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a good camera

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5 Feb 7th, 2006 

12 Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful

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user friendly

Disadvantages:
slow

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karma12

karma12

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Member since:07.02.2006

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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 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 me down. I shoot about 30 films a year, and have had no problem whatsoever. I started enjoying it even more when I treated myself to an 70-210 zoom lens. I find that it takes better pictures with a kodak ultra (400) film and that is what I recommend.After that i think the brand has won me. 

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Comments about this review »

Bitchqueenofneworleans 01.02.2008 12:46

I found this review interesting but I'd love to hear more about your thoughts - it's a camera I was considering and both reviews are a bit lukewarm on it, so that in itself is useful!

MttJocy 08.02.2006 02:47

Hi, welcome to ciao, I just wanted to point out that to make a really helpful review for others making a buying decision try to discuss the features it has how good they are and things like this, I would suggest if in doubt make a short comment on each of the features in turn commenting on important things like ease of use, general usefulness and things of that nature, don't allow yourself to be too disheartened though, I hope this helps you improve your reviewings in the future.

amz84 07.02.2006 23:21

hiya, i need more info on this product to make a buying decision!! for example cost, where to buy it from etc!! try looking at other people reviews, if you get stuck just leave a message in my gb!! amy xx

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