Its been a while since this thread has been added to - but it seems like the right place to add my story to.
I was flicking through eBay last week at work for vintage 35mm cameras when a supervisor from a different area sat down next to me. He asked if was interested in photography, I thought he was making small talk and played along. No, I'm not much of a photographer but I LOVE old cameras and film. My partner is a professional photographer and dabbles with film as well.
"I have an old Minolta camera at home" he added. "It is a Minolta 9000, it was my fathers camera that he bought new in the 80's and passed it on to me years ago but I dont use it"
Good story, happy to talk about cameras with anyone interested...
"Do you want it? I dont use it and it would be better off in a good home being used"
UMMMM HELL YES!
So - I am now in the possession of a Minolta 9000 with a couple of nice lenses absolutley FREE! Everything is in great condition and clean, besides the standard LED leak. I am waiting on a delivery of new film to put through it over the weekend. Cant wait to see how it shoots and how it compares with my Canon A-1.
Feeling rather lucky at the moment! Will post some example shots in time when I have some film developed.
Minolta Maxxum 9000...Oh Yeah....
in Sony/Minolta
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Hi All,
Its been a while since this thread has been added to - but it seems like the right place to add my story to.
I was flicking through eBay last week at work for vintage 35mm cameras when a supervisor from a different area sat down next to me. He asked if was interested in photography, I thought he was making small talk and played along. No, I'm not much of a photographer but I LOVE old cameras and film. My partner is a professional photographer and dabbles with film as well.
"I have an old Minolta camera at home" he added. "It is a Minolta 9000, it was my fathers camera that he bought new in the 80's and passed it on to me years ago but I dont use it"
Good story, happy to talk about cameras with anyone interested...
"Do you want it? I dont use it and it would be better off in a good home being used"
UMMMM HELL YES!
So - I am now in the possession of a Minolta 9000 with a couple of nice lenses absolutley FREE! Everything is in great condition and clean, besides the standard LED leak. I am waiting on a delivery of new film to put through it over the weekend. Cant wait to see how it shoots and how it compares with my Canon A-1.
Feeling rather lucky at the moment! Will post some example shots in time when I have some film developed.