Big enough for me to get hold of

Advantages: Easy to use, easy to handle, excellent photographs
Disadvantages: None

...Having bought and tried the Fuji APS camera as described in my recent opinion, I have decided to go back to using my Minolta Vectis 30. This camera doesn’t have as many fancy features as the Fuji but that’s how I like it. It means that it is less complicated to use and I don’t have to mess about with it – I can just point and click! The camera itself isn’t that much bigger than the Fuji, but it feels better in my hands (ooer missus!) I find it easier to hold because of its more rounded shape and so I feel more comfortable when taking my photographs. To take a photograph I just have to slide the lens cover across, which switches on the camera, look through the viewfinder until I am happy with the shot and then press the shutter release button on the top. It is an APS camera, which means that it...

SusanLesley 25.10.2001 · Read review
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Review of Minolta Vectis 30 Compact Camera

Fantastic compact camera

Advantages: Small, lightweight and weatherproof
Disadvantages: Slighty unclear instructions

...and advance in the world of photography, and allows the more experienced photographer a lightweight, weatherproof compact camera with excellent picture quality....

lauren321 26.08.2003 · Read review
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Review of Kodak Advantix T700 Compact Camera

Minolta compact 2 super binoculars

Advantages: Lightweight, easy to use, fairly compact, eye cups alter for spectacle wearers.
Disadvantages: Plastic body not waterproof

...I wanted to replace my old binoculars which had got tatty and were not working properly, for some decent, but not too expensive ones. In other words the best I could afford. I took some advice from the sales guy, who seemed to know what he was talking about and settled on these Minoltas. I like the clarity, the accuracy of the colours and the brightness of the image. The eye-cups spring in and out which helps if you wear spectacles, and there is a lens cap. Also in the box, a fairly run-of-the mill case with belt loop and neckstrap. I was a little concerned that the body is plastic, rather than rubber coated, as I spend a fair amount of time outdoors, but they are so compact, they easily fit into a coat pocket anyway, even if you don't have the case to hand. All in all I am very pleased with these good quality "budget" (£60...

Rblock 03.10.2005 · Read review
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Review of Minolta Minolta Minolta Compact Super 10 X

The King of APS-Completely

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: 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 the device which allows you to see through the lens of the camera before taking the pic-hence the term SLR or Single Lens Reflex. However, despite being made almost entirly of plastic it does handle very well and inspires confidence...

peterkinxl5 10.02.2005 · Read review
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Review of Minolta Vectis S1 Compact Camera

Picture perfect

Advantages: easy to use, self timers, automatic zoom
Disadvantages: can be expensive to buy APS films and to get them developed

...Whether you like to whip it out whenever possible, or prefer to just get it out on those special occasions this is the camera for you. The Minolta Vectis 200 costs only £80 which is a bargain considering its wide range of features. The camera is APS (advanced photo system) this enables you to take photos in three sizes: panoramic, classic and wide print, the APS film is easy to load all you have to do is drop it in and shut the door, its that simple, especially with indicators on the film telling you whether the film has been exposed or processed already, also when your pictures are returned to you they come with an index print, so no more searching through negatives to find the one you want reprinted. The camera is turned on when you open the sliding lens cover, now you can see how many exposures there are left, battery power...

spooks 28.05.2001 · Read review
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Review of Minolta VECTIS 200 Compact Camera

Vectis 300

Advantages: Compact: excellent techno-jewellery!
Disadvantages: Too small for big hands; ultimate quality needs 35 mm

...Minolta Vectis 300 I took a couple of years before I dipped a toe in the APS water – I’ve been using 35 mm and rollfilm for thirty years, and have no particular interest in simpler and smaller cameras. Still, a “shop-soiled” example in Bell and Jones in West Bromwich (someone had tried to steal it, and had only managed to scratch it a bit) for £99 proved too much of a temptation, and I bought it. The first thing to say is that APS is no threat to 35 mm in the quality stakes. The film is too small, and the lenses are of relatively limited specification. And anyone using the long end of the zoom in dull weather needs to have either 400 ISO film, or a tripod (which rather defeats the object of the exercise, I reckon!) The aperture at the long end of the zoom is very small, and this leads to a slow shutter...

Dudler 14.02.2001 · Read review
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Review of Minolta VECTIS 300 Compact Camera

An excellent choice

Advantages: Solid steel casing, Build Quality, Focusing Accuracy
Disadvantages: Based on the form factor none!

...happen). The Minolta Vectis 300 is superbly put together. It feels solid & robust & it is as I have dropped mine & seen it skidd across a crowded floor with only minor scrathes to show for it. The Vectis 300 also has time & date stamps as an option that are very easy to turn on or off. You can also select to add captions to particular shots for instance, "Happy Birthday", or "Congratulations", but to do this you need to keep the code book handy to remember the codes to key in on the side. I have taken photos in the brightest & darkest (not pitch dark) of conditions & the Vectis never disappoints. The red eye reduction, whilst not perfect, is better than most compact cameras that i have seen. Selecting between modes or overriding modes is very simple, two buttons on the top turn each mode on or off. I have fairly large hands...

UKOracle 31.05.2003 · Read review
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Review of Minolta VECTIS 300 Compact Camera

Minolta F300 - Digital Camera & Video

Advantages: Easy to use,Fantastic Photographs,Video Capabilty
Disadvantages: None

...own doing i may add,was that whilst the lead was connected from the Camera to my Laptop,the Camera was knocked to the floor and damaged the Camera part that accepts the Lead.We were going on oliday in 4 days and was desperate to get the Camera repaired.After some enquiries,i found that Minolta has a repair Service Centre in Milton Keynes.You can send the camera to them at your expense but as the situation was urgent i took the 45 minute drive to the Service Centre.The Staff were very friendly,but told me there was a 2 week wait for the repair.I explained my situation and they were happy to twist the rules for me,and i was able to pick up the Phone on our way up to Scotland for our Holiday.Included in the Flat Repair price of £113,the outer casing which had taken the brunt of the fall was also replaced and the Camera was given a 'Service...

kevthrev 11.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of Minolta DiMAGE F300

A great little film SLR system

Advantages: Small, simple, packed with many, many features, great optics from the better lenses
Disadvantages: Small film format, dated AF technology

...35 AF SLRs. Much of the AF technology (albiet a generation behind current) and 14 segment or spot metering found in my 9000 is also here, so it is familiar territory and works the best of any metering system I have ever used. The programming modes is again for ametures with limited serious user overrides, but I must say I have not lost a picture due to it. The lenses are optically excellent (note I picked the best of the sytem offerings, the consumers lenses are so-so) and in part were designed for digital use! the first Minolta RF digital cameras took the vectis lenses and the 17/3.5, a digiital lens made for thre RF, is an outstanding performer. Keep in mind many digital SLRs sensor uses the APS-C size...yes that is the same APS size area as the film. I bought tons of Fuji 200 APS film cheap on *bay so I am well stocked. I will...

RamRay 13.10.2007 (08.10.2007) · Read review
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Review of Minolta Vectis S1 Compact Camera

Samsung Vega 140s 35mm P&S compact camera.

Advantages: Low price for high quality and capabilities.
Disadvantages: Too big for shirt pocket.

...I have built a small but representative collection of these P&S cameras because they can be had for peanuts these days. This little beauty has all the rest beat, and the others like Nikon, Pentax, Canon are good, but not as good as the Samsung. The Schneider lens needs no introduction, I have been using this glass in various cameras for the past half century, and it is IMHO at least the equal of other much more expensive lenses. This camera is just about perfect in every possible way, it powers up rapidly so you don't miss these elusive and rare opportunities to capture memorable images which will always be in focus and perfectly exposed. The design of the camera is also well thought out so it looks and feels good in the hand. If Samsung had been competing with the German cameras 50 years ago, the whole photographic market might have...

cameranut 13.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Samsung Vega 140 S Compact Camera