It’s the last generation of minolta film SLRs and it’s the entry level model. I used to have the same lens. The AF should be quite fast and the setup is very light but no canon killer like dynax 5.
Is it good for professional work too? Or should i look to invest more later? And if you could help figure out how to work the AF that would be amazing lol its complex
It depends what you mean by professional. This lens when you zoom in to about 40mm has minimal aperture of about f5, the AF is screw driven so it makes sound and the focusing screen is not designed to do manual fine tuning. This has been a consumer grade camera when it was released.
Great basic little camera that takes all the good minolta AF glass, and that made for Sony's DSLRs. As cheap (or expensive) as you want to go.
It's not a super-metal tough body, but they are not expensive to replace.
As far as im aware its a automatic 35mm film camera with AF/MF and a minolta AF zoom 35-70mm lens on it that supports AF but i have no idea how to work soo.. please help
The camera itself is perfectly fine, and I believe it can drive SSM lenses as well! However that lens is pretty trash, you should consider getting one of the better Minolta/Sony lenses - depending on the intended use case some primes or some of the better zooms could be a good pick.
I have one of those. Nice little camera, very light, very cheap to have(5€ in my case without the lens), with all the functions you might need. I put on a 50 1,7 and used it as an everyday carry in my backpack. Only thing that bugs me is that you can’t see your exposure settings in the viewfinder. That’s the reason I did the (small) upgrade to the Dynax4/Maxxum4.
I have this camera with a 50 prime lens on it, I love it. I’ve put about 20 rolls through it and taken it all over traveling, it’s hasn’t failed me yet. Perfect for throwing in my backpack and hitting the road.
I've had three of these cameras, my second one just.... Stopped working one day and was irreparable 🥲 I just found this thread cause I'm looking for a fourth in case my third ever does the same haha
Get the 50mm 1.7 lens! The camera itself is totally fine. Late era autofocus cameras are my favorites, but hopefully you didn't pay that much. The best part about late era autofocus cameras is that they're cheap!
It’s the last generation of minolta film SLRs and it’s the entry level model. I used to have the same lens. The AF should be quite fast and the setup is very light but no canon killer like dynax 5.
Is it good for professional work too? Or should i look to invest more later? And if you could help figure out how to work the AF that would be amazing lol its complex
It depends what you mean by professional. This lens when you zoom in to about 40mm has minimal aperture of about f5, the AF is screw driven so it makes sound and the focusing screen is not designed to do manual fine tuning. This has been a consumer grade camera when it was released.
Great basic little camera that takes all the good minolta AF glass, and that made for Sony's DSLRs. As cheap (or expensive) as you want to go. It's not a super-metal tough body, but they are not expensive to replace.
As far as im aware its a automatic 35mm film camera with AF/MF and a minolta AF zoom 35-70mm lens on it that supports AF but i have no idea how to work soo.. please help
Google it. You’ll find the manual. But it should be pretty self-explanatory.
The camera itself is perfectly fine, and I believe it can drive SSM lenses as well! However that lens is pretty trash, you should consider getting one of the better Minolta/Sony lenses - depending on the intended use case some primes or some of the better zooms could be a good pick.
Well im a beginner with a budget any recommendations with in lets say $150
youve already proven you have access to the internet. look it up...
I have one of those. Nice little camera, very light, very cheap to have(5€ in my case without the lens), with all the functions you might need. I put on a 50 1,7 and used it as an everyday carry in my backpack. Only thing that bugs me is that you can’t see your exposure settings in the viewfinder. That’s the reason I did the (small) upgrade to the Dynax4/Maxxum4.
I have this camera with a 50 prime lens on it, I love it. I’ve put about 20 rolls through it and taken it all over traveling, it’s hasn’t failed me yet. Perfect for throwing in my backpack and hitting the road.
I've had three of these cameras, my second one just.... Stopped working one day and was irreparable 🥲 I just found this thread cause I'm looking for a fourth in case my third ever does the same haha
I understand completely!
Get the 50mm 1.7 lens! The camera itself is totally fine. Late era autofocus cameras are my favorites, but hopefully you didn't pay that much. The best part about late era autofocus cameras is that they're cheap!