I read the manual again and found the 'smooth focus' option. When I got it back, the operation was only marginally improved. Sent the camera to Minolta for warrenty repair. The camera seemed to work correctly with the 50 mm. I did not want to force the focus for fear of damaging the camera. The lense would initially focus to the near range of the scale, but seemed to rachet as focus was moved to the distant range. I wasn't quite satisfied with the N65 as the focus always seemed a little soft whether because of the lenses or the camera, I don't know, but it was a good excuse to upgrade.Īlong with the body, I bought the Minolta 24-105 D and 100-300 APO D lenses - the more expensive lenses consumer lenses - as well as the Minolta 50-1.7 lenses.Īfter playing with the camera for a day or two, I started examing the Manual / Automatic focus features of the camera and found that the focus seemed to lock up on the D lenses when it was put in manual mode. I bought the camera for travel photograpy in a trek to the Everest region of Nepal after I managed to break the lens mounts of several lenses on a Nikon 65. After handling the camera and reading the manual until it is dog-eared, I will probably eventully agree with the consensus in large part. I selected the Maxxum 7 based on the consistant positive reviews. I haven't run a roll of film through this, but I found a problem that was very annoying that is probably a design flaw. Looks like nikon finally caught up to the M7. If it lasts, it may be the last camera I buy.Īs a side note, I just handeled the Nikon F6 today at my local dealer and I was amazed at how similar the F6 is to the M7. Has a program mode for the beginner to a dizzying array of manual controls for the pro or techno-head out there. Actually, I think that the M7 may have too many options, ones I never have used in over the year that I owned it, but if you need them they are there. Not so with the Minolta, very intuitive and simple to change fuctions. With Canon & Nikon, it always seems that you have to 'hold this while pushing or turning that' to select a function. I have always enjoyed cameras that have a straight forward control layout and the Maxx 7 does not dissapoint.

I say Japonese because I also have used the Contax N1, which is a very nice camera indeed.

The Maxx 7, in my opinion, is one of the best Japonese SLR's made today. After using the M7 for over a year I decided to write a review based on my experience with this great camera.

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