- Location
- Central Ohio, USA
- Name
- Andrew
So, back when I first started my own photography business, I was shooting film and was looking to upgrade to digital (2004).
I was really drawn to the the Minolta Maxxum 7D. I thought that would be great for me, liked having the IBIS and all those great buttons!
About a week before I pulled the trigger on one, I saw the announcement that Sony was buying the Minolta camera division. As much as I respected Sony as a tech company, I didn’t want to go down the new camera road with them - chose Nikon instead.
Now, the local camera store has a Maxxum 7D in the case with a bunch of a-mount lenses. I’d probably like to see if they have the 17-35/2.8-4 (I think that’s right) and 75-300 to go along with it.
My fun and experimentation with the Fuji S2 Pro has run its course.
Could trade all that old f-mount glass and Fuji body for the 7D and a few a-mount lenses. Thoughts on this from those who may have some a-mount and specifically Minolta experience. I have none.
If this doesn’t make sense, they also have some interesting Pentax cameras as well and could look at getting into one of those.
They did have a Leica M8 for $2000 in the case…which may be interesting, but not really a “casual purchase”, if you know what I mean. Plus I’m going off on a bit of a tangent.
Thoughts and discussions appreciated and thanks in advance.
I was really drawn to the the Minolta Maxxum 7D. I thought that would be great for me, liked having the IBIS and all those great buttons!
About a week before I pulled the trigger on one, I saw the announcement that Sony was buying the Minolta camera division. As much as I respected Sony as a tech company, I didn’t want to go down the new camera road with them - chose Nikon instead.
Now, the local camera store has a Maxxum 7D in the case with a bunch of a-mount lenses. I’d probably like to see if they have the 17-35/2.8-4 (I think that’s right) and 75-300 to go along with it.
My fun and experimentation with the Fuji S2 Pro has run its course.
Could trade all that old f-mount glass and Fuji body for the 7D and a few a-mount lenses. Thoughts on this from those who may have some a-mount and specifically Minolta experience. I have none.
If this doesn’t make sense, they also have some interesting Pentax cameras as well and could look at getting into one of those.
They did have a Leica M8 for $2000 in the case…which may be interesting, but not really a “casual purchase”, if you know what I mean. Plus I’m going off on a bit of a tangent.
Thoughts and discussions appreciated and thanks in advance.