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The good points about this camera are that its really very user friendly, and surprisingly durable (has gone everywhere with me ever since I bought it) even the Amazon!! However I have found... more

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  • 2 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    ehoh

    4 Stars Minolta 500si 21/12/2000
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Has most of the features needed, good all-round performace

    Disadvantages Disadvantages featureset not perfect, some technology niggles

    I bought this camera a few years ago as a replacement for my old Zenit, on the basis of a few magazine reviews and a shop test. It's a competent camera but it doesn't do anything particularly well. Many of the modes/functions it has are only useful for beginners, while it's missing some that you might hope to find, e.g. frame-forwards control (for when you want to do multiple exposures). The "predictive" autofocus is laughable - if you want to capture a moving subject you're best off pre-focusing. The shutter relese/focus stopped working properly after a few months, though in fairness other ... more
  • 4 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    karma12

    5 Stars a good camera 07/02/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages user friendly

    Disadvantages Disadvantages slow

    The good points about this camera are that its really very user friendly, and surprisingly durable (has gone everywhere with me ever since I bought it) even the Amazon!! However I have found some bad points about this camera these are its a bit slow on the low light shots, and I know its an SLR but its quite hefty General Comments I have bouth this Dynax 500si in 1997 with my then girlfriend from Dixons in London, England. Always wanted an SLR and buying that one was just a lucky guess as I was not in photography. Six years and three girlfriends later the camera is still with me never letting ... more