One thing to note: later Sony and Minolta AF SSM/SAM lenses will NOT work with this camera. The camera mount is missing the contacts to drive them. The only Minolta AF film bodies which support SSM lenses are the Maxxum / Dynax / Alpha 5 and 7. Even the Maxxum 9 does not support SSM, unless it has been modified to do so. So, if you intend on buying a 7000 and use your lenses with it, make sure they're the old-style screw-driven autofocus types. That's easy to check: unmount the lens and rotate the focus ring: you'll see a screw rotating on the mounting flange of the less while you do so. No screw ou screw does not rotate? Then you have a SSM or a SAM lense which won't work with the 7000.
Thank you for this. Few people are aware that it was Minolta's magnificent optics helped keep Leica's reflex system in the race, not to mention even the Leica R3 body, which was based on a Minolta. Minolta deserved a better run than they had. It's a cruel world.
Forgot that I had one of these in a drawer that didnt get tested due to a lack of batteries. Swapped a magnicon 28-70 lens over from a 5000i and dug up some fresh batteries. Looks like I will be loading a test roll this weekend. Thanks for the great video!
@@AzrielKnight It's definitely an interesting camera from a handling perspective and has more features than my Nikon F-401. We will see what I get when I finish the roll and send it off to be processed.
@@AzrielKnight Got my first roll back before Christmas, really enjoyed the results. I've replaced the 3rd party zoom with a Minolta 35-70 F4 and started a new roll of Fuji Superia 400 today.
awesome!! I have an OG japanese X-700 and I LOVE it!! It seriously outdoes my modern DSLRs. There's just something about 35mm film that just has a soul that digital stuff never does.
Just got this camera yesterday with a bunch cokin camera filters 2 flashes and a bunch of filters. And it's also cool it came out in the 1980's. The video was very informative.
I got the interlocking X version a few months back for 10$ at an estate sale and finally got around to fixing some corroded wires, the plastic is still fucked up but I'm glad to have a functioning version lol
Absolutely brilliant loved this presentation the 7000 was my first serious camera back in the day inherited from my dad who’d upgraded to the 7000i I loved the 7000 eventually traded it in to buy the incredible dynax 9 which I still have and use its such a well made camera. Top top video Azriel thanks for the trip back in time. These days im a bit of a loony collecting old cameras and trying them out I’ll deffo add the 7000 to my shopping list
@@AzrielKnight welcome mate I’ve used the dynax 9 and an x300 on my wee channel out of the two I absolutely know for a fact the 9 will get the shots but the x300 was more fun to shoot 🥴📷❤️
This video is lowkey so helpful!! I found the minolta at work and they told me i could keep it but i had no idea how to work with it as i do not have experience with camera's.. but this really helped
Welcome back! I have a Maxxum 9, what a camera, it has everything. I had a 7000 but gave it away. Review of a Nikon FM2 or F2 would be cool. If you want to be blown away, pick up a Maxxum 9 (not cheap), the continuous AF is incredibly accurate, might be the best AF SLR ever made.
Today is my birthday and i just remembered that we had a camera which always, and i mean always was used...even when I would go to the bathroom😂😂. I found it. It is a Minolta 7000
Really great to see this. I still have a crossed X Maxxum 7000 sitting on my shelf. The seals are done on it but I keep it around as a trophy of sorts. Back in the early 90’s I used to work at a Ritz Camera shop and there were still a few of these 7000’s in stock before the 7000i’s pushed them out. The biggest gripe I got from customers on the i series were their reliance on the 2cr5 lithium battery. $15 batter that only got you about 100 or so rolls of film. You had all 3 options on the 7000. AAA, AA or lithium. BTW, the beercan 70-210 AF is an amazing clunker of a lens. Optically amazing.
I thought he had quit YT with a vengeance. This is an uncommonly nice review video. Very interesting even though I don't give a hoot about the Maxxum. I look forward to Arzriel's return.
I did. Now I'm eating my words. After a few months off I realized I was just burnt out and needed to step away. I also noticed it's a not so unique situation as other YTers I've been subbed to have taken even longer breaks.
Proud owner of 2 of these cameras. Got me in to film photography. The 70-210 F4 is my go to lens to shoot with. The part that frustrates me is the way the rubber chips off from old age from the grip. Other then that I would recommend this camera to anyone to get in to film shooting.
Welcome back. Please review the bigger brother 9000 next. It has so many features way ahead of its time, especially with the Program Back Super 90 attached.
you're 30 days of knight have re-ignited the fire for analog again for me, appreciate all the time you put into that, where i am only able to do a fraction of what you did. Anyway it inspired me to revert mostly back from digital and dig out all the analog gear i've been carying along with me over the years.
An important note to anyone looking to buy these cameras: I've bought six of these at auction and only ONE of them did not have LCD bleed. Before you buy this camera, make sure you get a picture of the top LCD so you can verify it hasn't started to bleed at all. Also, it's very common for the plastic over the grip to crack. Make sure you take a look at that as well.
I got the little brother of this guy. The 8000i and I'm having a lot of fun with it, even if it is cheating with it being almost all automatic. Just found your channel so this video made me happy, looking forward to watching more!
Bought it the day it was available. It’s still the most ergonomically designed camera ever. Just perfect in every way. Well, I ended up not using the AF much because it wasn’t great, but the pics were amazing. I just resurrected it and shot some film with it!
My dad is lending me this camera as i just started a photography class, it's cool to know all the little details about it. Now I just gotta wait for the teacher to begin actually teaching us instead of lecturing about classroom safety :T I don't wanna wait, i'm excited to learn ;-;
@@AzrielKnight its a high school class, and i know mothing about photography yet lol so i dont really know what to expect. Figured it seemed fun. Wish i took it freshman year instead of senior haha
@@AzrielKnight oh goodie theres hope for me yet! Now i jjst need to get this thing working properly! My teacher says it either needs new batteries or a repair shop and it needs to be cleaned :T I dont know what it is but i have the sudden urge to go and take pictures of everything and i just really wanna get started XD my group doesnt do anything til monday ;-;
Depends what is wrong with it but it takes double or triple a's so that would be an easy thing to narrow down. You could also hit up garage sales this weekend. I say get started anyway. Get out there, get confused and have a bunch of questions ready for Monday. Good luck!
So great that you are back !!! I like the way you create your videos !! One part is old advertisments and kind of old style the other part is a clinic look in your review with white gloves. This combined with facts, sample pictures pros and cons .... in one sentence ... georgeous !! :-))
I’m really glad you’re back. I really like these types of episodes. I got my 7000AF for 4000 LEK (35$) with a Soligor 80 -200; flash and bag. I’d add as a con that some of the AF Lenses are rather noisy. The camera actually fits really well into my hands. I took mine on a trip to Budapest and shot some long exposures on Auto. They actually turned out really nice. As a tip to anyone the selftimer is really handy if you’re shooting at night. Keep up the great work! Greetings from Albania.
Azriel Knight The first generation Minolta autofocus SLRs (7000, 5000, and 9000) were never called Dynax; in the US they're called Maxxum, in Japan Alpha, and the rest of the world just plain 7000 etc. A great feature of the 7000 is that the back-up battery for remembering frame number can be easily changed: with the battery clip removed there is a bright metal cover held by six screws. Remove that and the lithium battery can then be easily changed. Some of the plastics panels are prone to sweating a white substance, and can turn very brittle; my own example has the grip portion cracked into little shards.
Re the recessed buttons on the left top: you don't have to worry about accidentally changing models. I have done this with other cameras that have easily changeable nobs to change modes.
Thought about buying one today as I have a 5000 AF so not sure if this is much more of an upgrade. I have an Elan 7e that may get some good glass today
Wonderful video. Like with the rest of the series, I love the footage you dig up. I now have one of these bad boys arriving next week, they look fascinating. Love your work!
Great fun review, but you left out a major con... I purchased one new (non-Exxon xx's) in 1987. Loved it and used it extensively for many years. In 2001, my mother and I went on a return trip to London for her to see it again after 30 years. When I returned with about 5 rolls of film and got them developed, almost all images were dark - almost black. I walked into a repair center, pulled out the camera, and without saying a word, the tech said "it's shooting dark, right?" He said the it was very common with 7000s at that age and it would cost much more that it is worth (or to buy a new camera) to fix, so I moved on to a Maxxum 5 until purchasing the Sony A100 digital the year it came out (then an A57, A77, and now A7rII). So, buyer beware, be sure you test it with film and get them developed! I have one for sale if anyone is interested ;)
usually, when I list my pros and cons, that's with a working model. BUT, I have been considering adding a "common issues to look out for" section. Will definitely consider this next time!
I would like to see your take on my very first SLR, the Nikon N55 (I know it’s from the 2000s but you know, nostalgia) or something from the Canonet rangefinder cameras. Glad to see you’re back looking fresh!
I never really took to the boxy and very plastic cameras at this point, I did like the Minolta X-9 which was also plastic (fully manual camera, no AF) but at least that had the traditional wheel for shutter speed and manual control over the aperture by the traditional ring on the SR mount lenses. One small note; while the AF cameras 7000 and 9000, with the little sibling 5000 coming in a little later, was launched as the Maxxum cameras and Alpha in Japan (that's what Sony still uses), the Dynax naming in Europe and the rest of the world came in first with the 7000i series of cameras. But it did revolutionise the photography business.
Would you ever do entire videos on a brand or era? I'd love to hear all about Pentax and where they came from and where they are now. Love your videos glad they're back!
Thanks for the idea Chris. I've done a couple vids on formats. The APS system and Disc film. I think if I tried to cover a companies entire history I'd bite off more than I can chew :)
Cool video! 30 years ago, I was borrowing a buddy’s Maxxum 5000. Nice camera and served me well until I bought an EOS 620 in April 1990. I think that article mentioning that the Canon T80 had 25% slower AF is a bit optimistic. It’s probably closer to 50% slower with the 35-70 or 75-200. The 50 with its wider aperture seems to speed things up and works decently. I recently got a T80 with the 50 and the 35-70 for a street camera. Yes the AF is ok at best, but it takes sharp contrasty images. For quick hassle free urban/street photography, it’s perfect for me. I suspect that the focus motor probably has too much mass to be a fast focusing mechanism. Coupled with a phase detection system that was not very sensitive, it was bound to fail. But.theT80 would be a great alternative to a T50 with manual focus lenses.
Nice to see you back on track! Since you have given so much attention to Canons, how about Nikons? Plenty of interesting devices, like F-501/N2020, F90/N90, F-801/N8008... or even EM, it was featured in Rocky III after all! Also the ill-fated venture into autofocus world by Olympus would make a great video?
Truth to be told, I'm a long-term Canon user. I bought my first Nikon (EM) just a over a year ago. Now I have acquired a plenty of Nikons, but I'm still quite green with them. Still learning!
I pretty much agree. I have found as much Nikons as Canons from flea markets, but they're almost always autofocus stuff. I stumble upon Canon AE-1s quite often, but I can't remember if I have actually ever found anything by Nikon from the same era. If someone is willing to sell their Nikons from the 70s, they always have bigger numbers on their price tags than their Canon counterparts.
Thanks for the suggestion Jason. It's all about what I find, and I haven't seen a lot of those. Is there a specific model that got a lot of pop culture attention?
Good to see you back mate.A well timed video too, I've been using my 7000 AF this week for the first time in ages. Been using it as a handheld pinhole camera with a body cap pinhole. Might need to dust off the 5000 as well now.
As much as I love using this camera I can't help but regret not taking my Nikon FM to college with me instead. I got mine at a Goodwill so this may be were the problem surfaced due to it's previous owner. It works fine and every button works, however once it got some film and began to do some practice shots it would barely work as intended. I got a 100-200mm lens for it. It fails to focus anything I'm trying to take a picture of, and it gets annoying fast. It's almost like your fighting the camera from taking pictures while my Nikon FM despite being a bit clunky with the motor drive, worked very well in the night, is very user friendly and easy to use. I didn't expect it to be a chore to use this camera nor did I want it to. Minolta arguably got me into vintage photography, and it would suck to see this beautifull camera go to waste. It could be that I I'm using a poor lens not intended for what I'm using it for. Or even the camera mirror needs to be cleaned. But I'm taking any recommendations to get this situation fixed. I want to be able to use the autofocus mode so badly.
Old cameras can be fussy. But you can buy them in places that offer their own warranty system. I'd look for those. Maybe sell your faulty cameras to fun the new one?
I bought one of these today with 2 lenses, flash, leather camera case and camera bag for £10, seems to work so I’ll be buying a film shortly. It is missing the rubber eyepiece which I need to try and buy
stay classic! my fav film shooter\youtuber is back! Nice! Great review Azriel. Most of the film cameras i own are minoltas, but I like more the manual focus bodies. I'm more into Canon EOS film cameras for AF. However, the 7000 is very popular and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it or use it myself. Again, I'm glad to see you back in action!
One thing to note: later Sony and Minolta AF SSM/SAM lenses will NOT work with this camera. The camera mount is missing the contacts to drive them. The only Minolta AF film bodies which support SSM lenses are the Maxxum / Dynax / Alpha 5 and 7. Even the Maxxum 9 does not support SSM, unless it has been modified to do so. So, if you intend on buying a 7000 and use your lenses with it, make sure they're the old-style screw-driven autofocus types. That's easy to check: unmount the lens and rotate the focus ring: you'll see a screw rotating on the mounting flange of the less while you do so. No screw ou screw does not rotate? Then you have a SSM or a SAM lense which won't work with the 7000.
Thanks, someone else mentioned that too. I'll put something in the show description
Thank you! I'm a Sony A user always wondering about this
i dont care if its 2021. i want one.
“only from the mind of minolta”
my goodness.. i havent heard that in nearly 40 years. awesome.
I think the price is still reasonable. I may have one for sale myself soon. You can find me on eBay.
Thank you for this.
Few people are aware that it was Minolta's magnificent optics helped keep Leica's reflex system in the race, not to mention even the Leica R3 body, which was based on a Minolta.
Minolta deserved a better run than they had. It's a cruel world.
Thanks for the comment Kevin!
Happy to see you return Azriel, UA-cam sucked without you
LOL, thanks.
He's baaaack :D
thanks for putting this video together, i just picked up 2 Maxxum 7000's and i really enjoy the camera and design. thank for all the retro info!
One of my favorite cameras.
Got it unintentionally, thought Id hate it.
Gone on to love it and buy a bunch incase of breaking.
Forgot that I had one of these in a drawer that didnt get tested due to a lack of batteries. Swapped a magnicon 28-70 lens over from a 5000i and dug up some fresh batteries. Looks like I will be loading a test roll this weekend. Thanks for the great video!
Thanks Andrew! Feel free to let me know how it goes!
@@AzrielKnight It's definitely an interesting camera from a handling perspective and has more features than my Nikon F-401. We will see what I get when I finish the roll and send it off to be processed.
@@AzrielKnight Got my first roll back before Christmas, really enjoyed the results. I've replaced the 3rd party zoom with a Minolta 35-70 F4 and started a new roll of Fuji Superia 400 today.
You look so much happier! Hope life is treating you well, man!
I'm definitely not burnt out anymore ;) Thanks very much for the kind words.
awesome!! I have an OG japanese X-700 and I LOVE it!! It seriously outdoes my modern DSLRs. There's just something about 35mm film that just has a soul that digital stuff never does.
Just got this camera yesterday with a bunch cokin camera filters 2 flashes and a bunch of filters. And it's also cool it came out in the 1980's. The video was very informative.
Great find! Hope you didn't pay too much!
Picked one of these up from the pawn shop for 20 bucks a couple weeks ago. Thanks for the excellent explanation!
Glad I could help :)
I got the interlocking X version a few months back for 10$ at an estate sale and finally got around to fixing some corroded wires, the plastic is still fucked up but I'm glad to have a functioning version lol
I'm glad your back. We really missed you. I got one of those camera. I love the history you put out. Long live Minolta!!
Thank you Ruben!
Ruben Suarez Please, it should be you are or you’re, not your.
Absolutely brilliant loved this presentation the 7000 was my first serious camera back in the day inherited from my dad who’d upgraded to the 7000i I loved the 7000 eventually traded it in to buy the incredible dynax 9 which I still have and use its such a well made camera. Top top video Azriel thanks for the trip back in time. These days im a bit of a loony collecting old cameras and trying them out I’ll deffo add the 7000 to my shopping list
Thanks so much for the kind words Paul :)
@@AzrielKnight welcome mate I’ve used the dynax 9 and an x300 on my wee channel out of the two I absolutely know for a fact the 9 will get the shots but the x300 was more fun to shoot 🥴📷❤️
This is my main shooter now. This video helped a lot
Great! Thanks for the comment :)
I have 2 of the Evil Double Cross that Exxon was crying about and still use them.
That's awesome! I've come across a couple but didn't buy.
Got this camera! Love the design and how you can interact with the camera, so unique.
RUS what film do you use
Good to see you back man. Hope all is ok with family and house.
Thank you Koen :)
This video is lowkey so helpful!! I found the minolta at work and they told me i could keep it but i had no idea how to work with it as i do not have experience with camera's.. but this really helped
Glad it helped :)
Awesome that you're making videos again! Keep up the great work.
Thanks Jeff :)
Welcome back! I have a Maxxum 9, what a camera, it has everything. I had a 7000 but gave it away. Review of a Nikon FM2 or F2 would be cool. If you want to be blown away, pick up a Maxxum 9 (not cheap), the continuous AF is incredibly accurate, might be the best AF SLR ever made.
Thanks for the comment and feedback. Yes, the Maxxum 9 is well out of my budget ;)
Today is my birthday and i just remembered that we had a camera which always, and i mean always was used...even when I would go to the bathroom😂😂. I found it. It is a Minolta 7000
Really great to see this. I still have a crossed X Maxxum 7000 sitting on my shelf. The seals are done on it but I keep it around as a trophy of sorts. Back in the early 90’s I used to work at a Ritz Camera shop and there were still a few of these 7000’s in stock before the 7000i’s pushed them out. The biggest gripe I got from customers on the i series were their reliance on the 2cr5 lithium battery. $15 batter that only got you about 100 or so rolls of film. You had all 3 options on the 7000. AAA, AA or lithium. BTW, the beercan 70-210 AF is an amazing clunker of a lens. Optically amazing.
Batteries are killers
It’s good to have you back! I really enjoyed that one. I watched it again when it finished then went straight to Ebay 😃
Thanks Paul! I am planning to sell the ones I have, in case you're interested.
I'm so glad to see this series back.
Thanks Brandon!
I thought he had quit YT with a vengeance. This is an uncommonly nice review video. Very interesting even though I don't give a hoot about the Maxxum. I look forward to Arzriel's return.
I did. Now I'm eating my words. After a few months off I realized I was just burnt out and needed to step away. I also noticed it's a not so unique situation as other YTers I've been subbed to have taken even longer breaks.
I'm super glad you decided not to make your hiatus permanent
So am I Connor, thank you. :)
Proud owner of 2 of these cameras. Got me in to film photography. The 70-210 F4 is my go to lens to shoot with. The part that frustrates me is the way the rubber chips off from old age from the grip. Other then that I would recommend this camera to anyone to get in to film shooting.
Thanks for the feedback! At least the grips are replaceable!
Welcome back. Please review the bigger brother 9000 next. It has so many features way ahead of its time, especially with the Program Back Super 90 attached.
Thanks for the suggestion Melvin!
Hi Azriel, super happy to see you back, you're my youtube HERO, specially when making a video about Minolta :-)
Thanks, I really appreciate that :)
you're 30 days of knight have re-ignited the fire for analog again for me, appreciate all the time you put into that, where i am only able to do a fraction of what you did. Anyway it inspired me to revert mostly back from digital and dig out all the analog gear i've been carying along with me over the years.
I'm glad I could be of some help :)
Definitely glad you're back man, missed the vids
Thank you Mark. Feels good to be making vids again.
So happy you did another one, this is why I followed your channel to begin with... love this old camera
Thanks William!
My first SLR!! That 4 shot load sound makes me feel so nostalgic. (Welcome back!)
Thanks :)
This brought back memories.
Good ones I hope :)
An important note to anyone looking to buy these cameras: I've bought six of these at auction and only ONE of them did not have LCD bleed. Before you buy this camera, make sure you get a picture of the top LCD so you can verify it hasn't started to bleed at all. Also, it's very common for the plastic over the grip to crack. Make sure you take a look at that as well.
Those are great tips Connor, thanks!
I got the little brother of this guy. The 8000i and I'm having a lot of fun with it, even if it is cheating with it being almost all automatic. Just found your channel so this video made me happy, looking forward to watching more!
A mathematician using a calculator isn't cheating as long as they know how it works ;)
Bought it the day it was available. It’s still the most ergonomically designed camera ever. Just perfect in every way. Well, I ended up not using the AF much because it wasn’t great, but the pics were amazing. I just resurrected it and shot some film with it!
Nice!
I love the amount of research you do. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Tapio
I had been waiting for this, so glad you're back!
Thank you Yuri :)
Fantastic. Really missed your vids.Glad you're back. don't go away again....ok
Okay Barrie I'll try :P
My dad is lending me this camera as i just started a photography class, it's cool to know all the little details about it. Now I just gotta wait for the teacher to begin actually teaching us instead of lecturing about classroom safety :T I don't wanna wait, i'm excited to learn ;-;
Classroom safety! What are you photographing?! ;)
@@AzrielKnight its a high school class, and i know mothing about photography yet lol so i dont really know what to expect. Figured it seemed fun. Wish i took it freshman year instead of senior haha
Pretty stellar they are still teaching film.
I didn't pick up photography till my mid 20's, it's never too late ;)
@@AzrielKnight oh goodie theres hope for me yet! Now i jjst need to get this thing working properly! My teacher says it either needs new batteries or a repair shop and it needs to be cleaned :T
I dont know what it is but i have the sudden urge to go and take pictures of everything and i just really wanna get started XD
my group doesnt do anything til monday ;-;
Depends what is wrong with it but it takes double or triple a's so that would be an easy thing to narrow down.
You could also hit up garage sales this weekend.
I say get started anyway. Get out there, get confused and have a bunch of questions ready for Monday.
Good luck!
So glad you are back. I just picked up a 7000 a few weeks ago too. Great overview and history!
Thanks you Daniel
Almost bought one the other day. But wanted one in better condition. Glad to see you back man. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks very much. The 7000's aren't rare at all I'm sure you'll come across another.
Hah! I just won a 7000i on Ebay for $55 USD + shipping, looking forward to shooting with it. Love the review BTW, Cheers! New sub for ya!
So great that you are back !!!
I like the way you create your videos !!
One part is old advertisments and kind of old style the other part is a clinic look in your review with white gloves. This combined with facts, sample pictures pros and cons .... in one sentence ... georgeous !! :-))
Thanks very much!
I’m really glad you’re back. I really like these types of episodes. I got my 7000AF for 4000 LEK (35$) with a Soligor 80 -200; flash and bag. I’d add as a con that some of the AF Lenses are rather noisy. The camera actually fits really well into my hands. I took mine on a trip to Budapest and shot some long exposures on Auto. They actually turned out really nice. As a tip to anyone the selftimer is really handy if you’re shooting at night.
Keep up the great work!
Greetings from Albania.
Thanks for the comment Alex!
Azriel Knight The first generation Minolta autofocus SLRs (7000, 5000, and 9000) were never called Dynax; in the US they're called Maxxum, in Japan Alpha, and the rest of the world just plain 7000 etc.
A great feature of the 7000 is that the back-up battery for remembering frame number can be easily changed: with the battery clip removed there is a bright metal cover held by six screws. Remove that and the lithium battery can then be easily changed.
Some of the plastics panels are prone to sweating a white substance, and can turn very brittle; my own example has the grip portion cracked into little shards.
Thanks for the heads up, here's the source of it being called Dynax.
kenrockwell.com/minolta/maxxum/7000.htm
Maybe he's wrong too.
It was really nice seeing a video from you again. Well produced, interesting, and informative!
Thanks Steve!
I got one !! Got it for 25€ with 50mm 1.7. Bad shape but working. Nice to see you again. Please review the nikkormat EL.
Will keep my eyes peeled for Nikons, thanks for the suggestion!
Re the recessed buttons on the left top: you don't have to worry about accidentally changing models. I have done this with other cameras that have easily changeable nobs to change modes.
Better than ever. Welcome back.
Thank you Merlin
Great to see you again.
Thanks Satan!
Thought about buying one today as I have a 5000 AF so not sure if this is much more of an upgrade. I have an Elan 7e that may get some good glass today
Wonderful video. Like with the rest of the series, I love the footage you dig up. I now have one of these bad boys arriving next week, they look fascinating. Love your work!
Thanks very much Hansel.
Great fun review, but you left out a major con... I purchased one new (non-Exxon xx's) in 1987. Loved it and used it extensively for many years. In 2001, my mother and I went on a return trip to London for her to see it again after 30 years. When I returned with about 5 rolls of film and got them developed, almost all images were dark - almost black. I walked into a repair center, pulled out the camera, and without saying a word, the tech said "it's shooting dark, right?" He said the it was very common with 7000s at that age and it would cost much more that it is worth (or to buy a new camera) to fix, so I moved on to a Maxxum 5 until purchasing the Sony A100 digital the year it came out (then an A57, A77, and now A7rII). So, buyer beware, be sure you test it with film and get them developed! I have one for sale if anyone is interested ;)
usually, when I list my pros and cons, that's with a working model. BUT, I have been considering adding a "common issues to look out for" section. Will definitely consider this next time!
Glad your back. One of the few photo channels I like.
Thanks Scott. Appreciate it.
Azriel top history camera info. so unique! Thanks you are back. Great color pictures.
Thank you very much Jan, you're too kind.
Glad to see you back!
Thank you Robert.
UA-cam just got better again! Love to see some reviews of 126 film cameras.
Thanks for the suggestion Roman, I'll dig around and see if I got one.
Welcome back Azriel. So good to see a new video from you. And a great video! Keep up the good work!!!
Thanks Sérgio
Goog to see you back and with the epic this old camera series 👍👍
Thanks very much, feels good :)
I would like to see your take on my very first SLR, the Nikon N55 (I know it’s from the 2000s but you know, nostalgia) or something from the Canonet rangefinder cameras.
Glad to see you’re back looking fresh!
Thanks for the suggestion Ricardo. I try and put a 20 year min on my reviews but if I come across one I'll def keep that in mind :)
Great to see that your back!
Thank you Martijn!
I missed this so much. Great to have you back. And as always a great video!
Thanks very much Marcello.
Nice to see you back
Thanks so much Jan, feels good :)
I never really took to the boxy and very plastic cameras at this point, I did like the Minolta X-9 which was also plastic (fully manual camera, no AF) but at least that had the traditional wheel for shutter speed and manual control over the aperture by the traditional ring on the SR mount lenses.
One small note; while the AF cameras 7000 and 9000, with the little sibling 5000 coming in a little later, was launched as the Maxxum cameras and Alpha in Japan (that's what Sony still uses), the Dynax naming in Europe and the rest of the world came in first with the 7000i series of cameras.
But it did revolutionise the photography business.
Good to see you back mate .... great vid and I love hearing that quirky organ music again !
Thanks Tim!
Man, nice to see you again!
Thank you :)
Would you ever do entire videos on a brand or era? I'd love to hear all about Pentax and where they came from and where they are now. Love your videos glad they're back!
Thanks for the idea Chris. I've done a couple vids on formats. The APS system and Disc film. I think if I tried to cover a companies entire history I'd bite off more than I can chew :)
Cool video! 30 years ago, I was borrowing a buddy’s Maxxum 5000. Nice camera and served me well until I bought an EOS 620 in April 1990.
I think that article mentioning that the Canon T80 had 25% slower AF is a bit optimistic. It’s probably closer to 50% slower with the 35-70 or 75-200. The 50 with its wider aperture seems to speed things up and works decently. I recently got a T80 with the 50 and the 35-70 for a street camera. Yes the AF is ok at best, but it takes sharp contrasty images. For quick hassle free urban/street photography, it’s perfect for me.
I suspect that the focus motor probably has too much mass to be a fast focusing mechanism. Coupled with a phase detection system that was not very sensitive, it was bound to fail. But.theT80 would be a great alternative to a T50 with manual focus lenses.
Bought this camera at a swap meet for $10 today. Here’s hoping it’s as great as this video says 😁
Good luck!
Soo GREAT to have you BACK!!
Thanks :)
It felt so weird recognizing most of those shots from your Instagram and not realizing they were for this lol
Hey, glad you noticed :)
Nice to see you back on track!
Since you have given so much attention to Canons, how about Nikons? Plenty of interesting devices, like F-501/N2020, F90/N90, F-801/N8008... or even EM, it was featured in Rocky III after all! Also the ill-fated venture into autofocus world by Olympus would make a great video?
I have only recently come across Nikon cameras. I have an FE and 801, so I'll be studying up on those. Thanks for the suggestion!
Truth to be told, I'm a long-term Canon user. I bought my first Nikon (EM) just a over a year ago. Now I have acquired a plenty of Nikons, but I'm still quite green with them. Still learning!
I basically just pickup whatever I find at garage sales and it seems people are much more likely to part with canon than Nikon.
I pretty much agree. I have found as much Nikons as Canons from flea markets, but they're almost always autofocus stuff. I stumble upon Canon AE-1s quite often, but I can't remember if I have actually ever found anything by Nikon from the same era. If someone is willing to sell their Nikons from the 70s, they always have bigger numbers on their price tags than their Canon counterparts.
I hear a story once that AE-1's were sold at cost, and that's why there is so many.
I have the 3000i, 5000 and 7000, as well as the X-300 - strangely enough the latter is my favourite.
Makes sense to me :)
Really love the history you gave
Thanks very much :)
Good to have you back! You should review an original Nikon F, if you can get your hands on one. They are oozing with history.
Thank you so much.I have a Nikon FE, does that count?
Hey the FE is great camera. Sure it counts!
It's a front runner for sure then.
Glad you're back. What about reviewing an old Contax/Pentacon SLR?
Thanks for the suggestion Jason. It's all about what I find, and I haven't seen a lot of those. Is there a specific model that got a lot of pop culture attention?
Good to see you back mate.A well timed video too, I've been using my 7000 AF this week for the first time in ages. Been using it as a handheld pinhole camera with a body cap pinhole. Might need to dust off the 5000 as well now.
Thank you :)
Nice to see you back! Such an interesting video too. Thank you!
Nico, My Man!
Good to see you back, bud! x
Thanks very much :)
Good to see you making videos again.
Thank you :)
I'm glad you're back on UA-cam! Stay forever! :) You could try some box cameras like Agfa Box 44 or similar!
Thanks, I'll try :)
So, so, happy to see you back!! Great episode too :)
Thanks very much Shannon.
so much effort was put into research and material for this video. I really appreciate that. Also, very informative content. Keep it up if you can!
Thank you Marvin.
Fuck yeah dude I knew not to unsubscribe! Great comeback video too!
lol, thanks Fernando.
I remember quite well, when this came out into 85...and thought, AF is for photography beginners, who needs that?....i was wrong. 🙂
lol, I don't know if I could go back to manual shooting after using my F100 for so long.
Review the Olympus 35RC, I had one, but I gifted it. Now I'd like to have it again, it felt so good in the hand and in operation.
I thought I had one kicking around, don't think it worked though.
As much as I love using this camera I can't help but regret not taking my Nikon FM to college with me instead. I got mine at a Goodwill so this may be were the problem surfaced due to it's previous owner. It works fine and every button works, however once it got some film and began to do some practice shots it would barely work as intended. I got a 100-200mm lens for it. It fails to focus anything I'm trying to take a picture of, and it gets annoying fast. It's almost like your fighting the camera from taking pictures while my Nikon FM despite being a bit clunky with the motor drive, worked very well in the night, is very user friendly and easy to use. I didn't expect it to be a chore to use this camera nor did I want it to. Minolta arguably got me into vintage photography, and it would suck to see this beautifull camera go to waste. It could be that I I'm using a poor lens not intended for what I'm using it for. Or even the camera mirror needs to be cleaned. But I'm taking any recommendations to get this situation fixed. I want to be able to use the autofocus mode so badly.
Old cameras can be fussy. But you can buy them in places that offer their own warranty system. I'd look for those. Maybe sell your faulty cameras to fun the new one?
Guys... he’s back!!!!!
lol :)
I bought one of these today with 2 lenses, flash, leather camera case and camera bag for £10, seems to work so I’ll be buying a film shortly. It is missing the rubber eyepiece which I need to try and buy
Sounds like a pretty good deal. I wouldn't worry too much about the eye piece, I mean, try it, but sometimes they get in the way of the film door.
stay classic! my fav film shooter\youtuber is back! Nice! Great review Azriel. Most of the film cameras i own are minoltas, but I like more the manual focus bodies. I'm more into Canon EOS film cameras for AF. However, the 7000 is very popular and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it or use it myself. Again, I'm glad to see you back in action!
Thanks for the kind words Marcos.
Nice video! Great to have you back Azriel
Thanks Ninja :)
Great stuff Azriel. Great to see you back. Love it :-) I'm quite tempted to pick one of these up actually!
Thank you :)
Glad to see your back! now I just need to get my butt back as well. Keep it up!
Maxxum 7 and 9 - the last gen of Minolta film SLRs - would be an interesting follow-up to this video...
Hey, thanks for the tip Colin!
weird how ready for digital the world was getting looking back on it.
Yeah I was a little surprised as well. What is more surprising is no one has tried making a digital back these days.
What you're back! This is awesome congrats mate.
Thank you Ryan
My dad gave me his mint condition Minolta and I’ve had trouble finding an in depth video about it. Thanks for this, super helpful!
That's fantastic. Hand-me-down's are the best cameras.