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Louis, normal Amateur | Date: Sat, May 1, '04 at 14:46 CEST |
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| Pro | Bought mine off Ebay for Ģ42 / 61 with a 36-70 and a 35-135 Sigma Zoom. Has worked flawlessly, providing much better images than my new Canon EOS 300. |
| Contra | Little slow to focus in poor light, but only noticeable against the Canon or the newer 9000i. |
| Thoughts | Beats any digital camera I have yet seen, so I'm staying 35mm. Love the feel and the solid build. Been using a Contax full format and this feels perfect in comparison. |
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| Author:
Fiona, normal Amateur | Date: Thu, Jan 16, '03 at 22:02 CET |
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| Pro | Relatively easy to use, durable (it only packed in recently after 12 years usage), gives great pics. |
| Contra | Autofocus died 2 years ago, motor died after 12 years; the aperture/shutter speed card function can be a bit irritating, as you have to open the side every time you want to switch to manual/semi manual; metering isn't so good with very contrasty light -pics usually either under or over exposed. |
| Thoughts | Its hard to part with this camera, because it'll cost more to repair it than to buy a 2nd hand upgrade. Served me well, as an amateur. |
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| Author:
Paul Mattson, normal Amateur | Date: Tue, Sep 10, '02 at 16:30 CEST |
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| Pro | Easy to use high quality camera. I bought it in 1991 when my son was born, and have had absolutly no trouble with it until he dropped it in 2002. The camera body is fine, but the lens is broken. I'm looking for a replacement lens. |
| Contra | If there's a smudge on the lens, the autofocus will not work.
--Keep the lens clean. |
| Thoughts | 11 years of troublefree service have proven this to be an excellent camera. |
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| Author:
Chris Zervos, Greece | Date: not recorded |
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| Pro | An excellent camera for the amateur who wants to take nice and clear pictures by just pressing only one button. |
| Contra | Sometimes the autofocus fails to adjust properly, especially on far away scenery. This is annoying. |
| Thoughts | A very good camera to take nice and clear pictures. I use it since 1993 till now. No problem so far. Extremely easy to use and very friendly (even if you have never read the manual). The lens I use is an (old) Exacta AF28-70. |
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| Author:
MAX | Date: not recorded |
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| Pro | Itīs a great camera. Have a great value and itīs very complete. |
| Contra | Nothing |
| Thoughts | One word... Beautiful ! |
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| Author:
unknown (legacy entry) | Date: not recorded |
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| Pro | I love it -- makes beautiful pictures. I've had mine for over 10 years. |
| Contra | - |
| Thoughts | Minolta really shows it's stability with this camera. It is sturdy and easy to use for the amatuer. |
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