 Gino Trifiro |
What camera to buy I cannot decided on which camera to buy. I have two possibilities which are in the price range I am looking for. Those choices are 1-Minolta Maxxum HTsi OR QTsi and 2-Pentax MZ-50 (ZX-50 in the USA). Each of them have strong points the other does not have. So my question is the following. I am not an experienced photographer but I know I could easily fall in love with photography. I want a camera that I would not have to throw away after 2 years because of it's limitations. Which of the three cameras I should buy?
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Gino Trifiro |
Well, I decided to go with the Pentax (MZ-50 in Canada and ZX-50 in the USA), mainly because it has a quicker auto-focus, as well as a better warranty than Minolta. The flaws I noticed are that the camera is tricky in low-light situations and the flash takes a while before recharging. I did not see much difference between the different shooting options (foolproof, portrait, close-up, landscape and action). Maybe the fact that I tried these options indoors did not help... On the bright side, the pictures taken outside were really, really, really great. Superb colors, particularly blue skies, grey-beige smoke (I shot pictures of a building on fire) as well as reds and yellows. Conclusion? If I had to do the purchase again, I would most probably buy a camera that has field preview. But all in all, for $500 (CAN)(including 28-80, gadget bag batteries, films, and UV filter) my views are that I got a good, dependable camera that takes great outside shots but only OK inside shots.
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Gino Trifiro |
I finally bought the Pentax (MZ-50 / ZX-50 in USA) for $500 CAN, with 28-80 lens, bag and other goodies. After two months of quite intense use (over 15 rolls used), here is my appreciation: Very fast autofocus (way faster than the Minolta XTsi and HTsi and faster than the Canon Rebel G). Very light weight and sooooooo easy to use, especially in manual mode (yes, manual mode). Overriding the automatic mode is so easy to do, a 10 years old kid would understand it in less than 10 seconds. Outside pictures (daylight) are astounding, especially the very fine details. The fast action program works really really well too. On the bad side. Pictures are not what I was expecting in inside/lowlight situations. The main flaw is that the camera will sometimes not want to take the picture. You thus have to override the automatic mode. In close-up, it is better to override the automatic mode than to go with the camera settings. Conclusion? If I had to do the purchase again, considering the money I was ready to put, I would buy this camera. I am not a pro and do not intend to become one. I wanted a camera to take great pictures of special moments in my life and this camera provides me with all I need in this aspect.
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Thanks for your excellent feedback; I'm sure it will help many others. Enjoy the camera! Thanks,
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