If you prefer Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, or complete manual control, those options are available to you as well. Loading film into the Maxxum is fully automatic. Simply insert a new cassette and extend the leader out to the red mark next to the take up spool, close the door, and the camera will do the rest.
The camera supports full DX detection and can automatically set film speeds from ISO 25 all the way to with manual override if you wish. At the end of a roll of film, the camera will stop trying to advance the film, but requires that you manually activate the rewinding mode. The film door on the Maxxum is removable by sliding a small pin in the hinge. This allowed for installation of one of two Programmed data backs that were available at the time. For power, the camera normally uses four AAA batteries for power.
There was an optional BHL battery holder which used AA batteries for more overall life between changes. Whether you use the AAA or AA holder, the entire compartment comes off the camera for ease of loading. With fresh batteries, the entire holder clips back into the side of the camera, and also doubles as a hand grip.
The camera has no built in flash, so you must attach one of three available Minolta flashes for correct TTL flash metering. A standard hot shoe flash can also be used, but without TTL metering. The Maxxum has a very modern viewfinder with all of the advancements you would see on an advanced SLR today including a bright focusing screen and a full information viewfinder with 8-segment LCD display.
Not typical of the price point however, is that the focusing screen was interchangeable with 3 different screens that were made for it. Like all technologies, auto focus took a while to perfect. Earlier models often struggle in a variety of circumstances, including objects with fast motion, low light, shooting through glass, or objects with low contrast or even lots of vertical lines. With this first roll, my thoughts on the Maxxum are less about the quality of the images it made, but more about the auto focus system and the experience in using it.
What impressed me the most was how good Minolta got it on the first try. In terms of accuracy, the Maxxum handled static shots with a clear focus point very well, but when I tried to trick it with angled closeup shots such as the red flower on the wall or a moving child, it got it right every time. Sure, there was a bit of hunting, but nothing I would deem excessive.
I have to think that anyone picking up this camera for the first time in would have been very impressed with how good the technology worked. So, while starting over from scratch with a new lens mount for an established company does have some drawbacks, Minolta chose an ideal time to do it, and both the design and their preparedness for it was very well handled.
The new Maxxum mount is still in use today in Sony DSLR cameras as the alpha mount and is compatible with the earliest Maxxum lenses from Not necessarily. This is still a primitive electronic SLR.
Phase detection is easily tricked by moving objects, or in low light. The auto exposure system only supports center weighted average light through a single SPD cell in the viewfinder. YOu can also turn off the two side senors and use the central AF sensor for more selective focus. Camera uses custom function cards which are cheap now. Pick up a custom function card and you can reprogram the camera. For example, you can program it to allow shutter speed selection in manual or shutter priority mode in half stop increcments rather than full stops.
You can program it to leave the film leader out with it rewinds the film. Many others. Mike Gammill , Dec 27, Slide the back-cover release down to open the back cover. Insert a film cartridge into the film chamber. Extend the leader between the guide rails to the index mark. Close the back cover. If film is loaded with the power off… The films ISO and appear in the data panel for approx. Reload the film. Gently press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture.
Touching the grip the eyepiece sensor located. Eyepiece Sensor Press the shutter-release button partway down to activate the camera when eye-start is off. Press the program-reset button to set the camera to Full-Auto.
Center your subject in the focus frame [ ]. Continued on next page. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take the picture. Focus Signals The following signals appear in the viewfinder to indicate the focus status when focus is activated. Focus is confirmed Continuous autofocus — Focus is confirmed Continuous autofocus — Lens focusing Shutter is locked Focus cannot be confirmed — Shutter is locked. If the subject within the focus frame is very bright, or low in contrast.
If two subjects at different distances overlap in the focus frame. If your subject is near a very bright object or area. Focus hold cannot be used for moving subjects. Center your subject in the focus frame, then press the shutter-release button partway down. Continue to hold the shutterrelease button partway down while you compose your picture.
Lens Shadowing Lens shadowing occurs when the lens or lens hood blocks part of the output from the built-in flash. Eye-start OFF — Flash is charged. Previous exposure was correct. Flash Range The range of the built-in flash depends on the speed of the film and the selected aperture. Flash Cancel Use flash cancel when photographing twilight scenes or to capture the ambiance of existing light. The shutter speed may be slow. Use of a tripod is recommended.
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Get 1 for every download of your manual. Buy as much as you need. Handling the Camera Taking Pictures in Full-Auto Special Focus Situations The kit lens for the camera was a mm f4 Minolta AF lens with macro switch. Its zoom setting ring served in macro mode as manual focusing ring. The oil company Exxon considered this a violation of their trademark, as the XX in their logo was linked in a similar fashion.
As a result, Minolta was allowed to distribute cameras already produced, but was forced to change the stylistic XX in Maxxum and implement this as a change in new production. All Maxxum cameras to this day have had regularly scripted 'X'. Unfortunately for Minolta, its autofocus design was found to infringe on the patents of Honeywell, a U.
After protracted litigation, Minolta in was ordered to pay Honeywell damages, penalties, trial costs, and other expenses in a final amount of When Pentax and Nikon entered the autofocus segment, both utilized a similar passive array AF system as Minolta, but decided to retain compatibility with their existing manual-focus K and F mounts respectively. Canon, like Minolta, chose to change their mount completely, introducing the EOS series a few years later, breaking the compatibility with the former FL and FD lens mounts.
Like Canon, Minolta's decision to orphan its manual-focus mount cost it the support of some loyal customers, but in so doing, it also gained some new customers.
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