Review 2 of 6
Price Paid:
$500.00
from henrys, toronto Summary:
I've been using this camera for almost 4 years and have been very happy with it - shot over 150 rolls of film, gone thru 3 sets of batteries... used it in everything from the desert, to the arctic.
It had the best features for price when I bought it. They came out with the Htsi Plus about 6mos after I bought mine, but i never felt the need to upgrade, this camera had almost everything i've needed thus far. Strengths:
ease of use - quick and easy to change settings by 'feel'. It feels very good in my hands, but my hands aren't that big. there are a bunch of custom functions, but i've used only about 5 of them. An excellent camera to grow into - you can use the 'point and shoot' or go fully manual. If you want to give the camera to someone to photography you, there's an easy 'idiot' button to press to make the camera work like a point and shoot before you hand it over. Weaknesses:
remote release, wireless flash.. metal lens mount. I change lenses quite frequently, and the lens mount is showing a bit of wear. i'm looking at upgrading to the maxxum 7 now because i do want some more features.
I have had problems with lens lock up in low light conditions when using non-minolta lenses (ie Tamron 28-200). but i hear this isn't rare with non-minolta lenses. I wish it had DOF preview... the flash sometimes takes a while to fire.. Similar Products Used:
Canon Rebel series. Nikon F55 Customer Service:
never needed.
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