I remember lusting after one of these when they were new, even more than the Nikon F5.

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

haha I was actually the opposite I wanted the Nikon, but no regrets getting the 9 wish I'd kept the 300 2.8 tho. Thanks for taking a look mate

Brilliant.

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

Cheers mate really appreciate the feedback and support

I used my Alpha 9 just yesterday on a photo walk. Paired with the 100mm macro lens. The Alpha 9 is a fantastic camera though heavy. I do think it was the, or one of the pinnacles of film cameras. Also one of the best ergonomic cameras I know of. Fits my hand perfectly. Highly recommended.

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

Awesome mate they are fantastic cameras all round winners for me. That macro is a cracker I have canons version love it

My first camera in late 70s was a Minolta rangefinder. It was fantastic.

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

Racking cameras mate which did you have I’ve got a Minolta 7 rangefinder I think it is anyway I’ll have to dig it out I’m keeping an eye or two out for a Minolta cle crazy prices tho

Good stuff Paul

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

Cheers Steve thanks for taking a look mate

Great shots, and really helpful commentaries (here and your earlier videos) on the 9. I'm about to hit "buy" on a Dynax 9 in the UK. Looking forward to it 👍

@paultaylorphotography9499

Ай бұрын

Hey thanks for the feedback mate congrats on your purchase you’re gonna love it 📷

great video good to see you took the beast out for a run ...I,m going to get mine out now ha! cheers

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

haha cheers mate it's good to get the monster out saves going to the gym

just cant beat older quality gear mate in a world filled with plastic junk very cool indeed

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

haha too true this one is a lump it could sink a ship. Thanks for checking in mate.

It is a pretty decent Pro level camera, but the problem with this camera and a lot of other Minoltas at the time was that they were always palying catch up to Nikon and even Canon. The Dynax 9 has pretty much exactly the same specs as a Nikon F5, but it was introduced two years later than the F5. Eventually Sony bought out Minolta in 2006 and started to make cameras.

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

I get ya mate, funny I loved and still love Minolta, but I've never tried a Sony camera...I have a news / sports shooter mate who loves them he was Nikon and Canon before that.

@lensman5762

Ай бұрын

@@paultaylorphotography9499 I had an early Sony camera, theye are not for me. Tech wise they are very advanced, but that is about it. They feel extremley sterile. I feel the same about Fujis. Had a couple of them, didn't work for me. I have been a photographer for nearly 50 years now, and it has always been Nikon and Leica for for me. I was surprised that I liked my canon 5D as much as i did, and I still have my MKII, but still it is Nikon and leica for me in the 135 or FX format.

Great video! Stunning images!

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

Cheers mate appreciate it I was pretty chuffed with a fair few of those thanks for having a look D

The instax is ok, I got my daughter one a while back, and it’s not bad for an instant, but the film is expensive, well I say expensive, it’s probably the cheapest instant film you can buy, but I don’t like being able to work out how many pounds a shot a photo costs.

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

Haha true that mate re price per shot to be honest I’m glad it was a dud I got full refund it was an impulse buy I need to develop another app that slaps me round the chops when I press buy now🙄 my son has a similar instax camera maybe a mini or similar I might borrow it just to say I’ve had a go haha

great video! I am big fan of minolta af cameras and have young sister of A9 - Minolta A7. Absolutely amazing piece of technology

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

Agreed mate Minolta were the poor cousins of Nikon and Canon but with their flagship they were well up there with the big guns. I read one of the reasons the pros back in the day bagged the 9 was because it had a pop up flash haha to be honest I never use it but if I’m ever in need I know it’s there. Thanks for taking a look enjoy that Minolta mate

@fhtagn645

2 ай бұрын

@@paultaylorphotography9499 nice story about fragile ego of pros haha. Yeah Minolta left us with pretty awesome cameras and lenses

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

@@fhtagn645 spot on mate I have the x300 lovely wee camera love Minolta gear

The greatest is the F5 Nikon and they improved it a bit in the F6. Nikon was untouchable in the film era.

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

I’m a Nikon fan I have the f4 I’ve used the 2 and briefly a 5 I had and killed the D1h and still have a D3s love them all but I do love the Minolta 9 haha it’s hard for me not to love cameras full stop I’m a tad obsessed many would say possessed. I always keep an eye out for an F5 and 6 one day I’ll have them oh and the f3 I’d give my left spud for one. Thanks for checking the vid mate appreciate it

@DessieTots

2 ай бұрын

Untouchable until Canon brought out the Canon EOS 1 and then EOS 1N and then EOS 1V which all had more reliable and faster autofocus. Ask any professional sports or agency photographer from the time. The Nikon F4 couldn’t keep up, the F5 was too heavy and the F6 was for rich hobbyists. Nikon didn’t get their act together until they launched the D3.

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

@@DessieTots great points mate when I started at my current newspaper in 04 they’d fazed out the eos1n bodies for digital the lads swore by the 1n 20 years later I’ve liberated one from the company closset used it once very tidy camera for sure. I bought a D3s from new still have it n love it. Thanks for watching and giving feedback appreciate it mate

Great Video and Good Sunday Morning, a wonderful set of images, well done

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

cheers mate yeah cracking start to the day, gonna b a good one out there. Thanks for watching mate

Film is all the RAGE right now on KZread. My first x3 cameras were film but I just don't get it these days e.g. you have to be super rich and for what exactly? The quality of images is crap in my humble opinion... while knowing wholeheartedly that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but im starting to wonder about the kings clothes theory??... just saying PS love your content mate just playing devils advocate while being bombarded with film vids on KZread 😅

@paultaylorphotography9499

2 ай бұрын

haha fair play mate, agreed masses of film content on YT right now, I reckon a lot of it is folk who grew up on digital and fancy trying retro there's no doubt film is making a resurgence and agreed the quality is poor compared to today's digital files, medium format and larger is pretty good though. For me it's just about trying old gear seeing what I can do with it, I still enjoy the process of shooting film, but there's no way I'd shoot anything other than digitally when it actually matters, digital is king for paid work. I used to shoot weddings in pre digital times and the days of agonising for the film to be developed was awful, shitein house bricks hoping I didn't make a balls of it, haha, these days you can constantly check you have a shot. Cheers for watching and giving your thoughts always welcome mate.