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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / April 2006Maxxum 5
I have a Minolta Maxxum 5 that I purchased about 18 months ago. It will not turn on. I have replaced the batteries twice. Any suggestions? > I have a Minolta Maxxum 5 that I purchased about 18 months ago. It will > not turn on. I have replaced the batteries twice. Any suggestions? This is a digital slr group. I've given you some suggestions in r.p.equipment.35mm  Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. If you have a selection of Minolta autofocus lenses you might want to look into getting a 7d before they are gone. Or you may want to wait and see what Sony does with the brand. Or you may want to get your camera fixed . . . This is exactly what I did. Have about £2K of glass and so got a 7d. Its a Class act. pj > If you have a selection of Minolta autofocus lenses you might want to look > into getting a 7d before they are gone. Or you may want to wait and see > what Sony does with the brand. Or you may want to get your camera fixed . > . . Paul Henney: > This is exactly what I did. Have about £2K of glass and so got a 7d. Its a > Class act. Same here, although I went for the slightly lighter 5D. It is amazing what Minolta has done here, especially considering the price point. This might be your last chance, because Sony still hasn't come out with a statement of what they want to do... Thomas The 7D price dropped in Australia as well a few weeks ago as well. I picked one up and am happy with it. Sony are being tight lipped. I have read a few things about what they may or may not do. One was that they want 20% of the digital SLR market. Another is that they will have the first model out in summer 2006 (northern hemisphere). The one I like most is the comment from the editor in the current edition of Camera Australia that says Carl Zeiss will be making lenses for the Minolta AF mount Sony D-SLR. I think I might wait a while before looking at new lenses now............. Tony Paul Henney: > This is exactly what I did. Have about £2K of glass and so got a 7d. Its a > Class act. Same here, although I went for the slightly lighter 5D. It is amazing what Minolta has done here, especially considering the price point. This might be your last chance, because Sony still hasn't come out with a statement of what they want to do... Thomas > The 7D price dropped in Australia as well a few weeks ago as well. I picked > one up and am happy with it. Sony are being tight lipped. I have read a few [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > will be making lenses for the Minolta AF mount Sony D-SLR. I think I might > wait a while before looking at new lenses now............. This may or may not be a blessing. If Sony manufacture the CZ lens design, then manufacturing will be suspect. If CZ manufacture the Sony specified CZ design then the prices may be hard to swallow. Many are of the opinion that the bodies Sony will produce will be "plastic fantastic" and not serious SLR's. Remains to be seen. I hope they do a Maxxum 9 class DSLR. That would be a serious statement. Cheers, Alan Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. I fully agree that the whole affair is one huge grey area. I had been looking at getting the 7D D-SLR from when it was released, but had always had the dream of what could be with the release of the 9D. All of a sudden the 7D was more reasonably priced. There are millions of photographers who will be watching how this sell off will affect the business. And not just the Minolta fans. In the end I hope Sony realise that photography lovers are expecting more than the "plastic fantastic". It's an ugly thought that a brand name like Minolta could be relegated to the supermarket shelves only, and to never more be considered at least a serious contender. All the best Tony be <alan.browne@FreeLunchVideotron.ca> wrote in message news:e1tpgn$l1v$1@inews.gazeta.pl... >> The 7D price dropped in Australia as well a few weeks ago as well. I >> picked one up and am happy with it. Sony are being tight lipped. I have [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Cheers, > Alan > I fully agree that the whole affair is one huge grey area. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > supermarket shelves only, and to never more be considered at least a serious > contender. http://www.aliasimages.com/SonyReadThis.htm Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. |
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