Other characteristics and specifications of the Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D are fairly typical for a camera of its class, with all the features you'd expect in a basic digital SLR, but wrapped in a uniquely "Minolta" package.
The plethora of external buttons and knobs may appear intimidating to some users at first approach, but a very modest amount of time spent learning the camera's interface will leave you appreciating the speed and fluidity that all the external buttons bring to the Maxxum 7D's operation. Reader Comments! Intro and Highlights 2. Design 4. Viewfinder 5. Optics 6. Video, Power, Software EZ Print Link Readers have requested free-formatted versions of my reviews without the graphical accouterments of our page design , to make printing easier.
The Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D is arguably one of the most eagerly-awaited digital cameras announced in the last year or so. Minolta was one of the leading manufacturers of film-based SLRs back in the heyday of that format, in the early- and middles. M me and I will email it to you.
What lens are you using? I've just bought a chip off James Lao to rechip a Minolta 2x teleconverter. Neil thank you so much for your information.
I just got a Rokinon 8mm lens with Sony Alpha mount. Its a manual focus lens. It works fine on my SLT A But on the A I can't find those options. Will investigate further. Thanks again. The only way around this was to fit a chip. Thanks again Richard.
F Forum M My threads. Latest sample galleries. Canon EOS R3 sample gallery. Nikon Z9 production sample gallery. See more galleries ». Latest in-depth reviews. Read more reviews ». Latest buying guides. Best cameras for landscape photography in Best drones in Best video cameras for photographers in Best cameras for Instagram in Check out more buying guides ». Leica M Nikon Nikkor Z mm F2. Aperture Priority In this mode you select the aperture and the camera will calculate the shutter speed for the exposure depending on metered value; metering mode, ISO.
Aperture is displayed on the viewfinder status bar and the LCD monitor if recording display is enabled , turn either control dial to select different apertures. Shutter Priority In this mode you select the shutter speed and the camera will calculate the correct aperture for the exposure depending on metered value; metering mode, ISO.
Shutter speed is displayed on the viewfinder status bar and the LCD monitor if recording display is enabled , turn either control dial to select different shutter speeds.
Full Manual Exposure In this mode you select the aperture and the shutter speed f and additionally Bulb shutter. Turn the front control dial to select shutter speed, rear control dial to select aperture.
Preset white balance Select one of the preset white balances. Press the WB button then use the front control dial to select the preset, the rear control dial to adjust white balance fine tuning for the preset. The selected preset is also repeated on the viewfinder status line. Custom white balance Select a custom white balance from one of the three custom white balance memory banks. Color temperature Kelvin Select a custom color temperature white balance on the Kelvin scale.
Press the WB button and rotate the front control dial to adjust in K steps, rotate the rear control dial to adjust in K steps. Auto Exposure Lock When you press the AEL button the camera takes a meter reading and locks it, the exposure will be locked as long as you hold the AEL button even over multiple shots. In Program or Aperture Priority exposure modes with the flash up the AEL button will activate slow sync flash with a locked exposure.
The action of the AEL button can be changed in section 1 or the custom menu. I wonder, if it has the infamous First Frame Black sydrome? This is my first CCD camera. I already have the Dynax 7 and 7xi film cameras.
I guess, now with three Minoltas I can regard myself a Minoltian, too. My very first DSLR, and probably ergonomically still my preferred. A shame this camera line was not so enticing for me after Sony took over KM's imaging division. Throwing in my 2 cents. Even after all these years, I still have and use mine. I have a few old Minolta lens from film days, along with a 60mm and 90mm macro lens. I still think the 7D is a fun camera to use.
I like that all the dials give quick access to all settings. I entered into a competition in , and the minimum requirement was 8M, so the 7D would have qualified. Nevertheless, I am just thinking of buying one, a decent copy, today in Every two years, all eyes in the photography world are focused on Cologne, Germany for the biennial Photokina tradeshow. DPReview has been attending the show since Join us as we look back.
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