Specialists In Astrophotography

Professional Performance, Titanium Strength
 
Extremely durable titanium body shell • Continuous drive with 5.5 frames per second • World's fastest 1/12000 sec. high-speed shutter with 1/300 sec. flash sync • Multiple power sources • Viewfinder provides 100% field of view • 23 custom functions

The Maxxum 9Ti offers the speed, precision, and professional performance of the Maxxum 9, with the added benefits of titanium. The 9Ti is crafted with an extremely durable titanium shell on the top, front, and back of the body, as well as the built-in flash housing. The titanium shell is lightweight, rigid, and corrosion resistant, and is finished with a protective clear coating that resists stains and fingerprints. Not only does the titanium shell provide an unprecedented level of strength; it also enables a significant reduction in the camera’s body weight.

The Minolta Maxxum 9Ti is the ultimate 35mm SLR for professional photographers as well as serious collectors.
 
Features

Titanium Exterior Covering
The Maxxum 9Ti is crafted with an extremely durable titanium shell on the top, front, and back of the body, as well as the built-in flash housing. The titanium shell is lightweight, rigid, and corrosion resistant, and is finished with a protective clear coating that resists stains and fingerprints.
 
Rugged Body Design
To further enhance durability, a lightweight and rigid magnesium alloy die-casting with black matte finish is applied to the Maxxum 9Ti’s bottom, providing a low center of gravity for optimum stability when the camera is mounted on a tripod. All plastic parts are coated with a scratch-resistant UV-hardened polymer. Additionally, the bottom of the camera body is covered with a thick, shock-absorbing rubber pad. Internally, an aluminum die-cast frame lowers operating noise and improves reliability.
 
Dust and Moisture Resistance
The Maxxum 9Ti body is also designed for dust and moisture resistance, providing added security when shooting in severe climate conditions. The inside of the shutter-release button is sealed with a rubber gasket to keep out dust and moisture. The viewfinder is sealed with resin to protect from dust.
 
100% Field of View Viewfinder
For truly precise framing, the Maxxum 9Ti viewfinder provides a 100% field of view with a magnification of 0.73X. This full coverage lets the photographer see the complete picture, thereby eliminating the chance of photographing unintended subjects in the edges of the film frame.
 
Long Eye Relief
The Maxxum 9Ti’s entire viewfinder frame can be seen from 22.1mm away from the eyepiece glass, and 18.3mm from the eyepiece frame. This makes the camera very comfortable to use while wearing eyeglasses.

Continuous Film Advance to 5.5 fps
Recent improvements in the sequence of shutter charge, aperture/mirror charge, and film advance enable the Maxxum 9Ti to achieve an action-catching continuous film advance speed of 5.5 frames per second in single-shot AF and manual focus, and top 4.5 fps in continuous AF mode, without requiring a separate battery pack or motor drive.
 
World’s Fastest Shutter Speed – 1/12,000 sec.
The Maxxum 9Ti’s shutter blades are made from carbon fiber reinforced epoxy – a material that is 30% lighter yet stronger and more durable than metallic shutters. As a result, the Maxxum 9Ti can achieve the world’s fastest shutter speed of 1/12,000 sec., and a flash sync speed of 1/300 sec. A speed of 1/12,000 sec. is capable of freezing almost any action, and enables the photographer to shoot with wider apertures in bright daylight. The 1/300 flash sync allows wider apertures for daylight sync shots of objects at a distance, and reduces ghosting and blurring.
 
Eye-Start Automation
Eye-Start Operation provides an instant response to any photographic situation, saving precious seconds and allowing the photographer to capture moments that might otherwise be missed. When the camera is brought to the eye, an infrared emitter/detector beneath the viewfinder eyepiece activates the autofocus and autoexposure systems automatically, without the need to touch the shutter-release button or any other control. Eye-Start Operation can be turned on or off as desired, or activated with or without the camera’s grip sensor.
 
Three-Point Crosscut Autofocusing
Minolta’s three-point AF sensor configuration is able to catch and track a subject quicker and more precisely than ever before. Three AF sensors cover the wide focusing area: a left, a right, and a crosshair-type sensor in the center that tracks subjects in both horizontal and vertical directions. LEDs are projected through the pentaprism into the viewfinder to indicate the selected local focus area. Accurate focusing is achieved regardless of subject brightness, and the system is able to track abrupt changes in speed and direction – even U-turns – perfectly. With a 300mm telephoto lens attached, for example, the Maxxum 9Ti can accurately follow an object moving as fast as 25 miles per hour to within 33 feet.
 
Three Autofocus Modes
The Maxxum 9Ti allows the photographer to select the AF mode that best suits the subject. Single-shot AF locks the focus when the shutter-release button is pressed partway down. Continuous AF maintains focus on a moving subject until the picture is taken. With Automatic AF Selection, the camera continues to focus when the subject is moving and locks focus when the subject is still.

Selectable AF Drive Speed
The Maxxum 9Ti offers selectable high and low AF drive speeds, for more effective focusing and easier AF control to match specific purposes. High-speed AF is useful when taking many shots in a short time span, such as for sports or fashion. Low-speed AF is ideally suited for shooting in dim light, for macro shots, or in quiet situations when silence is required.
 
Focus Priority & Release Priority
When using autofocus, shutter release is normally focus priority to ensure a high percentage of sharp results. However, the Maxxum 9Ti can also be set to release priority, to ensure the top frame-per-second rate of the selected drive mode.
 
14-Segment Honeycomb-Pattern Metering
The Maxxum 9Ti’s silicon photocell is divided into 14 segments - thirteen in a honeycomb array, plus the background. The metering system uses autofocus information to determine the subject’s location, and constructs an appropriate metering pattern around it. The uniform size, shape, and distribution of each segment results in precise control of the metering pattern and therefore, the exposure. Slight subject movement results in slight adjustments to the weighting of segments within the pattern. If subject movement becomes great enough to affect the exposure, the metering pattern shifts smoothly to compensate. As a result, the Maxxum 9 is able to set the correct exposure even in very tricky lighting.
 
Delayed Shutter Release Mirror Lock-Up
This feature prevents vibrations produced by pressing the shutter-release button or during mirror lifting from having a negative effect on the photograph, especially when long shutter speeds are used when shooting on a tripod.
 
Center-Weighted and Spot Metering
In addition to 14-segment metering, the Maxxum 9Ti also offers center-weighted and spot metering modes. Spot metering concentrates all of the meter’s sensitivity into the middle segment - approximately 2.7% of the image area. In spot mode, pressing the AE lock button holds the reading so the photographer can recompose the scene as desired.

Four-Segment Flash Metering
Direct four-segment TTL flash metering enables the camera to accurately adjust flash exposure to the subject position. Three of the metering segments cover the wide focus area, aligned with the three AF sensors, while the fourth segment covers a broader outer area. Based on the subject’s magnification, position, and distance from the background, the Maxxum 9Ti selects the segment that detects where the subject is most likely to be and bases the flash metering on that segment. As a result, correct flash exposure is ensured regardless of the subject’s position or distance from the background, even if the background reflects the flash light more than the subject does.
 
Rear-Flash Sync
With slow shutter speeds (below 1/90), rear-flash sync creates a natural and pleasing effect with moving subjects by producing traces behind the subject (exposed by the ambient light), and sharply exposing the subject itself. When the shutter speed is over 1/90, the flash fires at the front-flash sync even if rear-flash sync is selected. Rear-flash sync is not available with red-eye reduction or wireless flash operation.
 
Durable Built-In Flash
For optimum versatility, the Maxxum 9Ti includes a built-in flash with a rugged stainless steel housing for durability. The flash is a manual switchover type with lift-up and pushdown operation, and covers 24mm with a guide number of 39 feet (12 meters) at ISO 100.
 
Wireless Remote Off-Camera Flash Control
The Maxxum 9Ti can control off-camera 5400HS, 5200xi, or 3500xi Maxxum flash units without accessory cords or connectors. Flash control signals are sent from the camera’s built-in flash or an attached 5400HS, 5400xi, 3500xi, or Wireless Remote Flash Controller. Accessory flashes may be placed as far from the camera as 16.4 feet. For optimum convenience and placement versatility, Maxxum 5400HS, 5400xi, and 3500xi flash units include Maxxum’s accessory Mini Stand MS-2 with 1/4-20 tripod socket.
 
Metering Index
A sophisticated metering index displayed in the right edge of the viewfinder makes checking exposure quick and easy, even in the dark. The index reads from -3EV to +3EV, in ½ or 1/3 EV increments, and shows the exposure compensation setting in P, A, and S modes. In M mode, it indicates the difference between the metered value and the value that has been set. In AE lock, the metering index shows the difference between the locked value and the value of the currently centered area.
 
Creative Exposure Control
In addition to fully automatic Program mode with automatic Expert Program Selection, the Maxxum 9Ti also provides PA, PS, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, and Manual Shift exposure-control modes.

Manual Shift
In Manual mode, this timesaving feature allows the photographer to quickly change aperture and shutter settings without affecting the original exposure.
 
Mid-Roll Reload
This innovative function automatically advances a partially exposed roll of film to the frame selected by the photographer, thereby minimizing time and the risk of accidental double exposure.
 
Four Interchangeable Focusing Screens
Four user-interchangeable, Spherical Matte focusing screens are available for the Maxxum 9Ti. These include the standard type G (all matte), type L (matte field with grid), type S (matte field with vertical/horizontal scales), and the super spherical type M (for users who frequently use fast other_features with maximum apertures of f/1.4 - 2.8 in manual focus mode; type M makes it easier to find the focus point when using fast other_features). The application of the Spherical Matte produces less shade in the center of the screen even when using a slow telephoto lens.
 
Data Memory
The Maxxum 9Ti’s data memory function can store aperture value, shutter speed, exposure, and flash compensation increments from as many as 7 rolls of 36-exposure film. The photographer can then access the photographic data when referring to the image.
 
Illuminated LCD Data Panel
The Maxxum 9Ti’s LCD data panel is always easy to see. The backlit, on-body panel lets the user quickly recognize the camera settings, which may prevent mistakes while photographing in low-light situations.

23 Custom Settings
The Maxxum 9Ti provides a wide selection of custom settings to enable you to truly personalize the camera for your particular style.
 
1. AF priority/release priority
 
2. Film rewind: auto or manual
 
3. Film leader: rewound into cartridge/left out/left out with mid reload
 
4. DX memory: off/on
 
5. Shutter-release lock (with no film in chamber): off/on
 
6. Lens focus-hold button: Focus hold/select spot focus area/continuous AF
 
7. Eyepiece sensor activation: with grip sensor on/without grip sensor on
 
8. Frame counter: normal/count down
 
9. AF area selection: wide or local/center only
 
10. AE lock activation: while button is pressed/after button is pressed
 
11. Bracketing sequence: metered exposure, -,+/-, metered exposure, +
 
12. Film rewind speed: fast/slow
 
13. Exposure setting display duration: 5/10/30 sec.
 
14. Local focus area display: 0.1 sec. on at focus lock/0.6 sec. on at focus lock/on only when AF button is pressed
 
15. Eye-start switch function: eye-start on/off, dial-lock on-off with eye-start on/dial-lock on-off with eye start off
 
16. Shutter-release lock when lens is not attached: locked/released
 
17. AF drive speed: fast/low
 
18. Front & rear dial operation in P/A/S modes (4 options): 1) P mode F/R: No function; A mode F/R: Aperture; S mode F/R: Shutter speed. 2) P mode F: PS, R: PA; A mode F/R: Aperture; S mode F/R: Shutter speed. 3) P mode F: PA, R: Exposure comp.; A mode F: Aperture, R: Exposure comp.; S mode F: Shutter speed, R: Exposure comp. 4) P mode F: PS, R: Exposure comp.; A mode F: Aperture, R: Exposure comp.; S mode F: Shutter speed, R: Exposure comp.
 
19. Front & rear dial operation: as set by #18/reversed
 
20. Flash metering: 4-segment/average/spot
 
21. Exposure compensation display: no/yes
 
22. AF Illuminator: Fires if necessary/canceled
 
23. Front/Rear control dial lock when exposure not being metered: Off/On (dial disengaged)

Colored Control Indications - Glow-in-the-dark phosphorescent material is used for the indications on the exposure compensation dial – silver color for the ½ EV increment side and orange for the 1/3 EV increment.
 
Wet Rubber Grip – For a very secure hold in virtually any situation, a non-slip, wet-type rubber covers the 9Ti’s grip area.
 
Screw-type PC Terminal - Securely attaches the flash cord when operating external flash units.
 
Diopter Adjustment - Allows viewfinder diopter adjustment within -3 to +1 diopters. If additional correction is required, a Maxxum Eyepiece Corrector can be attached to the viewfinder eyepiece.
 
Depth-of-Field Preview - Pressing the depth-of-field preview button closes the lens aperture to the selected f-stop, so the photographer can preview the zone of sharp focus as it will appear in the photograph.
 
Exposure Bracketing - Can be performed with continuous- or single-frame advance. A three-, five-, or seven-frame bracketing series can be exposed in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1.0EV increments.
 
Built-In AF Illuminator - Uses three beams aligned with the AF sensors to assist focusing in low light conditions, and to shoot in low-contrast situations with the built-in flash.
 
Exposure Compensation - can be set within a range of +/- 3 EV in ½ EV or 1/3 EV increments.
 
Flash Compensation - can be set within a range of +/- 3 EV in 1/2-stop increments.
 
Multiple Exposure - Any number of exposures can be made on one film frame in multiple exposure mode.
 
Eyepiece Shutter - Useful when shooting with a tripod or when the photographer cannot look into the viewfinder eyepiece, the built-in eyepiece shutter prevents light from entering the viewfinder, which could cause inadequate exposure control.
 
Remote Shutter-Release Terminal - Allows the shutter to be released from a distance, using an optional Maxxum Remote Cord.
 
Back-Cover Release - A rigid metal release unit prevents accidental opening of the back cover, which can sometimes occur with conventional sliding-type switches.
 
Sliding Focus Mode Switch - Prevents accidental switching between auto and manual focus modes.
 
Shutter-Release Lock - This custom setting prevents the shutter from being released when there is no film in the camera.
 
Triangular Shoulder-Strap Eyelet - Allows the camera to be hung in a horizontal or vertical position, and prevents the strap from disturbing the user’s viewing when the camera is positioned vertically.
 
Data Memory Back DM-9
The Maxxum 9Ti is the Data Memory Back DM-9 stores up to 18 items of photographic data for 400 rolls of 36-exposure film onto a supplied 2MB SmartMedia card. Data can be viewed on the camera’s LCD data panel or directly compiled in a list via PC.

Specifications
 
Type:
35mm SLR with built-in flash, autofocus, and autoexposure
 
Body Material:
Titanium top, front, and back exterior covering; magnesium alloy die-cast bottom
 
Lens:
Minolta Maxxum and Minolta AF lenses; Minolta A-type stainless steel bayonet mount
 
Film Type:
35mm film
 
Eye-Start Automation:
AF and AE automatically activated/deactivated by combination of eyepiece and grip sensors. Eye-start is turned on/off by eye-start switch
 
AF SYSTEM:
Type:
Minolta’s through-the-lens (TTL) phase-detection system with 3-point Cross Hair type CCD line sensor. Activated by eye start or by pressing the AF button or shutter-release button partway down; auto/manual focus switchable manually; multi-dimensional predictive focus control for moving subjects.
 
AF Modes:
Single-shot, continuous, automatic switchover mode

Focus Area:
Wide focus area (LED illumination time of selected local focus areas can be extended)
 
AF Sensitivity:
EV -1 – +18 (at ISO 100)
 
AF Illuminator:
Built-in LED 3-target AF illuminator; activated in low-light/low-contrast situations: range: 2.3 - 23 ft. (based on Minolta’s standard test methods with 50mm lens)
 
Manual Focusing:
By monitoring focus signals in viewfinder data panel and/or visually on the spherical acute-matte viewfinder screen.
 
METERING SYSTEM:
Ambient:
14-segment honeycomb-pattern metering, center-weighted average metering, spot metering
 
Flash:
4-segment flash metering, average metering, or local-focus-area-aligned spot metering selectable in Custom Function; automatically activated by pressing the AE-lock button or the shutter-release button partway down.
 
Metering Cell:
14-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC (silicon photo cell), 4-segment flash-metering SPC
 
Metering Range:
14-segment honeycomb-pattern metering: EV 0-20; center-weighted average metering: EV 0-20; spot metering: EV 3-20 (based on Minolta’s standard test method at ISO 100 with f/1.4 lens)
 
EXPOSURE MODES:
Programmed AE (P mode):
Programmed control of aperture and shutter speed based on lens specifications and scene characteristics; PA and PS modes selectable in Custom Function.
 
Aperture Priority (A mode):
Aperture selectable in ½ EV or 1/3 EV increments; shutter speed from 1/12,000 to 30 sec. set by autoexposure program.
 
Shutter Priority (S mode):
Shutter speed from 1/12,000 to 30 sec. manually selectable in ½ EV or 1/3 EV increments; aperture set by autoexposure program.
 
Manual Exposure (M mode):
Any available shutter speed/aperture selectable in ½ EV or 1/3 EV increments; correct, over-/under-exposure indicated in viewfinder; BULB also selectable
 
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION:
Exposure compensation dial control:
 -/+ 3 EV in ½ EV increments; -/+ 2 EV in 1/3 EV increments
 
Rear dial control:
-/+ 3 EV in ½ EV increments; -/+ 3 EV in 1/3 EV increments

Flash Compensation:
-/+ 3 EV in ½ EV increments
 
Exposure Lock:
Exposure locked automatically with AF lock (available only in 14-segment honeycomb-pattern metering), or with AE-lock button.
 
Shutter:
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type; range: 1/12,000 - 30 sec., plus BULB; Flash sync: 1/300 sec. or slower. With shutter speeds faster than 1/300 sec., camera will automatically switch to HSS mode (only with Program Flash 5400HS).
 
BUILT-IN FLASH:
Guide Number:
39 (in feet at ISO 100); flash coverage for 24mm lens
 
Recycling Time:
Approx. 2.5 seconds
 
Control:
Manual switchover; lift-up for fill flash, push down for flash cancel
 
Flash Modes:
Fill Flash, Fill Flash with Red-Eye Reduction (pre flash), Flash Cancel, Wireless/Remote Off-Camera Flash (with or without 2:1 ratio), Rear-Flash Sync., High-Speed Sync (HSS) flash available with Program Flash 5400HS.
 
ISO Setting:
Automatic setting for DX-coded ISO 25-5000 films (in 1/3 EV increments)
 
DX-coded ISO Range with Flash:
ISO 25-1000; non DX-coded film is set to the previous ISO
 
Manual ISO Setting:
ISO 6-6400 (in 1/3 EV increments)
 
FILM TRANSPORT:
Type:
Automatic with built-in motor drive; auto threading, auto advance to first frame, auto rewind, manual start of rewind
 
Mid Reload:
Available in Custom Function

Rewind Time:
(24 exposures): High-speed rewind: approx. 4 sec.; low-speed (silent) rewind: approx. 5 sec.; (36 exposures): High-speed rewind: approx. 6 sec.; low-speed (silent) rewind: approx. 9 sec., available in Custom Function
 
Drive Modes:
Single-frame advance, continuous advance selectable from 5.5 frames/sec., (4.5 frames/sec. in continuous AF mode), or 2 frames/sec., single-frame advance exposure bracketing: selectable from 3-, 5-, or 7-exposure series in either 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1.0 EV increments; continuous advance exposure bracketing selectable from 3-, 5-, or 7-exposure series in either 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1.0 EV increments.
 
Self-Timer:
Electronic with approx. 10-sec. delay, cancelable, or 2-sec. delay with delayed shutter mirror lock-up function.
 
Multiple Exposure:
2 or more exposures
 
VIEWFINDER:
Type:
Eye-level fixed pentaprism
 
Viewfinder Display:
Glows while controlling exposure compensation; when AE Lock is canceled; all during Eye-Start display time even if eye is removed from viewfinder.
 
Focusing Screen:
Spherical acute matte; super spherical acute matte optional

Field of View:
Approx. 100% of film frame, magnification: 0.73X (with 50mm lens focused on infinity)
 
Diopter:
-1; eyepiece diopter adjustable from -3 to +1
 
Eye Relief:
High-eyepoint (22.1mm from the eyepiece, 18.3mm from the eyepiece frame); eyepiece cup removable
 
Data Memory:
Stores photographic data of up to 7 rolls of 36 exposures; stores aperture, lens focal length, exposure compensation/exposure bracketing increments, shutter speed, flash compensation/flash bracketing increments (including flash on/off status), exposure mode, and metering mode
 
Custom Functions: 23
 
Special Features:
Remote control terminal (with sliding lid), 23 Custom Functions, depth-of-field preview, backlit data panel, screw-type PC terminal (available to both center-positive and center-negative polarities)
 
Power Source:
Two 3-volt CR123A/DL123A lithium batteries, 4-stage indicator appears when camera is turned on
 
Battery Performance (with new battery and 24-exposure rolls):
 
 
                                  24 exposure rolls                  36 exposure rolls
Flash use      68 degrees F    -4 degrees F 68 degrees F -4 degrees F
0 %                 45 rolls                  40 rolls            30 rolls             28 rolls
50 %               23 rolls                  15 rolls            15 rolls             10 rolls
100%              14 rolls                   9 rolls               9 rolls               6 rolls
 
Dimensions:
6.1 x 4.4 x 2.9 inches
 
Weight:
29.1 oz.
 
Specifications are based on the latest information available at the time of posting and are subject to change without notice.