Minolta 5000 AF 35mm SLR film camera with 35-105mm lens half-frame Camera mechanics

Camera mechanics

Type: Electronic autofocus SLR with 14-segment honeycomb

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Minolta 5000 AF 35mm SLR film camera with 35-105mm lens half-frame Camera mechanicsDescription: The Minolta 5000 AF holds a place in camera history that's easy to overlook. Released in 1985 alongside the 7000 AF, it was part of the first generation of true autofocus SLR cameras, using a phase detection AF system built into the body rather than the lens, which is the same approach every autofocus camera still uses today. The A mount lens system it introduced went on to become Sony's E mount lineage, making this the ancestor of a line