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Summary: Works for everything but night football
Review: I purchased this camera for a last minute trip to New York. Pictures from the City turned out very nicely, though I need some composition classes. Unfortunately, I was recruited by my finace to photograph his old high school football team for a website. Even though the camera has a 'Sports' mode, I use recommended film speed and a tripod, the photos have consistently been blurry. I think I'm going to trade up to the STsi and see if I can get better results.
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Summary: GREAT for beginning photography enthusiasts!
Review: I started using the QTsi two years ago and I've NEVER used anything else since then (my fully automatic Olympus has been permanently retired from my usage). This camera is easy to use, and can be switched to manual control for more challenging and more creative photography options. It's perfect for someone with an interest in photography but not a lot of experience as a photographer. The QTsi is a perfect beginner's camera but can be used even by more advanced photographers as well. My interest in photography has quadrupled since discovering the ease of use for the QTsi and I thoroughly enjoy working with this camera and trying all sorts of filters and lenses for it.
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Summary: GREAT for beginning photography enthusiasts!
Review: I started using the QTsi two years ago and I've NEVER used anything else since then (my fully automatic Olympus has been permanently retired from my usage). This camera is easy to use, and can be switched to manual control for more challenging and more creative photography options. It's perfect for someone with an interest in photography but not a lot of experience as a photographer. The QTsi is a perfect beginner's camera but can be used even by more advanced photographers as well. My interest in photography has quadrupled since discovering the ease of use for the QTsi and I thoroughly enjoy working with this camera and trying all sorts of filters and lenses for it.
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Summary: Very disappointing SLR
Review: I took what I thought was a step up from my point-and-shoot Ricoh, and bought a Maxxum QTsi last week. I got my first roll of film back from Kodak today (Kodachrome 64) and almost all of the flash pictures are so underexposed that they are worthless. Nothing tricky about these shots, either; flash pictures of groups taken from ten or twelve feet. The outdoor pictures, taken in bright sunlight, tend to be a bit underexposed but are not too bad. The savy owner of my local camera store tells me that I'm going to need a much better camera if I'm going to use Kodachrome. (But I have no doubt that all of the pictures on this roll would have been correctly exposed if I had used my inexpensive Ricoh, even with Kodachrome.) He says that he refuses to carry the QTsi, because it is just too badly made, though he has a high opinion of Minoltas in general. Very disappointing, particularly since I really liked the feel of the camera.
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Summary: Best Camera For Beginners
Review: I used this camera for my photography classes in high school and college. I was afraid that this camera wasn't as good as the one priced more. I love this camera. It goes everywhere with me. The pictures are amazing, and you can buy tons of lenses for this camera. I will tell you, out of all the camera's that I own, and have used, this is my favorite.
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Summary: Great camera for beginners and beyond
Review: I've had the Minolta QT for the past several months. I'd wanted to buy into the maxxum series for awhile and after doing some research the QTsi seemed to be the model for me. I haven't been dissapointed. If you're looking for something that will take most of the work out of your hands and allow you to simply point and shoot this is the model for you. I'm sure there's a way to be more manually involved but I happily let the camera do much of the work for me.
My only complaint about the camera is the auto-focus feature. Every so often the autofocus will go into a little fit when you try focusing on two different subjects at different depth fields. I'm sure this isn't particular to just this camera, but it will go back and forth for several long moments sometimes forcing your subjects to hold a pose for longer than they'd like while the auto focus gets its act together. But that alone hasn't dimmed my appreciation for the model. Do your research but I highly reccomend this model. Good luck.
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Summary: Takes Great Pictures
Review: My wife and I chose this camera as our first non-phd camera (push here dummy). It is very easy to use and takes great pictures. So far we have not had any problems finding accessories for this camera when we have wanted to purchase them. It's functions are easy to learn and my wife had everything she needs to start a photography class next semester. I would recommend this camera to anyone purchasing one.
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Summary: Minolta Maxxum
Review: Saw this camera with a friend and fell in love with its features. Great design and greater ease of use. A novice at SLR usage coming from a basic point and click genre, I found that I could become really good at taking some fantastic shots.
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Summary: Wonderful Camera
Review: Since I am married to the military, I travel a lot to different countries. This camera is perfect, whether I am taking pictures of Mt. Fuji or my newborn, this camera always delivers great results. The auto focus is slow at times, but you can override that and manually focus on the object.
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Summary: A must for beginner photographers!
Review: The Maxxum Qtsi is a beautifully crafted SLR camera that is as easy to use as a point and shoot. The programmed autoexposure gives you five preset exposure modes, for sports, portraits, landscapes, close-ups and nightscenes. I have tried each one and I have got nice pictures on each mode quickly and without complications. The only drawback in this matter is that the Maxxum QTsi has not a B (Bulb mode) so you won't be able to take longer exposure pictures, so this camera is of not use for astrophotography. Other than that, for less than $ 300.oo, you will get a pretty lightweight camera that will give excellent pictures with its 35-80mm zoom lens also crafted by Minolta. A plus is that you can attach to this camera all of Minolta's extensive line of AF lenses,as well as AF lenses and filters of other brands. For its price, its simplicity, the quality of the pictures, and its looks, this camera is a must for the casual or the beginner photographer, for the tourist or even the camera buffs!
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