Q: What DSLR compatible with Minolta Maxim 7000 glass?

Scott_Quier

I have a friend who bought a Maxim 7000 and (she says) nice glass back around '95 and would like to convert to a DSLR.

Not being Minolta aware, I said I would have to post the question and see what we got.

So, are there any manufacturer(s) producing bodies compatible with this glass? If so, what are they?

Asking her what she wants to shoot ---> just my kid (now about 7), him in sports (soccer, Little League Ball, etc), and some scenery.
Budget ---> "A reasonable amount." I'm guess something less than $1,000USD would be nice. Less would be better :wink

Any help offered is greatly appreciated.

ziggy53

Scott_Quier wrote:

I have a friend who bought a Maxim 7000 and (she says) nice glass back around '95 and would like to convert to a DSLR.

Not being Minolta aware, I said I would have to post the question and see what we got.

So, are there any manufacturer(s) producing bodies compatible with this glass? If so, what are they?

Asking her what she wants to shoot ---> just my kid (now about 7), him in sports (soccer, Little League Ball, etc), and some scenery.
Budget ---> "A reasonable amount." I'm guess something less than $1,000USD would be nice. Less would be better

Any help offered is greatly appreciated.

Sony is producing dSLR cameras based upon the Minolta mount, i.e. the Alpha series cameras.

While it would be nice to be able old glass, it is rarely practical to do so.

The Minolta Maxxum 7000 (Dynax) was a fairly early autofocus camera and some of those early autofocus lenses were splendid, but many were consumer based and not (necessarily) worth basing a modern system upon.

If you can find out which lenses they currently own it would be easier to make a recommendation.

Scott_Quier

Thanks, Ziggy

ziggy53 wrote:

Sony is producing dSLR cameras based upon the Minolta mount, i.e. the Alpha series cameras.

Thought so

ziggy53 wrote:

While it would be nice to be able old glass, it is rarely practical to do so.

The Minolta Maxxum 7000 (Dynax) was a fairly early autofocus camera and some of those early autofocus lenses were splendid, but many were consumer based and not (necessarily) worth basing a modern system upon.

If you can find out which lenses they currently own it would be easier to make a recommendation.

I tried and she's going to look tonight. I should have this information tomorrow - if all goes well.

claudermilk

Yep, Sony = Minolta. AFAIK the mount never changed. Should help support the price of the old gear I have sitting around if I ever choose to sell it.

k2c1959

claudermilk wrote:

Yep, Sony = Minolta. AFAIK the mount never changed. Should help support the price of the old gear I have sitting around if I ever choose to sell it.

hey hey thats what im talkin bout, might want to let a little bit of that stuff slip thru the fingers...

k2c1959

Scott_Quier wrote:

I have a friend who bought a Maxim 7000 and (she says) nice glass back around '95 and would like to convert to a DSLR.

Not being Minolta aware, I said I would have to post the question and see what we got.

So, are there any manufacturer(s) producing bodies compatible with this glass? If so, what are they?

Asking her what she wants to shoot ---> just my kid (now about 7), him in sports (soccer, Little League Ball, etc), and some scenery.
Budget ---> "A reasonable amount." I'm guess something less than $1,000USD would be nice. Less would be better

Any help offered is greatly appreciated.

here ya go its all right here...
http://www.dyxum.com/lenses/index.asp

SavedByZero

Tell you friend that she'll be quite happy with what Sony has done since picking up where Konica/Minolta left off. Their current Alpha body line is quite capable and Sony produces some of the best CCD sensors out there, just ask any Nikon user.
==> http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=3769

And their top of the line "flagship" A900 (FF 24mp) body should be finally out come by late fall. I have an A200 myself.

Art Scott

If she is looking for something to just shoot the kiddies and such....have her give ebay a try for some gently used KM 7D's......