Minolta Maxxum 5000
MINOLTA MAXXUM 5000
As part of my new journey in analog photography, I’ve been on the hunt for the most reliable, all-rounder 35mm film camera to rely on for all my analog photography. A bit of research in to what other budding, profesional and hobbyist photographers had in common was one beautiful piece of champagne titanium coolness, the Contax G1 paired with the Carl Zeizz 45mm F/2 Planar lens. It isn’t the cheapest option on market - and for good reason - but I feel like this is the camera I want track down and buy to use as my film camera. A couple of weeks observing and watching Ebay, a mint-condition G1 model costs up to AUD $1000. However, other film cameras of cult statuses with lesser function cost double that amount. All in all, the hunt for the reliable film camera is exciting. I’m learning new things and reading more about models I’ve never heard about or ones that were exclusively released in certain parts of the world.
I did have my hopes up to avoid having to buy a 35mm film camera when I remembered my Dad had brought home a spontaneous camera purchase from the Op shop, an second-hand Minolta Maxxum 5000 camera. It is in mint condition but no one proactively sought to find out whether the camera actually worked. Sitting next to our insanely mouldy but operable and handy camera that’s captured a lot of my childhood pictures, I only realised a potentially usable 35mm film camera was there all along, next to my organised chaos of shoes. All hopes put aside, the camera doesn’t turn on when I load new AAA batteries. It did put a bit of damper on my spirits. My camera search continues!
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