Konica Minolta Maxxum 7 / Dynax 7 35mm Film Camera

Pros: Excellent Picture Quality!
Cons: None

Back in 1985 Minolta introduced the first Auto-Focusing 35mm SLR camera the Maxxum 7000. I ended up in 1988 buying the Maxxum 9000 model, which at the time was their professional model, I still use the 9000 today and love the quality and reliability that...

Pros: Great easy to use feature set...
Cons: I wish the unit was a "tad" lighter...

First I should mention that I am not a professional photographer. I am an accountant by day and an amateur photographer on the weekend. I can only wish I was a professional photographer preferably for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue but my lack...

Pros: Wonderful AF features, great metering capability, durable design
Cons: A big investment; miss the pictograph mode dial on lower-end Minoltas

I've used several Minolta cameras, from manual focus SLRs to the autofocus Maxxum 400si. I've even used a Maxxum 9, the company's pro-level SLR, for awhile. When I heard about the Maxxum 7, however, I found this was the camera was the one I had to...

Pros: AF system; mirror lockup; great vertical grip, data, and wireless flash capabilities
Cons: Explicit mirror lock-up, between-frames data imprinting, and 100% viewfinder would be ideal

The past couple of years have been great in terms of major camera makers making significant strides updating their pro and advanced amateur AF SLR camera technology. Minolta's entry in this context, the Maxxum 7, is indeed impressive. It combines bold...

Pros: Comfortable, Professional Quality, Quiet, and Durable
Cons: Minolta's flash shoe limits the choice of flashes that can be used.

I spent almost a year searching for the perfect camera at the perfect price. I had been using a 3Xi for over 10 years and after comparing every brand and every model, I still chose another Minolta. For the price, it was an excellent deal. I really like ...

Pros: Best camera for the price !!
Cons: Not priced for everyone !!

I have owned no less than 100 cameras and have always been fond of Minoltas, especially the old 9000 and the new Maxxum 9, the 7 however combines styles in one of the most user friendly "quasi-pro" SLR ever introduced ( that of course is one...

Pros: Excellent feel, simple to use controls.
Cons: Eats batteries for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

I picked a Maxxum 7 last winter, as an extra body to go with a 600si I've owned for several years. I wanted a body that would take all the lenses that I currently owned and would be similar in operation to the 600si. For those who don't know the 600si,...

Pros: Anything you need in a professional camera.
Cons: None.

This camera is designed to bring you closer to the world of professional performance. It is an easy ...

Pros: Build quality, controls are in the right place, feels and looks like a serious camera.
Cons: Rear screen gets dirty easily. Need more G series Pro lenses priced under $1000.

I am a long-time rookie who has hopes of becoming a serious amateur. I'm using the "new" Minolta 24-105mm lens that supposedly was designed with the Maxxum 7 in mind. I've been using the full program mode almost exclusively so far....until I learn more....

Pros: Versatile, yet practical.
Cons: N/A

I love the way the body balances in my hand. This camera supercedes my expectations for a consumer camera. From the moment I picked it up I found it easy to use. The interface is similar to that of the Maxxum 650si, using wheels to control the ...

Pros: Pro featured camera at Pro-sumer price.
Cons: Modest learning curve of the tremendous features( not bad really )

This camera is a wonderful piece of technology, that employs so many features, in so many ways that are easily accessed, adjusted, viewed, etc, its amazing this is a 35mm camera, and not a digital camera, with its abilities. Incredibly fast AF, marvelous...

Pros: The last film camera I'll need to buy.
Cons: Let me see, hmmmmm, none I guess.

I really can't add much to what's been said except that this was really about the easiest camera to understand that I've ever bought.

Auto Focus is blazing fast. Love the viewfinder. Very sharp and bright. Also nice to pick and monitor which sensor is used for exposure readings.

BTW the price has dropped to $399 from B & H Video.


Buy one you'll really enjoy. Maybe add a VC-7 battery holder like I did. :o)

Bill B. (USA)

Pros: Excellent well-laid out features. Advanced multiflash capability
Cons: Extravagant use of "eye-start" pulses. Too few (and too expensive) prime lenses.

I recently purchased a Dynax 7 and on the whole am most pleased with it. However I do possess an infra-red pulse detector - part of a photo trigger beam. Using this I was most
amazed to discover that if you switch the eye-start switch off
the emitter continues to emit infra-red pulses. This can only hasten the life of the (expensive Lithium) batteries used. Incidentally my 800si also behaves in the same way. Of course if you switch the main switch off, the pulses cease - but how often have we all packed away our cameras in their holdall having forgotten to do this.

I have had this camera about 4 months now. I had been wanting it for a year. I had been using a Minolta 7000 from 1986 that had seen better days. I was concerned about changing to a new camera, since I was happy with what I was achieving with my 7000. However, not long after purchasing the 7, that concern was put to rest. This camera can be very easy or very complicated, whichever you want it to be. On automatic, you can use it as a great point and shoot camera. But, on the other settings, (and there seem to be an enormous amount)you can achieve some of the most beautiful photos you have ever taken. (I still have a lot to learn about what it can do). I am very pleased with this camera.

I have had this camera about 4 months now. I had been wanting it for a year. I had been using a Minolta 7000 from 1986 that had seen better days. I was concerned about changing to a new camera, since I was happy with what I was achieving with my 7000. However, not long after purchasing the 7, that concern was put to rest. This camera can be very easy or very complicated, whichever you want it to be. On automatic, you can use it as a great point and shoot camera. But, on the other settings, (and there seem to be an enormous amount)you can achieve some of the most beautiful photos you have ever taken. (I still have a lot to learn about what it can do). I am very pleased with this camera.