baybora Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I am new here. I hope I can be of help to some of you sometime in the future. In the meantime I need your help. I am so disappointed. I just bought a beautiful Dynax 7 camera, mailed from Japan, put a film in, took 2 shots, and turned the camera off. Then later when I turned it back on, the LCD display was blank, camera made some noise trying to initialize something, and then turned off again. I followed the procedure shown in the manual to open the camera back (was locked) and was able to get the film out, but the problem persists. I thought maybe the batteries were bad, so I took them out and measured them, even put some new ones in and nothing changed. Only when I did the reset procedure to get the film back open I did here the shutter released (at least sounded like that - either a mirror lock or something else). Please help if any of you have experience with this sort of thing. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Seaman Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Welcome to photo.net. I had a Dynax 7 briefly some years ago. It worked as expected with none of the problems you describe. I very much doubt that there's anything you can do, apart from request a return from the seller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBu Lamar Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 My Maxxum 7 does the same. Too bad it's the only A mount Minolta that I have and I want to use. I have the 9xi, 800si, 70 but I hate them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baybora Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 I am sorry to hear. It truly is an amazing camera. I ordered the VC-7 grip since I read in some of the forums that batteries may be the problem. I will report when it comes and I test it. Bebu Lamar, do you still use yours, or basically it is not usable once it gets into this stage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBu Lamar Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I am sorry to hear. It truly is an amazing camera. I ordered the VC-7 grip since I read in some of the forums that batteries may be the problem. I will report when it comes and I test it. Bebu Lamar, do you still use yours, or basically it is not usable once it gets into this stage? No I can't use it. It doesn't work at all. I asked in other forum if someone knows what's wrong with it but I have no answer. It's sitting in a cabinet now. I may throw it away later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baybora Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 No I can't use it. It doesn't work at all. I asked in other forum if someone knows what's wrong with it but I have no answer. It's sitting in a cabinet now. I may throw it away later. I contacted a repair shop and described the issue, I am waiting to hear if they have a clue. I will report when I hear from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 (edited) I just bought a beautiful Dynax 7 camera Not so beautiful then, if it doesn't work for more than 2 frames. Apart from a few very expensive pro models, all film cameras are old. So really, what do you expect? And I bet you were planning on scanning the film to just end up with a digital file. Too bad it's the only A mount Minolta that I have and I want to use. Sony make an A mount-to-E adapter that allows Minolta lenses to be used on their digital MILCs, some with full AF functionality. Edited February 13, 2021 by rodeo_joe|1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBu Lamar Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Not so beautiful then, if it doesn't work for more than 2 frames. Apart from a few very expensive pro models, all film cameras are old. So really, what do you expect? And I bet you were planning on scanning the film to just end up with a digital file. Sony make an A mount-to-E adapter that allows Minolta lenses to be used on their digital MILCs, some with full AF functionality. Thinking about the A900 but prices on such an old camera is still very high. The Dynax 7 is considered a new camera to me. I would say I either have bad luck or the camera wasn't well built enough to last long. I tend to think it's the later. My Kodak Retina Iia still fully functional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardstanbury Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 At this site there is a similar problem described, and it might be an aperture base plate problem you're experiencing - see Minolta Maxxum 7 problem Alternatively, it might be worth asking in the film camera forum at dyxum.com, there are some fairly knowledgeable people there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baybora Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 At this site there is a similar problem described, and it might be an aperture base plate problem you're experiencing - see Minolta Maxxum 7 problem Alternatively, it might be worth asking in the film camera forum at dyxum.com, there are some fairly knowledgeable people there. Thank you for the tip. I followed up, and found out that the problem happens due to the aperture plate issue. When I push the DOF button, I get the error on the display. Others have experienced the same. So, the camera goes back to the sender. Thanks for the valuable insights you all have. I hope to contribute in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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