wojtek
TPF Noob!
Hi,
I want to buy an entry level film SLR ($200-$300 range) I narrowed the choices down to Nikon N75 and Minolta MAXXUM 70DATE. - They sell for almost exactly same price and have very comparable AF/metering etc features (at least I think so -corerect me if I'm wrong) . The Nikon comes with 28-80 f/3.3 lens vs Minolta with 28-100 f/3.5 lens.
What sets them apart for me is the flash sync capability.
The Nikon camera flash can be synced to the rear curtain, which is very cool - I can imagine playing around with all sorts of motion blur effects using this feature.
Minolta doesn't have this feature but it has a High speed sync feature (which I couldnt find any other camera until models which are out of reach for me):
It will accept a flash lamp (which I wouldn't buy at least for now but possibly in the future) with which you can go up to 1/2000 flash exposure times. - I am not especially interested in photographing bullets etc but - would that be good to have? What could I use this feature for?
Minolta also has a wireless remote flash capability which Nikon doesn't match...
What would be your advice?
Anyone used any/both of these cameras?
Any other camera in this class you would recommend?
thanks a lot,
Wojtek
I want to buy an entry level film SLR ($200-$300 range) I narrowed the choices down to Nikon N75 and Minolta MAXXUM 70DATE. - They sell for almost exactly same price and have very comparable AF/metering etc features (at least I think so -corerect me if I'm wrong) . The Nikon comes with 28-80 f/3.3 lens vs Minolta with 28-100 f/3.5 lens.
What sets them apart for me is the flash sync capability.
The Nikon camera flash can be synced to the rear curtain, which is very cool - I can imagine playing around with all sorts of motion blur effects using this feature.
Minolta doesn't have this feature but it has a High speed sync feature (which I couldnt find any other camera until models which are out of reach for me):
It will accept a flash lamp (which I wouldn't buy at least for now but possibly in the future) with which you can go up to 1/2000 flash exposure times. - I am not especially interested in photographing bullets etc but - would that be good to have? What could I use this feature for?
Minolta also has a wireless remote flash capability which Nikon doesn't match...
What would be your advice?
Anyone used any/both of these cameras?
Any other camera in this class you would recommend?
thanks a lot,
Wojtek