Minolta 500si

[Jammerboyjay]

I just got a Minolta 500si with a 75-300mm lens. Does anyone know anything about this camera.

 

[Leo]

I have it, great beginner camera. The only thing lacking is a DOF preview, but other than that I love it.

 

[Jammerboyjay]

I appreciate the comment. What is DOF preview by the way?

 

[Leo]

All SLR cameras are set to the biggest aperture (for example f/2.8 depending on what your lens would allow you), when you set it to a smaller aperture (f/8, f/16, etc) you will still see on your viewfinder at the biggest aperture. Some cameras come with a DOF (Depth of Field Preview) button where you could see (on a trained eye) what your picture would look like if you set it to a smaller aperture. I hope I am making sense, at least that's how it was explained to me. I had a DOF preview on my old Nikon FE but I really didn't use it.

 

[Jammerboyjay]

I see. that sounds pretty useful to me. I should look into another camera for later on that has this.