Pros: Tough, can take a beating, great features Cons: Older system, difficult to find parts, accessories
I know this is misplaced under the Maxxum 9 heading. Kindly overlook this error while Epinions creates additional categories for older camera equipment.
Do you remember when autofocus was first introduced on a single lens reflex camera...
Pros: It is simply an outstanding camera full of features. Cons: manual focusing not user friendly
I'm aware of a 9xi that has:
a.) Trudged through rivers on landscape shoots (admittedly it doesn't like water, but when it dried out it worked just fine).
b.) Shoot over 100 children in Halloween costumes in under 4 hours, resulting in over 500...
Pros: Reasonable price for what it is. APO lenses! Cons: Not a Leica. And no rental lenses, at least not in Boston.
Although I do not own this product, I plan on upgrading soon. I own a Maxxum 9xi, and an 8000i (In fact, I own a 7000, also, but I don't shoot with it.).
The 9 redefines "Pro," as an affordable (Well under $2K), high performance...
Pros: Usablilty, quality of construction Cons: None. Well, it's expensive!
I am a long time user of Maxxum cameras, from the first generation to the latest. Minolta has taken everything they have learned over the past 15 years of building these things, and distilled the best of all their models right here.
Optical and Mechanical System by ysline99 ,Sep 06 '07
Pros: I has used Samsung-Minolta Dynax 7000i from 1992 imported from Japan...Now I use... Cons: Advanced Technology ,reasonable price, and stronger body with lenses are needed...
Film SLR Camera and Digital SLR Camera have the same optical and mechanical system...Film has an advantage including price and advancement in the position of equal function...Digital has serious disadvantage including price, but digital has also an advanced technology...digital has a technical interests...Diverse function is a merit of digital...Film has also diversity...Since a few years ago, film has advanced in the point of low price and multi-functions...About technical advancement, film has gone forward in the proportion to digital...So low and high prices are around Film SLR Camera...About details, photographers knows well...In the future, digital replaces film...But, at that time, if not low price and advanced function of digital, film exists...Although digital items is widespread, analog items exist...So, digital and film camera coexists...
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