Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D (Dynax 5D) review
I decided on the Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D kit mainly because all my dim-light photos (birthday parties, etc) came out blurred and/or with poor color balance and/or were taken with such a delay that I missed the shot. Most of my experience has been with point and shoot digicams. I started with a Nikon 950 (which cost more than this one as a kit) and then switched to a Pentax Optio 555. Both were very good at the time.
I haven't been disappointed. The biggest surprise so far has been that with little starting knowledge I've been able to grab some fantastic shots that would have been impossible or extremely unlikely with a lesser camera. Since getting the 5D I've loved using it from day one and had a chance to study and practice with it on a recent trip to Hawaii.
One little known advantage of an SLR seems to be that if you take it with you when you go out to dinner, waiters assume it's an event for you like an anniversary, birthday or something so they work harder for you. But I digress.
I took this baby into the office to show my coworkers how nice it was and they were blown away. Not only could (or my friend) fire off decent shots VERY quickly, but they were in-focus and didn't have to use the flash. This is in an office building with fluorescent lights. Try that with a compact digicam!
Problems:
If I could improve anything with it I'd make the included software quicker, it seems pretty pokey in displaying images and exporting files. Other than that, my biggest problem is I want to take this doggone camera everywhere.