Minolta Maxxum 9 with VC-9 head It provides extra magnification for

It provides extra magnification for close-up work

This "black ring" version has a black-painted aperture ring (as you may have surmised) which makes it a whole lot easier to read in bright light than the original reflective chrome version

The Yashica EZS Zoom 105 slightly blobby camera with a pretty decent 38-105mm zoom range and a "panorama" mode- plus

8 Rokkor-PF lens

Minolta Maxxum 9 with VC-9 head It provides extra magnification 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