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From the Maxxum 7000 to the Maxxum 70: Ranking My Minolta Autofocus Sevens

2024-10-07
On: October 7, 2024
In: Vintage Minolta Love Project, Vintage-Minolta Love

Back in the 1980s, I dreamed of owning a Minolta 7000i.   At the time, it was far beyond my budget, so I never got one.  In February 2019, after deciding  I wanted a film camera to record my garden, the first camera I looked for was a Minolta MaxxumContinue Reading

Frame Works? Looming Ahead

2020-08-12
On: August 12, 2020
In: Frame Works?, Photography Journey, Through the Viewfinder

Description: Bank of America Plaza Atlanta  Background: This is Bank of America Plaza, at 55 stories, the tallest building in Georgia. This shot was taken looking westward down North Avenue. The building sits on a slight ridge running northward from downtown, and the land falls away from that ridge to the eastContinue Reading

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