Re: Former Dynax 600si looking for a 60 or 7 (Alpha 7) is the plan...
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Perus wrote:
Hi,
I used to visit DPreview a lot back in the days mostly because of Olympus and their digicams. Nowadays I'm not that much into Olympus stuff anymore, I tend to look backwards to when photography was more of a challenge equipment wise.
Dynax 600si was my precious many moons ago and even if I was let down by it being a lemon in some ways it mostly served me well.
However, couldn't help noticing that there were others with much better AF but outside my price range at the time.
Recently re-visited a Vectis S1 but didn't make me too happy. However it woke my interest for film again and with that comes gear...
Now I have the opportunity to buy either a Dynax 60 with M AF 28-100 optics in very good condition or a Dynax 7 (Alpha 7) in ok condition with a less impressive optic M AF 35-80 (4-5.6) - I've read quite a lot and both of them and I lend towards the A7 due to its reputation and higher specs.
Also worth mentioning, neither of them are easily found in my region.
What should I do?
Regards,
Per
Greetings,
This review might be helpful in making your decision.
https://www.35mmc.com/10/07/2020/minolta-dynax-7-review/
In my region, there are plenty of these old cameras gathering dust in camera stores. And very cheap.👍
One caveat among a few others is : “The one sticky issue from a handling point of view, would not have become apparent immediately – the rubberized covering for the bits of the body where leather or leatherette would once have been used felt fine at first, but over time it would degrade, becoming tacky – which makes it unpleasant to handle and turns the camera into a dust magnet. This was a fault shared by other cameras of the period and can be solved by the careful removal of said rubberized covering with alcohol and a soft scraper’’.. I reckon you can get it reskinned if you can still find the kit.
Also the issue with shutters in this series of cameras? 🤔
Good luck.
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