Claim: The Minolta Maxxum 9000 was aimed at the professional market as compared with the Minolta 7000—a 35 mm SLR camera which was the first to have both integrated autofocus and motorized film advance features—which was launched first in 1985, despite being completed after the Minolta 9000, as it aims for the advanced amateur market.
Evidence: In the early 1980s, Minolta was developing several ranges of autofocus SLR cameras, with the Minolta 7000 aimed at the advanced amateur market, and the Minolta 9000 aimed at the professional market. The Minolta MAXXUM 7000 (7000 AF in Europe and α-7000 in Japan) 35 mm SLR camera was introduced in February 1985. It was the first camera to feature both integrated autofocus (AF) and motorised film advance, the standard configuration for later amateur and professional single lens reflex cameras. The Minolta 9000 AF is a professional Single-lens reflex autofocus camera, introduced by Minolta in August 1985.