Minolta Support of 700si & 800si

Is the Minolta 700si & 800si still supported by the New Konica/Minolta
merger? I did go and have a look at their website and couldn't find
anything that referred to either of them. Though there was a comment
about still developing the site because of the recent merger.

The thought had occurred to me that maybe if the camera was no longer
supported, it may be a good idea to buy those program cards that I
never bought, on the basis of buying them later when I actually need
them. Or are they going to be around for a long while yet in the
second hand market?

Any comments would be nice

Thanks

Ken J

 

(Ken J) wrote in

They are "supported", as in "serviceable", but as they are since long
discontinued (the 7 replaced the 800si which replaced the 700si) they are
not listed as current products.

Most probably. But go ahead; it's not like there are many very interesting
cards anyway. I can come to think of four; travel/depth, multi-spot,
intervalometer and custom xi. The last is the most desireable -- but all
this is of course IMO.

 

Not sure about desirability, but the panning card is fun to use (uses the
slowest shutter speed which will keep the subject in focus, and as you
improve yr panning smoothness, reduces that speed automatically - smoothness
shown by scale on left of VF). I found that the custom xi did nothing I
wanted - its main drawcard (pun not intended) is the ability to leave the
film leader out, and with practice you can do that by switching the camera
off just before it's fully rewound anyway.


Adam F

 

I agree that this is the main functionality, yes. However, for me that is a
major function, and the manual substitute is not a serious alternative. To
each his own...

 

(Adam F) wrote in

In fact, the camera should leave the filmtip out, when you're taking the
battery out during the rewind process. After reinserting the battery, the
rewinding will continue, and the filmtip should be left out.

-Leonhard