The Dynax 300si is a 35mm SLR camera manufactured by Minolta and released in 1995. It is also known as the Maxxum 300si in the Americas. It was also sold in American Ritz Camera stores the as the Maxxum RZ300si.
A date version was also available called Dynax 300si QD while the Ritz Camera version is Maxxum RZ330si or 330si RZ as written on the body. A panorama variation called Maxxum 350si was also available. It was also known as Maxxum Panorama Elite. The Japanese version is called α-101si (Alpha 101si).
The user has a choice between fully automatic program mode "P" and five pre-set programs, including portrait, landscape, macro, sports and night-portrait. It has no manual program mode of any kind.
Year of launch: 1995
Manufacturer: Minolta
Type: Autofocus system single lens reflex camera
Lens mount: Minolta AF mount
Film type: 35mm film with speeds of 25 to 5000 ISO, with auto DX (25 to 1000 ISO for flash photography)
Metering: TTL, 8 segment silicon photo cell.
Metering range: 1 to 20 EV (50mm f1.4)
Focusing: CCD TTL phase detection autofocus with AF illuminator.
Programs: landscape, sports, macro, portrait and night portrait
Flash: Guide number 12
Shutter: Focal plane shutter with speeds from 30sec to 1/2000sec, 1 fps
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image by John Warwick (Image rights)
Film advance: fully automatic morotorized advance and rewind
Viewfinder: Pentamirror
Battery: 1x 2CR5 6V Lithium battery
Dimensions: 147 × 101 × 68mm
Weight: 380g
The Pentax SF7 was a camera from the Japanese Pentax brand, manufactured by the Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. (called PENTAX Corporation since 2002). It is also known as the Pentax SF10 in the United States, and was first produced in 1988. It was Pentax's third Autofocus 35mm SLR after the Pentax ME F and the very similar Pentax SFX.
This Pentax SLR comes from the SF range of cameras which Pentax introduced before the Z and MZ range, and were the first set of autofocus SLR cameras the company made. This model, the Pentax SF10 was also known as the SF7 and is similar in styling to the SFXn camera which I own, but is a rather simpler and more basic model than that. It was manufactured in about 1988.
This is a sturdy and heavy camera, similar in weight and very slightly bigger than my digital Pentax K5 DSLR. Although heavy cameras are not a lot of fun to carry about, it is a good camera to get a hold of. The hand grip is quite deep and has a contoured feel which fits in the hand quite nicely. The shutter button falls nicely in place when the camera is in the hand, and it’s easy enough to alter shutter settings with the rocker switch placed behind the shutter button.
Changing modes however is a different matter. This camera was made at a time when electronics were being introduced into camera manufacture, and lots of cameras at this time had button press rather than rotary knobs to change settings and I find they are not as easy or quick. On this camera the one saving grace is the way the camera modes are displayed; Instead of a small A, P, S etc displayed in a small LCD screen, the SF series had large LCD panels mounted on the top of the SLR prism. On the Pentax SF10, this LCD has a display which incorporated an outline shape of the camera which changes to show graphically the modes, and configuration changes.
The control buttons on the top panel of the camera are the mode button discussed above, a button to control the different drive modes, a rocker switch positioned behind the shutter release and the On/Off switch which has an optional ‘beep’ setting for audible feedback. On the back of the camera just behind the hot shoe is an exposure lock button and on the side of the lens mount is the Auto focus/Manual focus switch with an electronic cable release socket above.
The lens mount fitted to the SF10 is a full KAF mount, which means this camera can use any pentax lens made up to the point the camera was made. It obviously wouldn’t be able to focus a modern ultrasonic motor lens, but any screw thread focused lens or manual K mount lens should be fine.
This camera offers all the normal exposure modes most photographers need and regularly use, but doesn’t feature the ‘scene’ modes which are popular these days. This, of course is because it was made earlier than that sort of feature was introduced.
The exposure modes are selected with a combination of the mode button, the rocker switch and the aperture ring on the lens. If the lens aperture ring is set to ‘A’ the mode button and rocker switch will toggle between ‘PROG’ (program or fully automatic mode) and Shutter priority. These modes are shown on the top panel LCD as a series of updates to the picture of the camera – some examples can be seen in the pictures above.
Once the aperture ring is moved off the ‘A’ setting, the mode button and the rocker switch will toggle between AUTO (aperture priority), fully manual mode and bulb.
There is no option to provide any exposure compensation on this camera and since it’s also not possible to override the DX coding of the film speed that includes the trick of changing the film speed. There is an exposure memory lock button however which can be used to meter a particular portion of a scene and then lock the exposure to that reading.
The metering in the camera is a 2 segment averaged reading with autofocus lenses which changes to centre weighted with manual focus lenses.
As I said in the opening paragraph, this is one of the first autofocus cameras which Pentax made and employs a motor in the body of the camera which drives the focus ring via a screw thread coupling. This system has been maintained by Pentax up to the present day and my Pentax K5 can focus the lens fitted to the SF10 in exactly the same way (considerably faster of course and in lower light).
The autofocus performance of the Pentax SF10 is reasonable for the age of the camera. It wouldn’t win any speed battles today, but considering this is a 1st generation autofocus camera it’s reasonably fast in good light as long as the target area has some contrasting patterns. When the light level drops it does a bit of hunting about to find the correct position, but most of the time it will eventually get there. It’s not a quick or accurate as my SFXn, but then it was at the cheaper end of the SF series and the SFXn was at the top end. It is quite noisy during focusing – not just noise from the lens moving but from the focus motor itself which has a high pitched whine. It reminds me of the Minolta 7000 which was also a 1st generation autofocus camera.
In common with all the early autofocus cameras I own there is only one focus sensor fitted in the centre of the viewfinder. That may be considered a disadvantage but in my experience I find one to be fine. I normally use the single central focus point anyway and use the ‘focus and re-compose’ option if I need to focus on something non central. Obviously modern cameras have many focus points in order to do focus tracking, but a camera of this age simply doesn’t have the speed to do that anyway.
For situations where there really isn’t enough light to successfully achieve focus lock there is a small lamp built into the flash housing which is used to strobe the scene and get the lens to lock. I found on my copy of the camera this was not very successful, but again the light wasn’t very bright so it may be just age which has caused it to dim. The camera won’t pop the flash up to use this light by itself, it needs to be raised by the photographer. Looking at the button which raises the flash I would guess it’s a mechanical rather than electrical switch so the camera couldn’t raise it anyway.
When focus is achieved there is a large indicator in the viewfinder which lights and an optional beep can sound as well, both of these also work when the camera is in manual focus mode either by switching the AF/MF switch or by fitting a manual focus lens. Although I like split image focusing screens for manual focus, the focus indicator is actually quite a useful device with manual lenses.
There is one other point I’d like to make about the autofocus on this camera. I have two Sigma autofocus lenses which this camera won’t focus. They are both screw driven autofocus lenses which work without problem on my K5 and any of my MZ series cameras but the screw drive doesn’t turn when they are fitted to the SF10. I checked that the screw drive is engaging with the camera body and it is because turning the focus ring in autofocus mode results in the focus motor in the body turning (I wouldn’t recommend doing this by the way). I wondered if it was something a bit odd with this particular camera so I tried them both on my SFXn and found exactly the same thing. Just for information the two lenses are a Sigma Zoom 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 and a Sigma Zoom 24-70mm f/3.5-5.6 UC.
The Pentax SF10 is equipped with a pentaprism viewfinder rather than the pentamirror finder used in the lower end MZ series cameras. This is welcome because it leads to a much brighter view, especially when used with a fast lens. Other than being a prism finder, the viewfinder is somewhat disappointing because there is no Depth of field preview available and also no diopter adjustment.
In terms of exposure and focus information visible in the viewfinder the shutter speeds are visible on the right hand side of the viewfinder and the letter ‘A’, ‘M’ or ‘P’ above to indicate the exposure mode. As mentioned above there is a focus indicator to show when focus is achieved and right at the bottom of the shutter speeds the letters LT indicate when a shutter speed longer than 1/30sec has been selected. All the shutter speeds below 1/60sec are in yellow indicating a tripod should be used – the rest are in green although the 1/2000sec speed will flash if the exposure is over exposed when 1/2000 is selected.
The drive modes are set using the drive mode button and the rocker switch. The camera has a fairly simple selection of single shot, continuous shot and self timer mode. The self timer is electronic with an LED on the front of the hand grip illuminated when the timer is running and the beep option counting the timer down. When the last couple of seconds are reached the LED flashes in unison with the beep for a couple of seconds and then the shutter fires.
This was an entry level camera when the SF series was introduced by Pentax and as such it is missing some of the top end functions the SFXn camera had. However most of the functions most photographers would use are here with the exception of exposure compensation. Even that could be worked around by using the Exposure Lock button so it’s more an inconvenience rather than a deal breaker.
Many people may say the camera is too big and heavy and you certainly know you are carrying it around but it is pretty well balanced and comfortable to use.
Year introduced: 1988
Mount: KAF
Meter range: 1 - 19 EV
Meter pattern: c
ISO range: DX only
DX ISO range: 25 - 5000
Exposure modes: P, Av, Tv, M, B
Exposure compensation: No
Exposure memory lock: Yes
Shutter speeds (auto): 30 - 1/2000s
Shutter speeds (manual): 1 - 1/2000s
Shutter speeds (mechanical): None
Self timer: Yes
Mirror lock-up: No
Auto bracketing: No
Multiple exposures: No
Winder: Built 2 fps
Built-in flash: Yes, GN 12
TTL flash: Yes
P-TTL flash: No
Sync speed: 1/100s
Flash exposure comp: No
Autofocus: Yes (1 point)
Autofocus sensitivity: 2 - 18 EV
Power zoom: No
Viewfinder: 0.81x, 92%
Viewfinder type: Pentaprism
Diopter correction: No
Exchangeable screen: No
Depth of field preview: No
Image size: 24 x 36 mm
Panorama format: No
Battery: 2CR5
Battery grip/pack: No
Size (W x H x D): 157 x 99 x 63.5 mm
Weight: 630 g
Comment: Special accessory: Interval data back
Pentax SF10 35mm Autofocus SLR (also known as SF7)
1st Generation autofocus camera
Aperture priority, Shutter Priority, Program Mode & full Manual Mode
2 segment averaged metering with F series lenses, centre weighted with others
KAF mount accepts all K mount lenses
Solid, well built construction
Single autofocus sensor centrally mounted.
Pentaprism viewfinder
Integrated RTF flash with autofocus assist light
Shutter speed 30sec to 1/2000sec + Bulb
Self timer with electronic countdown and visual indication
Single shot and multiple shot mode
Optional beep function for focus lock
Focus confirmation light in the viewfinder
Integrated off centre hot shoe
Exposure lock
DX coded film chamber
Electronic cable release socket
Powered by 2CR5 battery in grip
Two years after debut of the highly successful original EOS 1000F/Rebel. Canon introduced the EOS-1000QD/Rebel II in April, 1992. The Company adopted the same philosophy of the predecessor with two separate models in either a choice of basic body or one with a built-in flash version. Similarly, two separate designations were used for US (Rebel II (QD) & Rebel S II (QD) and other markets (EOS-1000N & EOS-1000FN). Apparently, some great features found in earlier EOS-10s & EOS-100/Elan QD was deployed in this second generation Rebel where a silent film advance and rewind mechanism was used in its design (the noise reduction for film advance has significantly improved by approx. 40% and 35% in rewinding but infrared system used in EOS-10S was not used). Wel, the silent waves camera operation in some of these EOS bodies also work efficiently with the emergence of the second generation of micro-USM lenses. That is not all it has to offer, an improved AF performance and microcomputer of the camera has improved AF speed 50% faster than any of the earlier EOS-1000/Rebel QD models. Well, generally, I used to separate the original and second series via its new vertical-travel, focal-plane electronic shutter, which has an extended shutter speed range from 30 sec. to 1/2000 now (the original rebel has 1/000 top speed, but the sync speed of both series are still limiting to rather disappointing 1/90 sec). Another improvement is the incorporation of a popular redeye prevention system with the 1000FN/Rebel SII QD models.
Other notable improvements over previous models are a slightly more powerful (GNO 14 as compared with 12) flash output for the built in flash for applicable models and a built-in soft focus mode. Errr ... there is also a choice of music selections (with beeper and selectable musical melodies by Vivaldi, Beethoven and Bach) when self-timer is activated during count down. In the case of the soft focus mode (similar to Minolta's soft focus program card), it is not running optically (you can use an EF lens with similar effect) but on both the EOS-1000FN/Rebel SII QD, It works by taking two images on the same film frame in rapid succession, shooting one sharp and then defocusing the lens for the second one (the ratio can be adjusted in 1:1 and 1:2). However, one discomforting part in the design of the camera is still centered around the black EF reinforced plastic lense bayonet mount. Although the camera is primarily designed for mass amateur users, where presumably owners may not always be frequently changing lenses, but the cleverly stealth black lense bayonet mount is one area that might raise some doubt over durability issue. The metering and exposure control modes provide is extensive enough for anyone to make good use of them for tackling any photographic situations. The camera has a flexible exposure control in shutter priority AE, aperture priority AE, intelligent program AE, four PIC image Modes, depth-of-field priority AE TTL, A-TTL flash program AE and metered manual via the use of a composite 6-zone SPC photosensor, provides fail-safe evaluative metering, and center partial metering for tricky lighting metering.
Other secondary control includes ±2-step exposure compensation (in 1/2-step increments) and a more conveniently to use AE-Lock. One advantage of the upgrade to this popular EOS body is, since most of the controls are designed and located almost the same manner with many other Canon, user may easily get accustomed to this camera. Although it is not exactly a high-end spec EOS SLR, but it serves its purpose well to provide a good, reasonably well finished camera body to tab into the huge EOS photographic system.
Remarks:
* Probably the first of the EOS bodies that produced outside Japan (Canon's plant in Taiwan).
* These cameras are quiet versions of the earlier EOS-1000, and features new functions such as soft-focus mode and musical self-timer.
* Model-specific Specifications
* Built-in flash: Manual retractable, redeye reduction mode, with automatic firing mode (when necessary), GNO 14 (ISO100, m) (1000S QD, 1000FN/1000FN QD, 1000 QD-P) However, note that only forced firing is possible on REBEL SII/ REBEL SII QD. The EOS-1000N and REBEL II/REBEL II QD do not have a built-in flash.
* AF Illuminator: Models with built-in flash support the AF Illuminator.
* QD models are provided with five imprint date items (including imprint OFF).
* Panorama shooting on the QD-P is by panorama adapter PA-1000. A panorama frame is also attached to the focusing screen. External identifications are indicated by the red outlines. Other features remain literally unchanged.
Camera Type: 35mm focal-plane shutter multi-mode AF SLR camera with buitl in film advance
Picture Size: 24mm x 36mm
Normal standard zoom lense: EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6, or others
Lens Mount: CANON EF mount
AF System: TTL-SIR phase detection. AF modes: One-Shot AF/Predictive AI Servo AF (automatic switchover) and Manual Focus
AF operating range: at ISO 100: EV1- EV18.
Shutter: Vertical-travel, focal-plane electronic shutter. 30 sec. - 1/2000 sec., Bulb, X-sync at 1/90 sec. (hot shoe) in 1/2 stop increments
Viewfinder: Fixed eye-level pentaprism.
Viewfinder magnifications: 0.75x magnification
Filed of view: 90% H, 90% V
Viewfinder Information: AF mark, AF in-focus indicator, partial metering circle, depth-of-field AE, shutter speed, aperture setting, flash on/ready, soft-focus value, AE lock, camera shake alert, exposure compensation, out of coupling range warning, manual exposure level, flash charged completion, and red-eye reduction lamp.
Focusing Screen: Fixed type with AF frame with partial metering area mark. Full-screen New laser matte screen
Metering: Composite SPC for TTL full-aperture metering (using 6-zone SPC photosensor, evaluative metering, and center partial metering can be selected.
Exposure Control: Shutter priority AE, aperture priority AE, intelligent program AE, four PIC image Modes, depth-of-field priority AE TTL and A-TTL flash program AE, metered manual
Exposure compensation range: ±2 EV (in 1/2-stop increments). AE lock enabled.
Metering range: EV +2 to + EV20 (50mm f1l.4 lens @ ISO 100)
Film speed range: ISO 25 to 5000 automatically set in 1/3 step increments according to DX code, manual setting possible
External LCD display: Shutter speed, aperture setting, soft-focus value, film speed, film status indicator, manual exposure level, sound set No. and setting indicator, depth-of-field AE, battery check, and other indications.
Built-in Flash: Located on pentaprism hump. Manually retractable head with TTL autoflash control (fires automatically in backlight and low-light conditions) with off-the-film (OTF) metering. Guide No. 14 (at ISO 100 in m).
Red-eye reduction: Provided
Power Source: One 6 V 2CR5 lithium battery
Battery Chekcer: 4-stage display on LCD at all times
Film Transport: Prewind film loading, auto-winding by built-in miniature motor, winding speed 1 frame/sec. during continuous shooting, automatic rewind at completion of designated number (36) of exposures, automatic stop at completion of rewind
Film Loading & Advance method: Align film leader at mark, then close the camera back for prewind loading. First, the entire roll is wound on the take-up spool. Then each time a picture is taken, the film advances back into the cartridge.
Film advance speed: 1 fps.
Film Rewind: After the last frame is exposed, the film is rewound automatically.
Self timer: Built-in electronic self-timer (with beeper and selectable musical melodies by Vivaldi, Beethoven and Bach).
Dimensions: 148mm x 99.8mm x 69 mm
Weight: approx. 470g (body); 510g (with battery)
Misc. Specs.: ±2-step exposure compensation (in 1/2-step increments), multiple exposure, soft-focus mode
Dedicated accessories: None
The F50, sold as the N50 in the United States, was an entry-level 35mm film Single-lens reflex camera which was introduced by Nikon in 1994. It was aimed at the lower-end of the amateur autofocus SLR market.
The F50 features autofocus, through-the-lens light metering and various "programs" (ranging from manual operation to a highly-automated point and shoot mode). A variant known as the F50D / N50D, which added a date/time-imprinting facility and also panoramic mode. The F50 body was made from polycarbonate and metal, and available in both "champagne silver" and black. It is similar to Nikon's other consumer film SLRs from its era, giving the usual P/S/A/M modes. Notable omissions include depth-of-field preview and any form of remote shutter release
The F50 was replaced by the similarly-priced F60/N60 in 1998.
Format: 24 x 36mm standard 35mm (135) film format
Lens mount:Nikon F mount
Lens: kit lenses AF Nikkor 35-80mm f/4-5.6 D and AF Nikkor 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6D.
Shutter: Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter; 1/2000 sec. to 30 sec.
Focus: Auto Focus / Manual Focus
ISO: ISO 25 to 5000 for DX coded film; ISO 6 to 6400 for non-DXcoded films in Advanced mode
Modes: P/S/A/M
Display: LCD
Batteries: 6V lithium battery pack (2CR5 or DL245 type)
Dimensions: 149 x 96 x 70mm; weight approx. 580g.
Type of camera: Integral-motor autofocus 35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) with built-in TTL flash
Picture format: 24 x 36mm [standard 35mm (135) film format)
Lens mount: Nikon F mount
Lenses: AF Nikkor lenses, AI-P-type Nikkor lenses. IX-Nikkors cannot be used.
Viewfinder: Fixed eye-level pentaprism type; approx. 0.78x magnification with 50mm lens set at infinity; approx. 90% frame coverage
Eyepoint: Approx. 18mm
Viewfinder illuminator: Automatically activates when exposure.meter is on
Operational Modes: SIMPLE and ADVANCED
Focus modes: Autofocus and manual
Autofocus modes: Single-Servo AF and Continuous-Servo AF Continuous-Servo is possible in ADVANCED mode only
Autofocus detection system:TTL phase detection system using Nikon Advanced AM200 autofocus module
Autofocus detection range:Approx. EV -1 to 19 (at ISO 100)
Autofocus lock:Possible in Single Servo AF mode once a stationary subject is in focus as long as the shutter release button is lightly pressed
Focusing Screen: Fixed Nikon advanced B-type BriteView screen with central focus brackets for autofocus operation
Focus tracking: Automatically activated with a moving subject
Exposure Modes: Programmed Auto in SIMPLE mode; Programmed Auto, ShutterPriority Auto, Aperture-Priority Auto and Manual in ADVANCED mode
Programmed Auto exposure control:Both shutter speed and aperture are set; in SIMPLE mode, General-Purpose Program, Landscape Program, Portrait Program and Close-up Program are available; in ADVANCED mode, General-Purpose Program, Landscape Program, Portrait Program, Close-up Program, Sport Program, Silhouette Program, Night Scene Program and Motion Effect Program are available
Flexible program:Possible with General-Purpose Program in ADVANCED mode when flash is off
Shutter-Priority Auto exposure control: Aperture automatically selected to match manually set shutter speed
Aperture-Priority Auto exposure control: Shutter speed automatically selected to match manually set aperture.
Manual exposure control: Both aperture and shutter speed are set manually
Shutter speed/aperture adjustment: Pressing the adjust button changes shutter speed or aperture in 1/2 EV steps; holding down the adjust button rapidly changes shutter speed or aperture in one EV steps
Auto exposure lock: Available by pressing the AE-L button while the exposure meter is on
Viewlinder information LCD: Shows correct exposure, infocus/AF-impossible, shutter speed, aperture, exposure information, exposure compensation, and flash recommended-/ready-light
Metering range: EV 1 to 20 at ISO 100 with f/1.4 lens
Exposure Metering Switch: Activated by lightly pressing shutter release button; when the LCD panel shows the Exposure Mode Menu, Program Menu, Optional-Function Menu, or Optional Function, stays on for approx. 60 sec.; when the LCD panel shows each Program or exposure mode, stays on for approx. 8 sec. with the builtin flash off or 15 sec. with the built-in flash on
Exposure control Modes: Matrix Metering (for Programmed Auto, Shutter-Priority Auto, and Aperture-Priority Auto exposure modes); Centre-Weighted Metering for Manual exposure mode
Exposure compensation: Possible in ADVANCED mode within +5 EV range in 1/2 steps
Film speed range :ISO 25 to 5000 for DX coded film; ISO 6 to 6400 for non-DXcoded films in ADVANCED mode
Shutter: Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
Shutter speeds: 1/2000 sec. to 30 sec.; electromagnetically controlled Time setting is provided in ADVANCED mode
Shutter Release: Electromagnetic
Automatic film advance: Film automatically advances to f rame one when camera back is closed. Film automatically advances one frame at approx.1 sec.when shutter is released; film advance stops automatically at end of film roll
Frame counter: Accumulative type (counts down during film rewind); displayed on the LCD panel
Film rewind: Automatic by built-in motor at end of film roll; manual mid-roll rewind possible by pressing rewind button
Self timer: Electronically controlled; 10 sec.Timer duration
Reflex mirror: Automatic, instant-return type
Camera back: Hinged back; unchangeable
Accessory shoe: Standard ISO-type with hot-shoe contact, ready-light contact, TTL flash contact, monitor contact
Built-in TTL flash: Guide number: 13 (at ISO 100, m); Angle of coverage: 35mm lens or longer lens with some limitations (see Chart below)
Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash: Possible with built-in TTL flash or Nikon dedicated Speedlights such as SB-28, SB-27, SB-23, and SB-16B; Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash in Auto exposure modes; Centre-Weighted Fill-Flash in Manual exposure mode
Flash synchronization: 1/125 sec. or slower
Flash ready-light: Without flash: Blinks when using flash is recommended; with flash: Lights up when built-in flash or Nikon dedicated Speedlight is ready to fire; blinks after shooting to warn of insufficient light for correct exposure
Batteries: 6V lithium battery pack (2CR5 or DL245 type)
Body finish: Silver and Black available
Dimensions (W x H x D): 149 x 96 x 70mm (F50), 149 x 96 x 71 (F50D)
Weight (body only):Approx. 580g (F50), 590g (F50 D with battery for date/time imprint function). For Date/Time imprinting function (F50D only)
Usable AF Nikkor lenses with Build in Flash: Usable non-zoom lenses 35 to 300mm AF Nikkor lenses: (Except AF Micro 200mm f/4D IF-ED, AF Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 and AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8D);
Usable zoom lenses: AF 24-50mm f/3.3-4.5D (i), AF 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6D IF (ii), AF 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5D (i), AF 28-80mm f/3.55.6D (i), AF 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 (iii), AF 35-70mm f/2.8D (iv), AF 35-80mm f/4-5.6D, AF 35-l05mm f/3.5-4.5D IF, AF 35-135mm f/3.5-4.5 (iii), AF 70-210mm f/4-5.6D, AF 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6, AF 80-200mm f/2.8D ED (v), AF 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6D (v) (i) Focal length 35mm or longer. (ii)Shooting at focal length 35mm, within 1m (at 5Omm), within 0.8m (at 70mm) or within 0.6m (at 120mm) causes vignetting. (iii) Focal length 35mm or longer. At 35mm, shooting within 2m causes vignetttng.(iv) Focal length 5Omm or longer (v) Focal length 100mm or longer.
The Dynax 500si is a 35mm SLR camera manufactured by Minolta. It is also known as the Maxxum 400si and Maxxum RZ400si. A Date version was sold in American Ritz Camera stores the as the Maxxum RZ430si or 430si RZ as written on the body. A panorama variation called Maxxum 450si was also available, which is known as the α-303si (Alpha 303si) in Japan.
A Dynax 500si was also used as a test bed for APS film development. It had additional APS frame markings in the finder and modified film opening on the camera back, but used APS sized film loaded into 135 fiim canisters.
Type: Autofocus system single lens reflex camera body
Manufacturer: Minolta
Year of launch: 1994
Film type: 35mm film with speeds ASA 25 to ASA 5000, DX film speed acknowledgement
Lens mount: Minolta AF mount
Metering: 2 Si photo diodes, one for flash TTL control, EV 1 to 20
Focusing: 1-CCD TTL phase detection autofocus
Programs: landscape, sports, macro, portrait and night portrait
Modes: program, fully automatic, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual settings
Flash: for wide-angle (28mm), guide number 12, flash sync shutter speed 1/90 sec
Shutter: focal plane shutter with speeds from 30sec to 1/2000sec plus bulb mode, 1 image/sec
Film advance: fully automatic morotorized advance and rewind
Display: LCD
Viewfinder: pentaprism, magnification 0.75, 90% of image frame
Battery: 2CR5 6V Lithium battery
Dimensions: 147×92×66mm
Weight: 395g
