<s>
The	O
Minolta	B-Application
A-mount	I-Application
camera	O
system	O
was	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
photographic	O
equipment	O
from	O
Minolta	O
introduced	O
in	O
1985	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
integrated	O
autofocus	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
camera	O
body	O
with	O
interchangeable	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mount	O
is	O
now	O
used	O
by	O
Sony	O
,	O
who	O
bought	O
the	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
division	O
from	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
,	O
Konica	O
and	O
Minolta	O
having	O
merged	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minolta	B-Application
A-mount	I-Application
system	I-Application
was	O
at	O
first	O
marketed	O
as	O
Maxxum	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
α	O
(	O
Alpha	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
early	O
Minolta	B-Application
A-mount	I-Application
cameras	O
were	O
initially	O
identified	O
by	O
a	O
4	O
digit	O
number	O
followed	O
by	O
AF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Dynax	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
later	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
i	O
"	O
cameras	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
Minolta	B-Application
A-mount	I-Application
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
based	O
around	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
three	O
35mm	O
single-lens	B-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
(	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
)	O
bodies	O
,	O
the	O
5000	O
,	O
7000	O
and	O
9000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
film-based	O
AF	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
produced	O
by	O
Minolta	O
were	O
the	O
Maxxum	B-Application
50	O
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynax	B-Application
30	O
and	O
Dynax	B-Application
40	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Maxxum	B-Application
70	O
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynax	B-Application
60	O
and	O
α-70	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dynax/Maxxum/α	O
branding	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
on	O
two	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
digital	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Sony	O
(	O
7D	O
,	O
5D	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Sony	O
acquired	O
Konica	O
Minolta	O
's	O
camera	O
technologies	O
in	O
2006	O
they	O
chose	O
the	O
"	O
α	O
"	O
brand	O
name	O
(	O
already	O
in	O
use	O
by	O
Minolta	O
in	O
Asia	O
)	O
for	O
their	O
new	O
"	O
Sony	B-Algorithm
α	I-Algorithm
"	O
digital	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dynax/Maxxum/α	O
lens	O
mount	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
retained	O
from	O
the	O
old	O
cameras	O
)	O
is	O
now	O
officially	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
α	O
mount	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minolta	O
7000	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
successful	O
auto	O
focus	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
using	O
a	O
motor	O
integrated	O
in	O
the	O
camera	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Maxxum	B-Application
7000	O
,	O
when	O
first	O
released	O
had	O
the	O
crossed	O
x	O
's	O
in	O
the	O
name	O
Maxxum	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
7000	O
,	O
the	O
9000	O
had	O
no	O
internal	O
motordrive	O
and	O
thus	O
holds	O
the	O
position	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
only	O
autofocusing	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
with	O
manual	O
winding	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
motor	O
drive	O
MD-90	O
a	O
photographer	O
could	O
get	O
up	O
to	O
5	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
7000i	O
supported	O
the	O
Maxxum	B-Application
lens	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
previously	O
introduced	O
accessories	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
remote	O
cords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
even	O
more	O
basic	O
Maxxum	B-Application
,	O
this	O
camera	O
was	O
basically	O
for	O
the	O
point-and-shoot	O
user	O
that	O
wanted	O
a	O
system	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
with	O
interchangeable	O
lenses	O
and	O
more	O
powerful	O
flashes	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
n't	O
want	O
the	O
features	O
on	O
,	O
or	O
did	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
pay	O
for	O
the	O
5000i	O
,	O
7000i	O
,	O
8000i	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Dynax	B-Application
303si	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Type	O
:	O
35mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
with	O
autofocus	O
,	O
autoexposure	O
,	O
built-in	O
motor	O
drive	O
and	O
flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenses	O
:	O
Minolta	B-Application
AF	I-Application
,	O
Minolta	O
AFxi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minolta	B-Application
Dynax	I-Application
500si	O
(	O
European	O
name	O
)	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxxum	B-Application
600si	O
and	O
α-507si	O
)	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
featured	O
classic	O
controls	O
for	O
most	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
stop-gap	O
measure	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
"	O
semi-pro	O
"	O
niche	O
between	O
the	O
1993	O
700si	O
and	O
the	O
2000	O
Dynax	B-Application
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dynax/Maxxum/α	O
-9	O
,	O
Minolta	O
's	O
last	O
professional	O
film	O
body	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
started	O
the	O
5th	O
and	O
final	O
generation	O
of	O
their	O
35mm	O
autofocus	O
camera	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
autofocusing	O
Minolta	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
it	O
used	O
the	O
Minolta	O
'	O
A-series	O
'	O
bayonet	O
lens	O
mounting	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
interface	O
was	O
then	O
refined	O
and	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
major	O
hit	O
with	O
consumers	O
and	O
reviewers	O
alike	O
,	O
was	O
largely	O
copied	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
Konica	B-Algorithm
Minolta	I-Algorithm
Maxxum	I-Algorithm
7D	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
also	O
kept	O
in	O
later	O
advanced	O
amateur/professional	O
Sony	O
digital	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
batch	O
of	O
Dynax	B-Application
9Ti	O
bodies	O
with	O
8-digit	O
serial	O
numbers	O
in	O
the	O
#199011xx	O
range	O
and	O
lacking	O
the	O
accessories	O
surfaced	O
in	O
Germany	O
between	O
2002	O
and	O
2006	O
(	O
presumably	O
assembled	O
by	O
Minolta	O
's	O
European	O
Service	O
Center	O
in	O
Bremen	O
from	O
9Ti	O
spare	O
parts	O
)	O
,	O
dubbed	O
the	O
Dynax	B-Application
9Ti	O
II	O
to	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
4-digit	O
limited	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
9Ti	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
7	O
is	O
generally	O
considered	O
even	O
more	O
advanced	O
in	O
many	O
respects	O
than	O
the	O
Dynax/Maxxum/α	O
-9	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
most	O
advanced	O
Dynax/Maxxum/α	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amongst	O
its	O
many	O
unusual	O
features	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
an	O
STF	B-Algorithm
function	O
which	O
could	O
emulate	O
the	O
Smooth	B-Algorithm
Trans	I-Algorithm
Focus	I-Algorithm
effect	I-Algorithm
by	O
doing	O
multiple	O
exposures	O
while	O
varying	O
the	O
aperture	O
—	O
something	O
done	O
neither	O
before	O
nor	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Maxxum	B-Application
offered	O
the	O
maximum	O
shutter	O
speed	O
of	O
1/8000	O
,	O
a	O
maximum	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
4	O
frames/second	O
,	O
autofocus	O
control	O
with	O
a	O
16-bit	O
CPU	O
coupled	O
with	O
a	O
14-segment	O
honeycomb-pattern	O
metering	O
and	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
Minolta	O
's	O
ADI	O
(	O
Advanced	O
Distance	O
Integration	O
)	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
D	O
"	O
series	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dynax/Maxxum/α	O
-7	O
was	O
noted	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
camera	O
among	O
many	O
photographers	O
and	O
rave	O
reviews	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
and	O
magazines	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
markets	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
2001	O
as	O
Dynax	B-Application
7	O
Limited	O
and	O
α-7	O
Limited	O
(	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
Maxxum	B-Application
variant	O
of	O
this	O
model	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5	O
was	O
an	O
easy-to-use	O
,	O
compact	O
,	O
and	O
feature-packed	O
film	O
camera	O
using	O
core	O
technologies	O
from	O
the	O
Minolta	O
Dynax/Maxxum/α	O
-7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dynax/Maxxum/α	O
-5	O
incorporated	O
advanced	O
autofocus	O
(	O
AF	O
)	O
technology	O
,	O
powerful	O
film	O
drive	O
,	O
relatively	O
fast	O
shutter	O
speeds	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
creative	O
features	O
including	O
14	O
custom	O
functions	O
,	O
into	O
a	O
small	O
and	O
light	O
silver-colored	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Maxxum	B-Application
3	O
and	O
Maxxum	B-Application
4	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
Minolta	O
,	O
being	O
less	O
feature-rich	O
entry-level	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
fifth	O
generation	O
(	O
Dynax/Maxxum/α-3/4/5	O
,	O
7	O
&	O
9	O
)	O
were	O
the	O
last	O
full	O
generation	O
of	O
film	O
cameras	O
that	O
Minolta	O
made	O
with	O
only	O
two	O
more	O
film	O
cameras	O
(	O
Dynax	B-Application
60	O
,	O
Maxxum/α	O
-70	O
and	O
Dynax	B-Application
30/40	O
,	O
Maxxum/α	O
-50	O
)	O
produced	O
before	O
merging	O
with	O
Konica	O
and	O
leaving	O
the	O
35mm	O
camera	O
business	O
all	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
of	O
two	O
sixth	O
generation	O
Minolta	O
film	O
cameras	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	O
Dynax	B-Application
40	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
Maxxum	B-Application
50	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entry	O
level	O
camera	O
which	O
took	O
the	O
crown	O
as	O
lightest	O
and	O
smallest	O
AF	O
35mm	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
Minolta	O
film	O
camera	O
,	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	O
Dynax	B-Application
60	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
Maxxum	B-Application
70	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Essentially	O
a	O
Maxxum	B-Application
5	O
with	O
relatively	O
minor	O
changes	O
(	O
notably	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
PASM	O
dial	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
List	O
of	O
Minolta	B-Application
A-mount	I-Application
lenses	O
:	O
</s>
