The Minolta Maxxum XTsi is a 35 mm autofocus SLR camera manufactured by the Japanese company Minolta. The camera came onto the market in 1998 and was mainly sold in the USA. The Maxxum XTsi features date imprinting, which allows the photographer to print the date and time of a photo on the image. The camera also has a panorama mode for taking fake-panorama shots.
One of the most important features of the Maxxum XTsi is its interchangeable lens system, which is compatible with Minolta A-mount lenses. The camera has a penta-mirror viewfinder that displays 90% of the image and a built-in light meter that can detect the ISO range of the film from 25 to 5000 when using the DX automatic encoding system. Manually, the light meter can be set to ISO values from 6 to 6400.
The camera offers a variety of shooting modes that include programmed modes for sports, landscape, portrait, macro and night photography, as well as a fully automatic mode, a preferred shutter speed mode and a preferred aperture mode. The Maxxum XTsi also has a built-in flash with a guide number of 12 that can be used as an autofocus assist light. External flash units from Minolta can also be attached to the camera.
The Maxxum XTsi has a self-timer and a tripod socket for stable shooting, as well as a multiple exposure mode. The camera is powered by two CR2 lithium batteries (eBay / Amazon*) and can take about 400 photos with one set of batteries, depending on the use of the flash. An additional CR2025 battery (eBay / Amazon*) is required for date imprinting.
The camera body is relatively light, weighing 385 grams without lens, film and batteries, and measures 135 x 90 x 60 mm. The Maxxum XTsi is designed to use 35-mm film and can shoot 2 frames per second in continuous shooting mode.
Films for the Minolta Maxxum XTsi
For those who want to use film, there are a variety of options that include colour films such as Kodak Gold 200* and black-and-white films such as Ilford Delta 100*. According to reviews, these films give good results in most everyday shooting situations, although photographers can also use films from other manufacturers. The camera exposes an area of 24 mm x 36 mm, which allows about 36 shots per roll of film.
