Own a piece of film history! The Minolta Maxxum 7000 is a revolutionary 35mm film SLR camera, renowned as the world's first commercially successful camera with an integrated autofocus system and motor drive built into the body. Released in February 1985, it replaced traditional mechanical dials with push-buttons and an electronic LCD interface. Far more technical info' is available further down.

The "more" spoken of above is a set of 3 Promaster Spectrum 7 close-up "filters" and a leather filter case. They're not exactly filters but they screw onto the filter threads of the lens. They each have a different magnification and can be stacked in any combination.

It's been years since I ran film through this camera, but put batteries back in and it cranks up pretty well. All the major stuff seems to work. I mean the shutter, the film advance motor, the built-in flash and auto-focus work and the exposure system is appropriately responsive to variations of light. Of course, just because the shutter and metering systems respond to changing light doesn't mean the accuracy of those systems are up to factory spec. I would be surprised if that were true for any camera more than a few years old. But minor deviations -- especially with print film -- might not be noticeable or can be compensated for through the Exposure Compensation feature. It has many features so I haven't tested beyond the basic functions. I strongly recommend downloading a free user guide. One basic function I can't test without film is the actual film advance mechanism, but the advance motor actuates every time I fire the shutter so I'm fairly confident in that function. I have no intention of film testing. Not worth the trouble and expense to me. Batteries are included.

This camera suffers from the notorious "LCD bleed" in the data screen which is is an incredibly common, age-related defect caused by the physical breakdown of the liquid crystal seals. You can see this in one of the pictures. It looks kind of funky, but in practice the only thing I noticed was that the bleed blocks out the display of the letter "S' when you have it set in shutter-priority AE mode.

The 280PX flash was really made for the older "X" series of cameras but it still provides full TTL exposure integration on the Maxxum 7000. The only specific quirks you will run into are the non-functional Flash Distance Check (FDC) light and the inability to use the "Lo" manual setting on the flash.

Cosmetic condition is reasonably good. Many if not most of these models have some whitish discoloration of the plastic grips.

The 7000 will work with a broad range of A-Mount style lenses from Minolta, Sony and third-party manufacturers. It will not work with the old Minolta MC/MD lenses or the newer Maxxum xi "Power Zoom" lenses. Check the compatibility of your lenses before you buy.

Check out the "Sold" listings on ebay for this camera -- most of which are not film-tested either, or include a TTL-capable flash --and I think you'll agree that this asking price is pretty fair. The average "Sold" price (factoring in any shipping charge) on a one-page sampling was $42.93 with a standard-type lens and $28.53 for just the body. So buy local and save!

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Thank you for your kind attention! Technical stuff:

Film type: 35mm film with speeds of 25 to 6400 ISO, with auto DX

Metering element: Center-weighed silicon photo cell.

Metering range: -1 to 20 EV

Focusing: autofocus. Single point with 2 to 19 EV range.

Programs: Aperture Priority, Speed Priority, Program and Manual modes - User select program shift available

Shutter: Focal plane shutter with speeds from 30 to 1/2000 sec. B

Film advance: fully auto advance at 2 fps with auto rewind

Viewfinder: 0.85 magnification x 94% coverage, shutter and aperture LED display.

Flash: TTL flash possible with Minolta compatible units.

Power: 4x AAA battery in BH70-S holder. Holders for 4AA or 1 2CR5 batteries available

Internal battery CR2016 (3V) located under a metal plate in the battery compartment.