This was the camera that my dad used to photograph the vacations of our youth. I have it now and am looking forward to bringing it back to life! Thanks for the information!
Same exact situation. I nw inherited my fathers camera. I just ran a roll through it and will be developing it asap. I hope yours also works well as it is a nice camera. Not too fancy but nice enough to take great pics. The zoom lens it also had did seize up for some reason. It will snap pics but I can't zoom out any more.
The Minolta Maxxum 5000 was my first AF SLR 35mm camera. I purchased it way back in 1986-87 at Service Merchandise, it came as a kit with a 50mm f1.7 lens, strap, bag and manual. It took great photos. Photo processing was cheap back in the day, ran a lot of rolls of film through this camera. Thinking about picking one up as I sold that old camera years ago. Looking for one cheap, brings back those old memories.
My mom pulled this camera out from deep within a closet and asked if I could clean up the battery compartment since the batteries were left in for who knows how long. I opened it up a bit to clean it and repair some chipping plastic on the battery compartment, and I marveled at how much was going on under the covers. Long story short, put it back together and cleaned it up, powered right up, and is working like a dream. Just bought some film and looking forward to trying it out. The camera was my dad’s, and when I popped in front of him and took his picture, he was both shocked and happy to say the least. Last he saw the camera was probably over 20 years ago. They really don’t build them now like they used to!
I figured it out, had to take the film out, I've not shot film for over 30 years, been a while since I used a film camera, but been wanting to start again, will still shoot with my digital camera too, but there is something special about shooting film, got a Leica M3 and cant wait to figure it out!
Found one in a Goodwill yesterday with hundreds of Cokin filters and 2 lenses. Just bought a plustek 7200 film digitizer yesterday too so am excited to try shooting some. Shoot now with a Sony A77II.
Hello how are you? thanks for this review. I notice some of your bw shots have what looks like a sprocket light leak, I want to tell you how to fix it as I had a similar problem and even posted it on a fb group. I found that when i develop one reel in the tank, when im inverting, the reel slides up the spindle in the tank and when i place the canister back down the top of the film is now above the developer. I fixed this by putting an empty reel on top of the developing reel to keep it from rising up. I also add a bit more developer for extra measure. hope that helps.
Hi there! I recently found one in the thrift & when looking thru the view finder its black. I'm new to this all & have no idea whats going on lol any idea how I can fix?
Just found one at goodwill.. $10. The old triple A batteries in it were a little corroded. Put new ones in I got nothing. Hoping I can scrape the corrosion off and get it to work. We’ll see! I already have the maxxum 7000 so I have a few lenses already. Would be cool to have one loaded with color one with B&W
great video, thank you, a friend gave me one of these cameras and I put in batteries yesterday and got it to work and even took a few photos, but then it stopped working and makes a beeping sound, any suggestions on what it could be? thank you
Just bought one at the thrift 50$ came with everything original 2 minolta lens, minolta bag, minolta leather case, filters,minolta strap,Flash, all the lens caps
Not really. The camera does not have a double exposure function. The only way you can do double exposures on this camera is to first shoot photos on your roll of film, rewind it, then load it back into the camera like a new roll and take a second set of photos on the same film. The frames should hypothetically line up, or at least be close.
For Color film I'd recommend these: amzn.to/2PE19Od amzn.to/3kgLiTN For Black and White film I'd recommend these: amzn.to/31pTKHL amzn.to/2DkVmdy They are all 400 ISO so should be good to use in most lighting situations and are some of the most commonly used films by students.
I recently was given this camera for free. Just curious, does it shoot colour or are all the photos black and white like they were in this video? I'm new to film photography in general and know pretty much nothing.
It can use any 35mm film including, color, black and white, or even infrared. You just need to buy whatever film you are interested in. Here is a link to my film for beginners video: th-cam.com/video/1hDyv7qhC_4/w-d-xo.html
This was the camera that my dad used to photograph the vacations of our youth. I have it now and am looking forward to bringing it back to life! Thanks for the information!
Someone just gave me a 5000i I am so excited. She gave me the whole kit with lighting and all.
Same exact situation. I nw inherited my fathers camera. I just ran a roll through it and will be developing it asap. I hope yours also works well as it is a nice camera. Not too fancy but nice enough to take great pics. The zoom lens it also had did seize up for some reason. It will snap pics but I can't zoom out any more.
The Minolta Maxxum 5000 was my first AF SLR 35mm camera. I purchased it way back in 1986-87 at Service Merchandise, it came as a kit with a 50mm f1.7 lens, strap, bag and manual. It took great photos. Photo processing was cheap back in the day, ran a lot of rolls of film through this camera. Thinking about picking one up as I sold that old camera years ago. Looking for one cheap, brings back those old memories.
My mom pulled this camera out from deep within a closet and asked if I could clean up the battery compartment since the batteries were left in for who knows how long. I opened it up a bit to clean it and repair some chipping plastic on the battery compartment, and I marveled at how much was going on under the covers. Long story short, put it back together and cleaned it up, powered right up, and is working like a dream. Just bought some film and looking forward to trying it out. The camera was my dad’s, and when I popped in front of him and took his picture, he was both shocked and happy to say the least. Last he saw the camera was probably over 20 years ago. They really don’t build them now like they used to!
Literally found one in the thrift store Thank you so much
Dude same
Me too 🤣💪
@@kkgoviral1820 sadly i broke mine. Cherish yours the image i got were incredible
Great video. Just what i needed. I had this camera for quite a while and will finally start using it. Thanks!
I’ve just purchased one of these. Thank you for showing me how to use. 🙂
I figured it out, had to take the film out, I've not shot film for over 30 years, been a while since I used a film camera, but been wanting to start again, will still shoot with my digital camera too, but there is something special about shooting film, got a Leica M3 and cant wait to figure it out!
Found one in a Goodwill yesterday with hundreds of Cokin filters and 2 lenses. Just bought a plustek 7200 film digitizer yesterday too so am excited to try shooting some. Shoot now with a Sony A77II.
Hello how are you? thanks for this review. I notice some of your bw shots have what looks like a sprocket light leak, I want to tell you how to fix it as I had a similar problem and even posted it on a fb group. I found that when i develop one reel in the tank, when im inverting, the reel slides up the spindle in the tank and when i place the canister back down the top of the film is now above the developer. I fixed this by putting an empty reel on top of the developing reel to keep it from rising up. I also add a bit more developer for extra measure. hope that helps.
such a helpful video! thank you so much!
Hi there! I recently found one in the thrift & when looking thru the view finder its black. I'm new to this all & have no idea whats going on lol any idea how I can fix?
Great video!
Just found one at goodwill.. $10. The old triple A batteries in it were a little corroded. Put new ones in I got nothing. Hoping I can scrape the corrosion off and get it to work. We’ll see! I already have the maxxum 7000 so I have a few lenses already. Would be cool to have one loaded with color one with B&W
Same issue I have did it work???
@@gavinwagenheim2606 yeah actually I used some alcohol, white vinegar with Qtips and a knife to scrape it off and it worked!
@@rawcodecmedia302 thank you so much!!
great video, thank you, a friend gave me one of these cameras and I put in batteries yesterday and got it to work and even took a few photos, but then it stopped working and makes a beeping sound, any suggestions on what it could be? thank you
Does it have date imprint?
Edit: damn this is a really good and clear explanation of the camera! good job
No, no date imprint on this camera. Thanks!
Just bought one at the thrift 50$ came with everything original 2 minolta lens, minolta bag, minolta leather case, filters,minolta strap,Flash, all the lens caps
i just bought one of these and will arrive next week. can you double exposures on this one?
Not really. The camera does not have a double exposure function. The only way you can do double exposures on this camera is to first shoot photos on your roll of film, rewind it, then load it back into the camera like a new roll and take a second set of photos on the same film. The frames should hypothetically line up, or at least be close.
@@PrimeStudios i just thought of that actually. thanks! i'm excited to shoot with this.
Hello! how sturdy and heavy would you say this camera is? is it metal and plastic or just plastic? is it worth 30$?
It's mostly plastic, but it feels pretty sturdy, not too heavy. If the camera is functional I definitely think it's worth $30.
I'm very new to this, can you change lenses while you have film in the camera?
Yep!
Just got one of these! Any recommendations of what type of film to start with? I'm a film camera newbie and am a bit overwhelmed with options.
For Color film I'd recommend these:
amzn.to/2PE19Od
amzn.to/3kgLiTN
For Black and White film I'd recommend these:
amzn.to/31pTKHL
amzn.to/2DkVmdy
They are all 400 ISO so should be good to use in most lighting situations and are some of the most commonly used films by students.
I found an old one of these in my attic. Mine uses 6V lithium batteries--is it the same model?
The model name/number should be shown somewhere on the front of the camera.
I recently was given this camera for free. Just curious, does it shoot colour or are all the photos black and white like they were in this video? I'm new to film photography in general and know pretty much nothing.
It can use any 35mm film including, color, black and white, or even infrared. You just need to buy whatever film you are interested in. Here is a link to my film for beginners video: th-cam.com/video/1hDyv7qhC_4/w-d-xo.html
@@PrimeStudios Ok thank you! That clears that up
can i use : KODAK COLORPLUS 200 135/36 FILM with this camera ?
Yep!