Minolta Dynax 5
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Minolta Dynax 5
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Fitted A Battery Holder To My Dynax 5,makes It A B
Fitted a battery holder to my Dynax 5,makes it a bit easier holding the camera straight. In good light I found focusing very quick and precise. Have had the camera 6 years and love it. Gave away my 5D and kept the film camera.
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The Minolta Dynax 5 Is Very Good And Has Convenien
The Minolta Dynax 5 is very good and has convenient features. Very sturdy, have one for the last 12 years. easy to use and very handy.good ergonomical design.
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Halfway Into My Everest Trek My Minolta Dynax 5 Br
Halfway into my Everest trek my Minolta Dynax 5 broke, pretended to be OK at low altitude then broke again on the Annurpurna trek. I replaced the body with the Xtsi (slightly different earlier version.) Only to discover halfway into my Indian trip that the replacement never worked from day one as the shutter was out of sync. I now have no pictures of this travel. The moral is don't take this on backpacking trips, and now Minolta have given up the chase with Cannon and Nikon for the non digital market it's only going to get harder to trade in old ones. I am stuck with lenses I have no use for. Nice results to begin with, nice and responsive, easy for a beginner but heavy on battery use.
Have just purchased a Dynax 5 , because I'm a bit of a traditionalist, I find the Digitals ok for functions and emergencies for immediate action. but the downloading, sorting out, filing, printing photos becomes a chore. I kept my Canon A1 Black and have gone back to Film, hence the purchase of a Minolta Dynax 5. I agree with you regards rechargeable batteries under performing against the standard batteries, so I only use recharges only for DIY. Judging by the reviews read I think Film Cameras are having a rebirth of late. Kind regards. Melvyn.
Well, it doesn't make much sense to me to give the camera a bad review when the issue was withstanding extraordinary conditions - especially in very cold environment. Most standard (non-rugged) cameras do not fare well in very cold conditions. this is due to the use of a rechargeable battery and parts that are not meant to stand extreme temperatures.
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From An All Singing All Dancing Multi Functional C
From an all singing all dancing multi functional camera to a basic ' you control and set everything manual' camera- it does everything with its sheer variety of choices.
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I'm Sure I'd Be As Delighted As You All About That
I'm sure I'd be as delighted as you all about that Minolta Dynax 5 35mm SLR Camera, if only I had the user's manual!!
I bought it quite cheap indeed but without it and now I'm searching hell and earth on the internet to find it..
If you could be of any help.. I would be even more grateful than you expect :)
thank you so much in advance
Raphael
Hi-You might try looking for the manual as a free download at the Sony support website. I found them for my X-700 and my Maxxum 7000. Since Sony bought Konica-Minolta, they've maintained some customer/product support. Good luck.
Hi! I just got the Dynax 5 second hand and it's a real beaut I'm sure but I can't work it because I'm a girl, it looks really dark when I look down the eye peeper, does anybody have any pdf manuals for it because I can't find them anywhere!?
You go to Minolta site to download the manual. Only on the Minolta site all manuals for it's products are available.
The South of India,a city called Hyderabad in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh is to the south of Karnataka (of which Bangalore is the capital). Both Bangalore & Hyderabad are the twin Information Technology Cities of India. Where are you from? And what do you do? And what is your name??? :-))
yes, french, actually the d5 is my father's, I offered it to him.. My mother went recently to Bangalore sector to meet a great spiritual master.. What part of India do you live in ?
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What's There Not To Like About The Minolta Dynax 5
What's there not to like about the Minolta Dynax 5. To be honest, I got this camera on a shoe string budget, so I couldn't afford anything else except the stock lens. (Say what you will about them, but I haven't found anything to gripe about them so far). Anyway, this small little camera belies it's toughness. It's been through situations with me that I wouldn't recommend you put your camera through. Dust, moisture and heat, and yet it has pulled through everytime with great pictures. They tell me that I need to get a pro body that's tough. Hell, I dropped this baby once on solid concrete and it kept on shooting. It's got features to put the competition to shame. Nikon's F55 through 80, though priced more, are but inferior echos to this camera. You can crank this baby to full manual, although the settings aren't as easily accessible as the numerous dials on the pro bodies, but at this price, who could ask for more?
I am considering buying this camera having finally decided to retire my old XD7. Can anyone tell me if my lenses from the XD7 will fit this new camera
i am in a fix,as to whether to go for minolta dynax 5, nikon f75 or nikon f80. but after reading the details of the minolta dynax 5,just a few minutes back, i was wondering if i should go for it. your humble comments please.
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I Love This Camera. After Putting It Through All K
I love this camera. After putting it through all kinds of rough use,(no i dont recommend you do that)this camera has stood good on, it's surprising even the labs that process my films.
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I Bought The Minolta Dynax 5 35mm Slr Camera On A
I bought the Minolta Dynax 5 35mm SLR camera on a budget to specifically take pictures of indoor inline hockey in sports centres and purpose built rinks. The results so far have been sketchy due to me learning the appropriate setup. The automatic functions for Sports aren't quick enough, but if you fiddle manually the results are a lot better. I am definitely tempted to get the 70-300mm lens to get those close up action shots from the side of the pitch. Has anyone had any good results of taking pictures of fast moving objects under low light conditions on this lens?
With a 70-300 you will have a lot more fun
but also look at getting a teleconverter
as auto focuf is not so fast on a cheap 300mm
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As A Student I Did Not Have Much To Spend On This
As a student i did not have much to spend on this Minolta Dynax 5 35mm SLR camera. But still i like to take pictures for hobby, so i would very much like all the manual functions i used to have on my Ricoh Kr5. The functions of this camera are very diverse. from fully automatical to fully manual with "depth of sharpness -control" bracketing and a lot of custom settings. The autofocus is really impressing compared to older cameras. It is very fast and accurate even in dim light.
I bought the 28-80 (D) lens with it. And i am very pleased with the first results. They are sharp and well coloured and contrasted. Only at 28 mm there is a little bit of circular distortion in the image. Lighting is good. Also the built in flash is very good for indoor short range pictures and lights the picture egally.
I am thinking of buying a 75-300 in addition and i am seriously thinking of the new 75-300 (D) lens, maybe someone has suggestions.
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The Minolta Dynax 5 35mm Slr Camera Is Worth Every
The Minolta Dynax 5 35mm SLR camera is worth every penny. More features than you can shake a stick at. Only had mine for a month and wouldn't swap it for anything. If you're thinking about it, go ahead and buy it. It knocks spots off the clunky chunky Nikon F80 and the surrealist Canon.
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