Just back from South Africa where a chum gifted me his Minolta 505si Super, with a 24-50 Minolta, a 28-300 Sigma and a 2x converter, plus 2 bags to keep them in and half a dozen rolls of (now vintage) film. It's my first Minolta and a quite like its auto-everything for lazy tourist shots, but I want to use it more seriously now that I'm at home. My only gripe, which I understand is a common 'feature' of many of the less expensive d*g*t*l cameras too, is that I can't find how use it in aperture priority mode. Which is a bummer, because that's the only mode I really need - I suppose I maye have to look at the user manual, which was in the bag, too.
On the plus side, as nearly all my cameras are manual focus, I find, for its age, the focusing to be quick, sharp and reasonably quiet. I'm sure Nikon and Canon make quicker, quieter models, but I have little experience of either brand. I was surprised by it's weight & heft. Then I took the 28-300 off the body and realised where the weight came from. But wearing the 24-35, it's a nice, light carry camera for a holiday. I need to finish the roll and see what I've got.
