolta 17-35mm f/3.5 G and Minolta 28-70mm f/2.8 G , both of which will work great on the Dynax 9 , and be much cheaper than the Sony Zeiss offerings .
A cheap tele zoom would be the Minolta 70-210mm f/4 ( AKA the Beercan ) , the Minolta 100-300mm APO or APO D , or the more expensive Minolta 80-200mm f/2.8 , either version .
Any of the big white lenses ( G's ) work grate too . I've the 200mm f/2.8 APO , 300mm f/4 & f/2.8 APO G's and the 400mm f/4.5 that are also excellent lenses if you want a bit of reach .
If portraits are your thing , consider the 85mm f/4 ( any) the 135mm STF ( Sony or Minolta ) or the cheap but very good 135mm f/2.8 .
Lot's to go at , check the link I gave you earlier for the Dyxum lens pages and reviews .
There's a lot to go at , I stick with almost entirely Minolta lenses with just a few of the Sony's .
I don't bother with super zooms as I've tried them before and was disappointed both on film and digital.
The two 24-200mm and 28-200mm were all very poor at the wide and tele ends and disappointing in the mid range !
YMMV , but I felt they weren't even worth wasting a roll of film on to test .....
I agree with the 85, on my list, I have the Minolta 135 2.8, really nice lens, it's the only 135 that I have used that I really like. The 100 macro is also a good user, it has focus limiter, strange as it seems the 100 to 200 F4 is sharp, as sharp as my Sony 70 to 200, just a stop slower.
The price of A mount gear has plummeted in the last few years since Sony pulled the plug on it to just do E mount . It's a good time to buy , that's why I've been picking up lenses that I'd always had an eye on but either couldn't afford or justify buying .
Funnily enough though , some of the film bodies prices have increased quite a bit from a few years back.
Funnily enough though , some of the film bodies prices have increased quite a bit from a few years back.
Since a-mount lenses have been made -- by LOTS of lens makers -- since 1985, there won't be any shortage. Sure, there are some odd-ball exceptions, but lenses that originally cost HUNDREDS can be found for next to nothing.
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The battery arrived today and the camera works! I didn't test out every feature but the lens focuses when I put my eye to the viewfinder and the shutter makes a nice sound when released. I have to study the manual now and get ready to shoot with this beauty.
It will take some time to learn how to set your camera up. I generally use my in P mode, matrix metering.
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Ok. Thank you. I have the Custom Function card, too, but not sure I need it, yet.
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