Minolta maxxum 7 for wearer of glasses.

Hi,

 

I wear glasses and I was thinking of buying the Minolta Maxxum 7.

But before I do so I wanted to know if it had comfortable viewing

for people who wear glasses? Or should I go for another

camera/brand? My budget is around 2000 dollars, that includes the

maxxum 7, 24-105, 100-300 and the 5600D flash. Please advice me.

 

Thank you in advance,

 

Bryan Onel

I wear glasses and don't have any problems with the Maxxum 7 during normal use. I am able to see the full field of view in viewfinder and all stats.

 

For eyeglass wearers, I have only one complaint. The viewfinder cover requires removal of the rubber eyepiece rim. This rim keeps your glasses from getting marred by the hard plastic/metal. On the XTsi, the eyepiece cover doesn't require removing the rubber rim. I don't know why Minolta didn't do the same for the Maxxum 7.

 

The Maxxum viewfinders also are reputed to have a high eyeppoint and are therefore probably the best brand for eyeglass wearers.

 

As far as the equipment choices go, the 5600hs flash is a top notched flash. I love it. Make sure you get the Stofen omnibounce for it ($20). With that and the ADI flash metering, flash exposure is flawless.

Bryan,

 

I, have the Maxxum 7 and wear glasses, find it very comfortable and a joy when viewing through the Maxxum 7 eyepiece.. It high eye-point certainly helps.. If your eyesight is not very far off from 20/20, it has a built in dopier control (-3 to +3 I think) in the eye-piece..

 

In this photo.net article:

http://www.photo.net/mjohnston/column6/

 

The author has a lot of praise on the Maxxum 7 viewfinder...

 

>includes the maxxum 7, 24-105, 100-300 and the 5600D flash

 

The 24-105 glass is very good and the 5600D flash is top-notch.. (I haven't tried the 100-300 yet)

 

J

Bryan,

 

I wear glasses (near sided) and have a 7. However, I find it uncomfortable to use the camera with my glasses on. I have no problem viewing the scene in the viewfinder, but I have trouble reding the exposure information that lies at the bottom. Fortunately for me, the 7 comes with a diopter adaptor, so I can set it to my diopter prescription, pull my glasses up before using the camera, and see eveything with no problem. After 10 rolls it becomes habit.

 

One suggestion I would make is to go to a camera shop and look through the camera (not just the 7, but any other model that interests you) and you will get a better idea of the comfort level.

 

Good luck, and if you get the 7 (I strongly recommend it) you'll love it to bits :-)

 

Take care,

Julian

I wear glasses and have no problem with seeing all the viewfinder info without shifting around to find corners & sides. The 7's bright, sharp viewfinder is one of the most enjoyable things about it.