Minolta Maxxum 9 with VC-9 head The waist level viewfinder for

The waist level viewfinder for the Pentax 67 is a low profile affair with a flip-up magnifier and a fully enclosed turret for maximum usability in bright light

a neat clamshell design

The serial number is also followed by a red engraved "Y"

8 Rokkor-PF lens

Minolta Maxxum 9 with VC-9 head The waist level viewfinder forThe Minolta Maxxum 9 is a bit of a technological tour de force, with 14 zone autofocus, 5. 5fps frame advance, and a top shutter speed of 1 12000s (which is nuts). Minolta's Eye Start system is there, too, which starts the camera's metering and autofocus going before you look through the viewfinder. The included VC 9 vertical grip lets you power the camera with two CR123 batteries, one 2CR5, or four AA batteries and provides a full function grip for