(Konica) Minolta Maxxum 7D body, VC-7 grip, Maxxum 50mm f1.7, Maxxum 135mm f2.8, Maxxum 24-105mm f4-5.6, Tokina ATX 17mm f4, Tamron 2X, Tokina ATX 80-200mm f2.8 APO, Tokina ATX 400mm f5.6 APO, Tokina ATX 100mm f2.8 Macro, Sigma 300mm f4 APO macro, Sigma 180mm f5.6 APO macro, Sigma 50mm f2.8 macro, Minolta angle finder. No compatible flash.

What a disapointment! I built this system around the Maxxum 9xi, and Maxxum 9. They were great cameras! The 9xi was at least a generation ahead of even Canon and Nikon went premiered, but the system fell behind. Minolta dragged it's feet, and fell behind. The Maxxum 9 was equal in technology to any serious amateur camera, but as tough as any pro. The 7D was an evolutionary step backwards. While the digital module was capable of good quality, the camera section was a joke. The focusing and exposure system that I had learned to trust in the Maxxum 9xi, and 9 was not the same in the 7D. The 7D. Focusing was not as accurate as I was used to, and the flawless 14-segment meter I was used to had been reprogrammed to underexpose at the first sign of light areas. I know had to override quite often. I had sold two bodies, my flashes (no backwards compatibility), two lenses, and my entire darkroom to get this thing.

Then Konica Minolta sold us out to Sony. I used to be a buyer in a camera store, and I didn't want to deal with Sony on any repair issues on my current or future cameras.

So in the end, and in a bad financial position, I had to sell it all and get out!