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Great little camera with a wide-angle-to-long zoom range; it would be even nicer if it went to 80 or 90 mm, but that would sacrifice compactness and optical/mechanical simplicity, so it's really a great range as is. Some useful preset exposure modes, especially the Night Scene mode, providing fill flash, and the macro/closeup mode, which allows closer than normal focus for this type of camera. I do wish it had a spot metering option and some exposure compensation, but the focus lock seems to also lock the metering down, so that makes up for the lack of exposure compensation a bit anyway. As the other reviewer wrote, there is some distortion at the wide end of this lens' focal range, so be careful shooting buildings at the widest part of the zoom range. I should also mention that this lens is relatively fast (f 3.5 at 28mm) for a point-and-shoot zoom, another pleasant surprise. The lens is contrasty and sharp, the camera is small and very convenient-you can make some good photos with it!Read full review
This is one of the better 35mm point and shoot cameras on the market. Its main strengths are its compact size (for a 35mm) and ability to zoom out to 28mm. Telephoto reach isn't great (70mm). You'll get a little bit of barrel distortion at the wide end, but nothing too bad. All in all, optics are fairly highly rated - The fixed focal length lenses are generally regarded as superior, but this camera has very respectable resolution and contrast for a zoom.
As inexpensive point and shoot film cameras go, this is about the best short zoom I've used. Excellent, all-glass Konica Minolta lens, the benefit of SHORT zoom (the lens doesn't have to manage 12X, e.g.), relative mechanical simplicity, and a solid case design. Remote firing as well. I've published shots from this camera, mounted on the wings of sailplanes and hang gliders. BEAUTIFUL exposures. Written up on photo.net by Philip Greenspun as a fine point and shoot, see http://photo.net/equipment/point-and-shoot/intro. A simple rubber band depressing the "W" end of the wide-telephoto toggle defeats the auto shut off (at 8 minutes) so the camera will stay open for an afternoon of flying. Note that the Freedom Zoom Explorer EX allows remote actuation. The non-EX does not. I used to fly with a Pentax body, motordrive, and wide angle lens out on my wings. Although Pentax glass is superb, this little P&S does a great job. I used to be able to blow up my Pentax slides (Kodachrome 25, oh my!) as large as a wall of my house. Maybe the little Minolta wouldn't do that as well. OK. But calendars and magazines, published? Yes. Plenty good enough, and for a few dollars. Drag a wingtip on landing? Big deal. I love these little cameras.Read full review
I was disappointed that we had to purchase a $10 battery since it was dead. Not sure of anything else since we haven’t been able to take photos u til we get film.
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I am a photographer and prefer 35mm film cameras for outside shots and some inside shots as well. This camera works great and I use it quite often. Thanks for a great product!