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- John Orrell.'s review
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| Photograph Quality | 8.5/10   |
|---|---|
| Features | 7.2/10 |
| Ease of Use | 10/10 |
| Value for Money | 6.5/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 6.5/10 |
| Overall Rating | 6.9/10 |
By John Orrell. on 6th Feb 2002
| Features | 6/10 |
|---|---|
| Value for money | 8/10 |
| Overall value | 8/10 |
 John Orrell.'s recommendation | |
light, reasonably robust, good features for the money
Slow autofocus, no DOF preview, non-standard Minolta flash hotshoe, no remote release socket, poor lens with the kit (35-70mm)
My wife's had this Minolta Dynax 500si Super 35mm camera for three years. All I can say is that she must have bought the one that works, because just about everybody else on this site and at camerareview.com complains about this model's reliability, and she's had three years of sterling service from it.
I must admit, I don't much care for the plastic build and lousy slow zooms that auto-everything SLRs come with these days, much preferring the good, fast, well-built primes on my Olympus OM kit, but I accept that I'm in a minority there.
Overall, a good camera for anyone who wants the convenience of a point-and-shoot with interchangeable lenses, and the added benefit of shutter and aperture priority and manual modes if required. What more do you need? Spend any spare money on some good lenses, rather than a better body.
| Helpful | Unhelpful | Agree | Disagree |
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| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Respect: +4
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Antony Hawkins. on 14th Aug 2002