Minolta 9000

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The Minolta 9000 was introduced in 1985 and was Minolta's first professional autofocus SLR. It was called Maxxum 9000 in the USA and α 9000 in Japan. This camera was the top of the line for the introduction of practical autofocus cameras with a new lens mount (α mount) together with the Minolta 7000 and the entry-level Minolta 5000

Capabilities achievable thru accessories were extremely far-reaching for its time, including 6fps motor drive, digital backs to add exposure programs, an interchangeable video CCD back (SB-90, see SB-70), a 100-exposure professional film back, and a full line of AF lenses and flashes.

Specifications

  • Type: Fully automatic SLR camera body (exception: manual film advance)
  • Manufacturer: Minolta
  • Year of launch: 1985
  • Film: DX-coded 35mm film with speeds from 6 to 6400 ASA
  • Lens mount: Minolta AF-mount
  • Focusing: TTL phase detecting autofocus
  • Shutter: Focal plane shutter with speeds 30 sec. to 1/4000 sec.
  • Metering: TTL, center-weighted or spot-metering
  • Exposure: program controlled mode, manual mode, aperture priority or shutter priority mode
  • Flash: hot shoe for Minolta AF-flashes, TTL controlled operation, shutter synchronized for speed 1/60, 1/125 and 250 sec.
  • Finder: Pentaprism finder, diopter correction
  • Display: LCD displays on body and in the view finder
  • Film advance: Lever and rewind crank, automatic winder available
  • Weight: 645 g
  • Dimensions: 53×92×139mm

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