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Former Dynax 600si looking for a 60 or 7 (Alpha 7) is the plan...

Started Aug 17, 2021 | Discussions thread
SQLGuy
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Re: Former Dynax 600si looking for a 60 or 7 (Alpha 7) is the plan...

There are plenty of good A mount lenses that are easy enough to come by. The Alpha/Maxxum/Dynax 7 is a fantastic camera. If you learned on digital, or have gotten very used to DSLRs, it's one of the easiest ways to pick up film. The only down side is the CR123A batteries, which are not rechargeable, and not something that's commonly available in local stores.

I bought a bunch of CR123As from Amazon, to have a good stock on hand. There is a lithium ion 16340 cell which is the same size, but 3.7V instead of 3V. I'm not sure whether those are reasonable to use in an Alpha 7... they might be, though, since I'm using a pair of them in my Canon EOS A2e...

Anyway, great AF, exposure preview, EXIF (sort-of), great controls, a nice finder, lots of customization, even special features like STF exposure stacking... there's really nothing missing from the Alpha 7. If you are considering other brands, a Nikon F90, F100, or a Canon EOS 3 would be the comparable cameras, I think.

Lens-wise, the Minolta 24-105 is really nice on the Alpha 7. The newer 35-105 is also nice, and cheap. And the 24-85 is quite good and also usually pretty inexpensive. For a great, compact, tele, the 100-300 APO or APO D is hard to beat.

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