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Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D (Dynax 5D) review

Started Dec 6, 2005 | User reviews thread
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Jeff Molvaney Junior Member • Posts: 32
Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D (Dynax 5D) review

Just purchased this camera from Newegg.com for $720 with the 18-70mm lens. An outstanding value for this feature-rich DSLR.
I was seriously considering the Nikon D50 and liked the way it felt in my hand more so than the 5D. However, the fact that I owned a Minolta Maxuum 7000i with 3 lenses made it a no-brainer.
Outstanding camera having owned and used it for a month now.

Problems:

My old flash (Minolta Maxuum 5200i) does not work properly with this camera even though I was told that it would. It significantly over-exposes and requires serious tweaking to get the correct exposure.
Not a big deal, but I mention it for anyone who has an old Maxuum flash and are considering using it with the 5D.

Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D (Dynax 5D)
6 megapixels • 2.5 screen • APS-C sensor
Announced: Jul 15, 2005
Jeff Molvaney's score
4.6
Average community score
4.7
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