The Maxxum 5 doesn't light my fire for some reason. I had Chan Tran send me his dead Maxxum 7 to look at. Now that's a camera I could really like if it worked.
I only meant that the FE is out on a limb by itself -- can't use any Minolta lenses. Not in the family. Adopted, but can't be adapted. I'll agree it's a great camera -- but must feel lonely.
At least a Maxxum 5 would have a brother -- and several half-sisters.
The Maxxum 5 doesn't light my fire for some reason. I had Chan Tran send me his dead Maxxum 7 to look at. Now that's a camera I could really like if it worked.
he biggest problem I have right now is that my wife saw me looking at the XE-7 on the computer and asked if I was buying another camera. She clearly wasn't happy so I said, "no". Well, no matter how much I would like the XE-7 I can't lie to my wife. Rats.
If you can't remember which ones you have, maybe you have to bite the bullet and do the hardest thing of all - admit to your wife she is right!Well, yeh, those are the Minolta's I have unless I'm forgetting one.
I have a 101, 201 and X700, what does the Xe 7 bring to the table that the X700 doesn't have? .
If you can't remember which ones you have, maybe you have to bite the bullet and do the hardest thing of all - admit to your wife she is right!
The Maxxum 7 was the best Maxxum I had when it was working. The other is the Maxxum 9 (not the xi I gave you) but I don't have it. Perhaps you can sweet talk either Andreas Thaler or kl12202 to fix it for you.
If you haven't yet, check out Rokkorfiles. The X-700, unlike the earlier XD11 (also XE-7), does not show the selected shutter speed in manual mode, only the recommended speed.
My X-570 shows both the aperture and shutter speeds in the viewfinder in manual mode.
I have the 7XI, 9XI, 800si, 5. 7 and 9. The 7XI and 9Xi are easy to use, only drawback is having to use the function cards for advanced features like auto bracketing. The 9 is a solid camera, heavy, great features, but here in the low desert the viewfinder readout is hard to see in bright daylight. My goto body is the 800si with battery grip, not as many features as the 9, and menu driven, takes more time to set up. Viewfinder readout is much better, and it is lighter than the 9. Right now I have some of the Artista Pan 100 in the 9XI which I am shooting in manual mode. The 5 and 7 will work my few SSM lens, not sure why but I've not taken a shine to the 7. The A9000 is a one of a kind, the only Pro Level AF body with manual advance or choise of motor drive or auto winder. Fussy camera to use, but the Spot and highlight spot meter exposure modes work really well.
Does it show 2 shutter speed? The recommended shutter speed and the set shutter speed?
Does it show 2 shutter speed? The recommended shutter speed and the set shutter speed?
I have the 800si. I never used it. I have to get a battery to see how it works.
Which X models were made in China?
My X-570 shows both the aperture and shutter speeds in the viewfinder in manual mode.
I wouldn't mind one of those, although I know I don't need it.
What would the XE-7 offer that the others don't?
you can get some cool accessories like the IR remote . . .
I'll add that the X-700 did not include shutter-priority automatic-exposure control, like the earlier XD cameras. All it has is MAP, not MAPS. Why Minolta did not include it will always be a mystery, especially since the camera includes the MD lug -- but some people like S.
Me? I'm not a big fan.
Like I said, some people like shutter-priority, and I'll add that Minolta included S-mode on their earlier and later film SLRs. Their decision to drop it from the X-700 makes no sense.
The IR remote is a nice gadget -- you can control up to THREE cameras with ONE trigger -- but it works on ANY Minolta XG camera, as well as the later Minolta X-xxx cameras (X-700, X-570, X-370, X-9, X-7A...........................) That's nothing special about the X-700.
And the Motor Drive I works on lots of other cameras are well -- X-GM, X-9, X-7A, Safari DF-300, and several more. Again, nothing special about the X-700.
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