Originally Posted by
jamesdak
That's odd, I had every 7 series AF camera they made and don't remember it giving me much trouble at all.
Mine saw a ton of use shooting my kids (and the whole teams) sports as well as wildlife.
Minolta Maxxum 7000i ,Minolta 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 AF ,Fujichrome Velvia
Minolta Maxxum 7000i ,Minolta 80-200 zoom,Fujicolor Superia 100
Minolta Maxxum 7xi ,Minolta 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 AF ,Kodak B&W
Wonder if the old Minolta 7000 is still down in storage. Maybe I should play with it to see just how bad it is compared to modern stuff. Memory obviously fades over the years.
I suspect that, if you leave it in the full-auto modes, it will be too similar to modern digital SLRs, so the technological limitations and poor interface designs of old A/F cameras will stand out more. If you also think that might be true, try turning as much of the assistance off as you can... full manual, if the camera will let you.
It's often better to make things very different than superficially the same.
--Shannon