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Photos from your first Minolta digital camera

Started Mar 2, 2021 | Discussions thread
Paul Barnard
Paul Barnard Veteran Member • Posts: 3,798
Re: Photos from your first Minolta digital camera
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This was shutter actuation number 11 for the camera.  It had a couple on it when new then i fired off a few at home to make sure it was working.  This is probably the very first image I took with the 7D.  All my Minolta and Konica Minolta were film cameras until the 7D arrived.

I bought the camera in Bristol in August 2005 and went straight home, collected the dog and set off walking along the Kennet and Avon canal from Bath.  It was a beautiful day and pretty much impossible not to get nice images.  The Steady Shot was a revelation as the bouncing dog on a lead didn't help with a steady stance...  Over the next 12 years The camera went with me on every vacation and significant trip out.  I have thousands of wonderful images and memories from it.  It still ranks as my favourite camera despite it having been technically eclipsed by the Sony mirrorless cameras.

And to close the loop this was the last outing of the 7D before I went to the Sony A7Rii

The 7D does still get an occasional outing and the colours from it are definitely 'Minolta'

 Paul Barnard's gear list:Paul Barnard's gear list
Sony a7R III Sony FE 55mm F1.8 Sony FE 70-200 F4 Zeiss Batis 25mm F2 Sony 1.4x Teleconverter (2016) +5 more
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