Minolta Dynax 8000i
For their top-range professional cameras, Minolta used to skip a camera generation. This probably had everything to do with the development costs of such a professional camera(system). So with the x000 series came the professional 9000. This meant the x000i series wouldn't have a professional model. Minolta's solution to this was an even more advanced, advanced amateur camera. This turned out to be the 8000i. The camera Minolta should have brought out in the first place. They could have skipped the 7000i entirely and bring out the 8000i as the '7-range' model. But no, probably for marketing reasons, they first presented the 7000i and later on in 1990 the more advanced 8000i. A trick they would repeat with the 'si' series.
Essentially the 8000i is the same as a 7000i. The most remarkable difference is the shortest shutterspeed which 1/8000th of a second with the 8000i and 'only' 1/4000th with the 7000i. Also shortest flashsynchro time was 1/200th in stead of 1/125th.This probably meant the 8000i had a different shutterbox on board.
Besides this the 8000i also offered center weighted average metering (besides matrix and spot), multiple exposure, a better viewfinder and some other less relevant improvements. All this hardly justified the 1/3rd higher pricetag Minolta put on the 8000i.
A very common problem with the 8000i is the bleeding of the viewfinder readout. This results in unreadable exposuredata. An enormous drawback which affects todays usability in a serious way. So if you're looking for an 8000i check the viewfinder readout. Leave unsold if this doesn't look good.
Essentially the 8000i is the same as a 7000i. The most remarkable difference is the shortest shutterspeed which 1/8000th of a second with the 8000i and 'only' 1/4000th with the 7000i. Also shortest flashsynchro time was 1/200th in stead of 1/125th.This probably meant the 8000i had a different shutterbox on board.
Besides this the 8000i also offered center weighted average metering (besides matrix and spot), multiple exposure, a better viewfinder and some other less relevant improvements. All this hardly justified the 1/3rd higher pricetag Minolta put on the 8000i.
A very common problem with the 8000i is the bleeding of the viewfinder readout. This results in unreadable exposuredata. An enormous drawback which affects todays usability in a serious way. So if you're looking for an 8000i check the viewfinder readout. Leave unsold if this doesn't look good.
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