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4 sale Minolta MAXXUM 9 body $199.00
Aug 4, 2012 14:14:39 #
I have already bought or help sell, most of my friend's old Minolta stuff.
The only thing left of any value is a Maxxum 9. It comes with the original box and looks to be in good shape. Any collectors interested?
$199.00 plus shipping.
The only thing left of any value is a Maxxum 9. It comes with the original box and looks to be in good shape. Any collectors interested?
$199.00 plus shipping.
Aug 5, 2012 02:19:15 #
Aug 5, 2012 07:37:01 #
Carolynprncss wrote:
no lens?
Body only! He has already sold off most of his lenses.The only lens not sold is a Sigma 70~300mm f/4~5.6 with a macro mode switch. The lens looks like new. The camera also looks like new except for some white residue on the grip. I suspect it's salt from his hands that could be cleaned off. It looks like new, with no visible wear and has the manuals in the box.
This camera represents the pinnacle of Minolta professional level film camera achievement. They were way ahead of their time, with built in flash, 1/12000 shutter speed with High Speed Synchronization (HSS). This feature lets you use flash at high shutter speeds. This is the camera that Sony used as a model when they entered the digital camera market. Sony bought up Minolta camera and using their own imaging array produced the A-100 thru A-900. All "Alpha mount" lenses will fit on this camera. If you are Sony Alpha fan and want to dabble with film this is a must have camera.
I own the A-900 which this beauty reminds me of. I bought up all his best lenses. I'm just helping him sell off the rest of his stuff.
He is coming to my house today to retrieve all his junk that I did not buy or sell. He still has older flashes that are not fully compatible with the Sony line. Extension tubes, older Minolta bodies, 2X converters, power drives, etc.
Edit:
After I made the above post I used some soap and water and washed off the white residue, The camera now looks like new!
Aug 10, 2012 21:04:27 #
It's mine now.
My friend came over today to pickup his 100mm f/2.8 lens that I sold for him. I purchased five of his Alphamount lenses ranging from 28mm to 400mm. While he was here he said you can keep all the rest of the stuff. I really have no need for the rest of his junk. That like-new Minolta Maxxum 9 is so cool! I doubt I will ever put batteries and film into it, let alone ever open the manual to learn how to use it. It will sit like a museum piece, still in the original box on the shelves with the rest of my camera junk, a kind of historical landmark delineating the high point of Minolta's film camera's to the beginning of digital alpha mount cameras. That camera has a maximum shutter speed of 1/12000!
It deserves to rest in a place of reverence.
My friend came over today to pickup his 100mm f/2.8 lens that I sold for him. I purchased five of his Alphamount lenses ranging from 28mm to 400mm. While he was here he said you can keep all the rest of the stuff. I really have no need for the rest of his junk. That like-new Minolta Maxxum 9 is so cool! I doubt I will ever put batteries and film into it, let alone ever open the manual to learn how to use it. It will sit like a museum piece, still in the original box on the shelves with the rest of my camera junk, a kind of historical landmark delineating the high point of Minolta's film camera's to the beginning of digital alpha mount cameras. That camera has a maximum shutter speed of 1/12000!
It deserves to rest in a place of reverence.
Aug 13, 2012 10:57:59 #
If I had it, I would use it! Along with my Minolta HiMatic 7s and Sony A 550. I've also got a Kodak Retina 1a. If you feel like passing it along to someone who would use it, contact me at jmccl@yahoo.com. I've attached a couple of recent shots (no post) from the top of a SanFrancisco tour bus while crossing the Golden Gate bridge.
GoldenGate-ala-HiMatic7s
GoldenGate-ala-KodakRetina
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