Minolta XG9
It was the late 70s and early 80s when Minolta realized their automatic cameras were the ones to beat. The Minolta XG9 was an updated release of earlier versions, and though this Minolta camera is not digital, is it still highly valued today by professional photographers and hobbyists. If you want to take a step back in time and et away from a digital camera, the Minolta XG9 is a good buy. Review sites online still praise the quality of these early Minolta cameras, despite their lack in digitalized features.

Camera Features
The Minolta XG9 camera is still preferred over video cameras by many Minolta enthusiasts to this day. This is partially because of the ability to create a truly beautiful photo with the Minolta XG9’s fully customizable options. Because of its lack of digital qualities, this is done by way of its manual operation. For this reason, this camera is not often recommended for new or novice camera users.

Functions and features that made the Minolta XG9 the camera to have were the manual exposure mode, manually controlled shutter speed, and automatic option presets. Photographers had absolute control over the look and feel of the shot they were taking, and since most of this was done manually, the Minolta XG9 was perfect for unhurried shots such as landscape and macro pictures.

Minolta XG9 Camera Accessories
Other than a must have Minolta XG9 camera case, optional lenses topped the list for accessories for this camera. In fact, many Minolta enthusiasts still use this camera to this day, despite production being stopped in the mid-80s, solely because of the lenses available. The 50 mm lens is quite popular. As a bonus, these lenses did not need to be Minolta brand, but rather the cameras could be interchanged with other name or generic brand lens options. Because of the popularity of the lenses, a Minolta XG9 lens bag was a great option to have to carry all of them around in.

Overall Impression
This is the perfect camera for those wishing to have a part of what will soon become classic photography icons. Many high school photography classes actually use these cameras to teach the basics of camera operations, even in today’s world of digital cameras.