I've decided to make the big swtich--I'm going to digital with my main SLR rig. Despite the time and money I put into getting this all together, I found over the last several years I really haven't been using them much for everyday picture-taking. Keeping a collection like this around for purely special occasions doesn't make a lot of sense for an amature, so that's why I'm changing over. My loss is your gain, as the cliche goes.
So, what's in this collection? Five bodies, seven lenses, four flashes, four cases, and many accessories. Here's the breakdown:
Bodies:
Minolta Maxxum 7000 body, with:
Program Back 70
Extended AA battery grip RB-70
Minola Maxxum 7000 body, with:
Standard back
Standard AAA grip
Minolta Maxxum 7000i body, with:
Accessory base AB-700
Minolta Maxxum 3000 body
Minolta Maxxum 3000 body
Lenses:
Minolta AF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5, lightweight
**SOLD**Minotla AF 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 Macro, metal mount**SOLD**
Minotla AF 35-80mm f/4-5.6, metal mount
**SOLD**Minolta AF 70-210mm f/4.5-5.6, lightweight**SOLD**
**SOLD**Minolta 50mm f/1.7 metal mount**SOLD**
**SOLD**Minolta 50mm f/1.7 metal mount**SOLD**
Quantaray 35-80mm f/4-5.6, lightweight
Flashes:
Minolta 2800AF for orignial x000 series
Minolta 2800AF for original x000 series
Zykkor AF zoom for most Maxxum mounts
Minolta D 314i for 3000i
Cases:
Minolta soft case
Minolta long-snout everready for 7000i
Minolta everready for 7000
Lower half of 3000i everready
Minolta case for 314i flash
Accessories:
Straps for most bodies, most Minolta bran
RC-1000L remote trigger
Body and lens caps
Manuals and other paperwork for most lenses and bodies
A few batteries
As far as the condition, physically almost everything is in great shape. Normal dust here and there. The two 7000s have slight bleed on the info screen, but considering the common level it's minimal. One of them has brassing and wear on the corners. The 7000i's manual focus switch won't hold in manual. This is a problem for this whole model range and can be fixed with a small latch. I never bothered. The 3000is are excellent. The lightweight Minolta 35-70 zoom and the Quantaray (has some fungus starting) are heavily used, but still functional. The others are in very good condition. All the accessories are lightly used.
Now, I haven't taken pictures with most of these in a _very_ long time. The last time was probably one of the 3000is possibly two-four years ago. At the times I last used these they worked well, but I can't make any promises about their present exposure abilities. All of them appear to work well (except as noted) without film. If you have unusual trouble I'll try and work with you.
Asking $500 for the entire lot. All the lenses and some of the accessories will work with Minolta/Sony Alpha digital SLRs, so there's a lot of remaining utility in these things. Average going rates on the 50mm lenses are around $100-150 each at the present time, for example.
I would consider trades for a Nikon D1 or similar large DSLR, depending on details.
So, what's in this collection? Five bodies, seven lenses, four flashes, four cases, and many accessories. Here's the breakdown:
Bodies:
Minolta Maxxum 7000 body, with:
Program Back 70
Extended AA battery grip RB-70
Minola Maxxum 7000 body, with:
Standard back
Standard AAA grip
Minolta Maxxum 7000i body, with:
Accessory base AB-700
Minolta Maxxum 3000 body
Minolta Maxxum 3000 body
Lenses:
Minolta AF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5, lightweight
**SOLD**Minotla AF 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 Macro, metal mount**SOLD**
Minotla AF 35-80mm f/4-5.6, metal mount
**SOLD**Minolta AF 70-210mm f/4.5-5.6, lightweight**SOLD**
**SOLD**Minolta 50mm f/1.7 metal mount**SOLD**
**SOLD**Minolta 50mm f/1.7 metal mount**SOLD**
Quantaray 35-80mm f/4-5.6, lightweight
Flashes:
Minolta 2800AF for orignial x000 series
Minolta 2800AF for original x000 series
Zykkor AF zoom for most Maxxum mounts
Minolta D 314i for 3000i
Cases:
Minolta soft case
Minolta long-snout everready for 7000i
Minolta everready for 7000
Lower half of 3000i everready
Minolta case for 314i flash
Accessories:
Straps for most bodies, most Minolta bran
RC-1000L remote trigger
Body and lens caps
Manuals and other paperwork for most lenses and bodies
A few batteries
As far as the condition, physically almost everything is in great shape. Normal dust here and there. The two 7000s have slight bleed on the info screen, but considering the common level it's minimal. One of them has brassing and wear on the corners. The 7000i's manual focus switch won't hold in manual. This is a problem for this whole model range and can be fixed with a small latch. I never bothered. The 3000is are excellent. The lightweight Minolta 35-70 zoom and the Quantaray (has some fungus starting) are heavily used, but still functional. The others are in very good condition. All the accessories are lightly used.
Now, I haven't taken pictures with most of these in a _very_ long time. The last time was probably one of the 3000is possibly two-four years ago. At the times I last used these they worked well, but I can't make any promises about their present exposure abilities. All of them appear to work well (except as noted) without film. If you have unusual trouble I'll try and work with you.
Asking $500 for the entire lot. All the lenses and some of the accessories will work with Minolta/Sony Alpha digital SLRs, so there's a lot of remaining utility in these things. Average going rates on the 50mm lenses are around $100-150 each at the present time, for example.
I would consider trades for a Nikon D1 or similar large DSLR, depending on details.
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