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The Maxxum 7000 -- A triumph of technology, and a major milestone in 35mm SLR camera history.

Still sought-after today, the Maxxum 7000 re-wrote the standard when it was introduced in 1985. Read further...

"...In the mid-eighties, Minolta released the Maxxum 7000, the world's first 35mm AF SLR camera. The sensational breakthrough sent the whole market into a spin, and other manufacturers found themselves racing to catch up in the new and fast-growing field !"

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Minolta  Maxxum 7000

Type:          35mm SLR w/ Motor-drive and Auto/Manual focusing
Lenses:      AF lenses (Minolta  "A" mount)
Focus:        Phase Detecting Autofocus
Exposure:  Manual, Program, Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Auto
Light:         6-zone evaluative and partial metering
Flash:       Dedicated Hot-shoe synchronization

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"...The first true Autofocus SLR camera was the Minolta Maxxum 7000. Introduced in 1985 by Minolta, this incredible SLR features built-in motor drive, dedicated flash capability, and a host of features that set the industry standard from that point on!

To round out its phenomenal accomplishment, Minolta unveiled a completely new AF lens system, with lens-focusing action driven via a motor within the camera's body, reducing bulk, weight, and complexity, and yielding higher performance, greater dependability, and increased facility of use! "

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"...In 1985, the Minolta Maxxum 7000 proved to be a milestone in the 35mm class of cameras. It was the first camera to feature reliable auto-focus, and the camera was also given a built-in motorized film-advance!

Before the introduction of the Maxxum 7000, high-quality photography had remained strictly a specialized field, owing to equipment complexity and stiff learning curves. But Minolta changed all that, establishing the Maxxum 7000 as the bench-mark to which all other cameras had to rise!

Now the standard blue-print for amateur and professional single-lens reflex cameras, the Maxxum 7000 was the first to offer a body-integrated AF design. And that wasn't all -- Minolta created a new class of AF lenses, specially conceived for this new breed of camera, and they've never looked back! "

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"...The Maxxum 7000 boasts not only Minolta's fast and precise new Autofocus technology, but includes functions for the advanced photographer, such as Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Program mode, and full Manual settings, along with features too numerous to write about here.

With the Maxxum 7000, Minolta is the first-to-market with a new, 21st century look, replacing all the usual Victorian-style knobs and dials with integrated push-button switches, and an LCD (liquid crystal display) read-out panel for viewing and accessing settings and features! Minolta has set the bar!"

>> This camera is tested, and works great! Uses 4-"AAA" batteries (not included).

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