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Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D (Dynax 5D) review

Started Dec 11, 2007 | User reviews
DarrylB New Member • Posts: 3
Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D (Dynax 5D) review

I bought the 5D as an impulse buy while in Singapore in 2005. I had a Minolta 500 35mm before that and had been wondering if Minolta were ever going to use their old lens system.
Since getting it I've never gone back to my film camera. The camera is great, and for "only" a 6MP camera, produces quality images. I've shot several weddings and have produced 24"x16" prints that are good enough to hang on walls (and people pay me for!)
I got the 17-70 kit lens with it and have an old Minolta 50/1.8 and the prime lens definitely beats the zoom for sharpness.

Problems:

No problems as such. The body is a bit plasticky I suppose, but as yet it hasn't shown any signs of wear.
Colour rendition is a bit off sometimes, needing a bit PP tweaking.

Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D (Dynax 5D)
6 megapixels • 2.5 screen • APS-C sensor
Announced: Jul 15, 2005
DarrylB's score
4.4
Average community score
4.7
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