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I got this as prices have come down due to the advent of digtal slowly killing most film formats. I aquired 2 bodies, the 17, 50 macro, 22-80, 80-230 APO and the 400 Mirror. I have taken this on... more

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  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 peterkinxl5

    Member since 25/07/2004

    Reviews written: 64

    5 Stars The King of APS-Completely 10/02/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Compact,weaterproof body, full multimode operation, as easy or as difficult to use as you want,capable of superb results,pinnacle of APS technology

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Small range of lenses, plastic lens mount, its APS so has it's own quirks.

    I remember the Minolta Vectics S1 being launched back in about 1996-when APS was being hailed as the "replacement for 35mm". Total claptrap of course and I told the Fuji rep that to his face and almost ten years later I've been proved right... Anyway back to the camera. When new the Vectics S1 used to be on sale for £400 c/w 22-56 zoom lens, but I purchase mine c/w a 25-150mm zoom lens from Cash Converters (again!) for the grand total of £50-bargain again eh? The first thing I noticed is that the Vectics S1 is an extremely compact SLR camera which is down having a side mounted pentaprism-thats ... more
  • 12 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 1 RamRay

    Member since 08/10/2007

    Reviews written: 1

    5 Stars A great little film SLR system 13/10/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Small, simple, packed with many, many features, great optics from the better lenses

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Small film format, dated AF technology

    I got this as prices have come down due to the advent of digtal slowly killing most film formats. I aquired 2 bodies, the 17, 50 macro, 22-80, 80-230 APO and the 400 Mirror. I have taken this on some trips and have left my 900 Maxxum kit home as it was kind of heavy to drag around. This was my experience: -The S-1 is a modern spin on the Olympus Pen FT. Is is also a prrofinder (though much brighter) and the APS is a tad bigger than the 1/2 frame Olympus used, but is the same concept. 30 years makes a big difference and I have made some pretty good 8x10 enlargements using the S-1. While the ... more
  • 0 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    damien

    3 Stars I wouldn't recommend it 14/06/2000
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages very good picture quality, good value for money, many functions

    Disadvantages Disadvantages little extra equipment, not compatible to Dynax

    The Vectis is Minolta’s first SLR camera for the APS format. Unfortunately this has not been very successful, despite the Vectis being a good camera: it has varied functions, is of high quality and it’s water-resistant. And compared to other SLR cameras the Vectis is relatively light and compact. But the disadvantages outweigh: 1. The Vectis series is not compatible to Minolta’s Dynax series. The range of other lenses and accessories that is on offer for the Vectis is relatively small. It is also not possible to use the Dynax accessories for the Vectis. 2. There is only a small choice of APS ... more