Konica - Minolta Maxxum 50 QD 35mm Autofocus SLR Date Camera Kit with Minolta 28-100mm Zoom Silver finish Lens & 70-210mm f/4.5-5.6 II Autofocus Lens - Silver

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Experienced photographers know that the sure path to great photography is with a 35mm Maxxum AF SLR camera. And for beginners, the advantages of the Maxxum 50 DATE are many: real affordability, outstanding image quality, the versatility of interchangeable lenses, through-the-lens viewing (what you see is what you get), creative control over focus and exposure, high-power accessory flash units, and even an optional wireless remote control.Because of its outstanding cost performance, creative feature selection, and overall ease of use, the Maxxum 50 DATE is the ideal AF SLR camera for beginners and family users who want an easy-to-own camera that takes (or creates) high-quality pictures.

Minolta Maxxum 5 35mm SLR Quartz Date Kit with 28-80mm Zoom Lens

Average customer rating:

Nice Camera with some drawbacks
backup camera for a pro photographer
Pro photographer
Great features, poor reliability
Recent buyer

Minolta Maxxum 5 35mm SLR Quartz Date Kit with 28-80mm Zoom Lens

Manufacturer: Konica Minolta
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Product Features:

35mm compact single-lens reflex (SLR) camera with quartz date imprint function
Compatible with Minolta A-mount lenses
Integrated flash with red-eye reduction; includes hot shoe for external flash
One of the smallest and lightest full-featured SLRs ever produced
Improved autofocus drive motor and high-speed microcomputer for quicker and more precise control

ASIN: B00006LIN8

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So, you know about the high performance and superior image quality you can get with a Minolta Maxxum AF SLR camera, but you say that all SLR cameras are too big and bulky to carry around? Well, Minolta heard you.Maxxum 5 QD is the world's smallest and lightest 35mm AF SLR. It's easy to pack, carry, and handle, so you can instantly react on your creative impulses anytime and anywhere. Plus, the Maxxum 5 QD houses a powerful array of high-performance features that will quickly satisfy beginner photographers and yet be valuable tools for photo hobbyists. If you want a true take-anywhere SLR, the little Maxxum 5 QD is the big winner.

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The small, light Minolta Maxxum 35mm AF SLR is easy to pack, carry, and handle on all your adventures. The Maxxum 5 also houses a powerful array of high-performance features that will satisfy both beginner photographers and serious photo hobbyists.

The Maxxum 5's high-response autofocus system makes sure your once-in-a-lifetime moments will be razor sharp. This new-generation Maxxum features an improved high-power AF drive motor and high-speed microcomputer for quicker and more precise AF control. It tracks even fast action and random movements effortlessly, right up to the moment the shutter is released.

The Maxxum 5 uses Minolta's new seven-point AF system. The focus sensors are laid out in a wide area to the "rule of thirds," so you have the creative flexibility of positioning your subject anywhere within the focus frame. The center crosshair sensor keeps the focus sharp regardless of vertical or horizontal subject contrast. For maximum autofocus control, the Maxxum 5 has three AF modes: single-shot, continuous-predictive, and automatic.

The Maxxum 5 is designed around speed, precision, and power. It features a top shutter speed of 1/4,000 second, which can stop fast action or let you take beautiful portraits using large apertures under strong light. For capturing action as it unfolds, the Maxxum 5 can be set for continuous film advance. The film advances at three frames per second as long as you hold down the shutter-release button.

The Maxxum 5's state-of-the-art metering system delivers accurate exposures under a diverse range of lighting and subject conditions. It measures light levels from 13 segments in a honeycomb pattern across the viewfinder frame, plus the background area. And much like the method used by professional photographers, this intelligent metering system emphasizes the meter segments surrounding the focus sensor in use.

The built-in flash covers lenses as wide as 28mm, and puts creative flash control at your fingertips with auto, off, fill-flash, red-eye reduction, and wireless remote flash control modes. For greater flash output and versatility, high-powered Maxxum flash units are available as optional accessories. The Maxxum 5 also features a maximum flash sync speed of 1/125 second.

Customer Reviews:

Nice Camera with some drawbacks.......2007-05-26

Initially, I purchased a Minolta Maxxum 4, but was sent the Maxxum 5 instead. No problem, as I figured they were basically the same camera. As has been mentioned, the camera is feather light, which in my opinion, isn't necessarily a plus. I have never cared for the feel of a point and shoot, and this camera reminds me of that. Even though, it's heavy on the functions, and has all the neat stuff a high priced camera has. But, it has some drawbacks. Nearly all of my pictures taken in the auto mode with flash have been overexposed. Every now and then I'll get a nicely exposed photo, but it's been rare. Also, I've had trouble with the power on this camera. Not sure what happened, but I couldn't get the camera to come on. I replaced the batteries (twice), and still no power. And then, as if by a miracle, the power came on and I haven't had any trouble since. Now, wouldn't that be a pain if one were in a situation whereby you were taking memories that were priceless?? Another thing: My camera came with a CD that has the manual on it. I don't care for that in that I've had to print it out and try to make it compact enough to carry with me on shoots.
If I had it to do over, I'm not sure this would be the camera I'd choose. Problem is, I like the functions, and they're relatively easy to learn. Picture quality (so far) hasn't been what I'd expect; not anything near my Minolta Maxxum 7000 that I've had for 15 years.

backup camera for a pro photographer.......2004-12-11

the minolta maxxum 5 is my back up camera for my outher cameras.

this camera is very light it is the 2nd lighest camera on the market. the minolta maxxum 3 is the lightest on the market.

it has most bells for it's of class and it has most of the bells that you would find on the minolta pro camera line.

here is what you get with the camera

Fastest AF in its class
Selectable, 7-point, AF system
AF modes: single-shot, continuous/predictive, and automatic
Exposure: Program AE, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, expsoure compensation
Eye-Start
Shutter: High-Speed 1/4000 Sec. and 1/125 Sec. flash sync
3 fps continuous film advance
Depth-of-field preview
Spot meter and a wireless off shoe flash system. you don't need to have a pc cable for it.

as for flash units on this camera. you can find cheap flash units at camrea stores. the reason why Minolta made the flash shoe that way because it's customers where telling them they would like to see a faster locking flash shoe on there cameras. there are no crossover flash on the market that you can use on all the cameras. when you buy a flash for a canon you can't use it on a nikon. but there is onley one flash co. out there that do make a adoptor for all the cameras on the market for there flash.

this is a very simple and easy camera to use and yet very powerfull too.

Pro photographer.......2004-02-04

This is a very good camera is you do not want to gett a cheap slr w/ every thing thing you need but if you ever think of going digatl go with canon becuse they have better bodys and lenses and both work with all the lens they have now so i would say if u r not going to go diatl get this but if you r look at a canon flim SLR

Great features, poor reliability.......2004-01-10

This camera has great features for the price, and I was extremely happy with the quality of the photos I took in the 3 days I had the camera. Then it started eating whole rolls of film. After contacting the manufacturer they would repair it and I would pay all shipping costs. I returned it to amazon instead.

Recent buyer.......2003-11-28

Photos taken from my Minolta 5, which I recently purchased, have been by and large disappointing. Whether using manual or automatic mode for focus, lighting, subject type, etc. the resulting photos do not exceed the quality one would obtain with a normal point-and-shoot camera. So far, the "extra performance" of this SLR with multiple menus has failed to materialise. I would very much like to trade it in for another brand.

Minolta Maxxum 5 Date 35mm SLR Camera (Body only)

Average customer rating:

don't buy if your on a budget
Excellent camera
VERY light and feature-rich, perfect for advanced amateurs

Minolta Maxxum 5 Date 35mm SLR Camera (Body only)

Manufacturer: Konica Minolta
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Product Features:

Quartz Dating
Built-in Flash
7-Point Autofocus System with Wide Focus Area
Fast Autofocusing that tracks even fast action & random movements effortlessly
Selected Focus Area Indication

ASIN: B00006RHOC

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Customer Reviews:

don't buy if your on a budget.......2006-03-08

i bought this camera after i took a high school photo class, what a piece of junk, in the 2 years i've owned it it's been repaired 3x - once at my expense of $130.00. The only thing this camera had barely outlasted was it's warranty. if your not fanatical about record keeping it's very difficult to figure out who to call to send it back. each time it went in it was gone for about 2.5 monthes. i've owned a nikon N75 for about 6 monthes now, and i must say, i love it, hasn't failed me yet, i used to think nikon was just a name and history, but nikons reputation really means something. I'm writing this for you - i'll update this if i hit any problems with the nikon or if minolta redeems themselves.

Excellent camera.......2005-09-19

I have one of these that I use on occasion. I shoot with a Digital SLR, but I do have to tell you that this camera really surprised me. The clarity of the pictures is astounding! I got mine with the 28-100mm zoom lens and I love it. I use it to take film shots of landscapes and portraits and compare them to the digital shots I get from my Nikon D-70.

VERY light and feature-rich, perfect for advanced amateurs.......2003-03-31

This camera is really marvelous, pretty light to lug around and superb performance. The following features are the ones which makes it a great buy for the price
- Eye Start (I love it, this feature is not there in Maxxum 4)
- 9 point autofocus, focus lock
- fully automatic mode, shutter-priority/aperture-priority and fully manual modes
- red-eye reduction, in-built pop-up flash
- convenient pre-set program modes (portrait,landscape,close-up,sports and night portrait)
- upto 9 multiple exposures

the film loading mechanism is smooth and easy, though it could have done with a warning message (rather than a blinking '0') when film is not loaded properly.

Has focus indicator, locks shutter when still focussing (can happen when using zoom telephoto lenses), has exposure range warnings, shutter speed warnings (if the recommended aperture or shutter speed is outside the range of your lens), the eye-sensor could have been better, but this drawback can be overcome with the exposure preview button, all in all I'm very satisfied with this camera.

Note: don't compare it with professional grade cameras like Nikon F 100... this camera does not have a color database like the pro-grades, so your exposure might be off by 1-2 stops when shooting extremely bright/dark subjects due to 'mid-tone'ing.

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Cherokee FR-465 Plus VW Yellow Portable Family Radio

Manufacturer: Cherokee
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Radio is less than 4" tall and only 2 1/4" wide. Easily fits into any pocket.

Yellow color combined with a silicon rubber textured cabinet.

All 14 of the FCC approved channels the FRS operation

Full .5 watt power output, which is the maximum allowed by the FCC.

Automatically adjusts the power consumption of the radio to maximize the life of your batteries.

ASIN: B0002DG1RG

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EPSON(T042420) Ink Jet Cartridge for Stylus Color 82, CX5200, CX5400, Yellow

Manufacturer: Epson
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Epson S041339 Sb Size Archival Matte Paper Fr Use W/Epson Stylus Photo 2000P Only

Epson S041160 Commercial Grade-Brt Wht Glossy Proofing Media 13X19 100 Sheets

Epson S041408 Premium Luster Photo Paper 8.3 X 32.8 FT

Premium Luster Photo Paper, 13 x 19, 50 Sheets/Pack (EPSS041407)

DURABrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper (Letter-Sized)

Product Features:

For Model Number(s) - Stylus Color 82, CX5200, CX5400

Contains - 1 Cartridge

Quantity Per Box/Pack/Carton - Each

Ink Jet Color(s) - Yellow

Ink Cartridge Number - T042420

ASIN: B000A6X3MG

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EPSON(T042420) Ink Jet Cartridge for Stylus Color 82, CX5200, CX5400, Yellow

Ink Jet Cartridge for Epson Stylus Color C82, T042420 compatible, Yellow (JTFJF51203)

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Ink Jet Cartridge for Epson Stylus Color C82, T042420 compatible, Yellow (JTFJF51203)

Manufacturer: Jetfill, Inc.
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Yellow
Sold as: Each

ASIN: B000CCYKVQ

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Item #: JTFJF51203.
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D-Link is an industry pioneer, market leader, designer and true manufacturer of networking communications and digital home electronic products. Excellence in manufacturing, innovation and a commitment to quality has allowed D-Link to produce cutting-edge, high-performance products within standard-based technologies. The company continues to offer the best value in the connectivity market today by combining high-quality products with the most affordable price point.

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The line of 16 port single user Smart CAT5 Switches is Minicom's next-generation line of powerful, compact, cutting-edge, cost-effective rack mountable KVM switches. The sleek, 1U sized Smart CAT5 line features CAT5 cable to eliminate cable clutter, and powerful on-screen display control and management. The Smart CAT5 Switches support 16 computers, hundreds when cascaded, letting you control and operate your server room racks with just one keyboard, monitor and mouse!

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Cool-iCam CIC-390 TV Camera

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Product Features:

Take up to approximately 50 VGA (640 x 480 pixels) pictures or 225 pictures at Internet friendly resolution

Docking Station with Video Out and Floppy Drive Built In, 2X Digital Zoom, 10 Second Self Portrait Timer

LCD Screen to Monitor and Change Camera Settings, Just click to download images when connected to PC or view straight on the TV

Easy-to-use Editing Software, See your family and friends over the Internet

Includes: Camera, Docking Station, Full Suite of Image Editing Software, Easy to Use Video Conferencing Software, 4 'AAA' Batteries, USB Cable and Video Out Cable, Cool-iCam Bag, Hand Strap, and 3 1.44 MB Floppy Discs

ASIN: B0000DDA5Z

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Spectra Cool-i-Cam CIC-390 is a 3-in-1 digital camera. Take up to 225 photos at Internet-friendly resolution. Download them in seconds or view straight on your TV. Capture your own video while connected to PC. See your friends and family over the Internet.If you don't have a computer, you can save your pictures onto a floppy disk inside the docking station and get somebody who does have a computer to store the pictures for printing, editing or e-mailing. The 3 floppy disks supplied are compatible with all home PC computers.

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CMS' award-winning ABSplus is the only complete hardware and software solution offering users instant disaster recovery and a bootable, removable hard drive. Just plug it in and the ABSplus automatically backs up all of your computer's hard drive, including all data, files, applications and even the operating system, creating a fully bootable drive.ABSplus solutions include several disaster recovery options for the easy recovery of lost data due to system failure or complete hard drive failure. The new restore feature provides "One Button Restore" and allows the user to review all backup up files and folders. With additional features like CMS' patent-pending "Automatic Launcher", a sleek rugged design and the ability to use the ABSplus for backup and/or external storage, the ABSplus solution far surpasses all other backup and storage devices on the market today.

CMS Peripherals UBASE2C-40 External USB 2.0 7200 RPM 40 GB Auto Backup System w/Controller

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CMS Peripherals UBASE2C-40 External USB 2.0 7200 RPM 40 GB Auto Backup System w/Controller

Manufacturer: CMS
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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The CMS award-winning ABSplus is the only true Automatic Backup System on the market today and is available in PCMCIA, USB 2.0 or FireWire for notebook & desktop computers (PC & Mac). The ABSplus is a complete software and hardware solution. Just plug it in and the ABSplus automatically initiates a complete backup of your computer's hard drive, including all files, applications and operating system, creating a fully bootable drive.The ABSplus solutions include several disaster recovery options for the easy recovery of data, whether a single file or complete hard drive failure. With additional features like the patent-pending "Automatic Launcher," a sleek rugged design and, the ability to use the ABSplus for backup and/or external storage, the ABSplus solution far surpasses all other backup and storage devices on the market today.

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Casio CTK-691

GREAT BOARD...NO INTERNET

Great value for money

Casio CTK-691 Keyboard

Manufacturer: CASIO
ProductGroup: CE
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Casio X-BENCH Portable Keyboard Bench

Memorex High Performance D Alkaline Batteries, 4 Pack

Sennheiser HD-280 Professional Headphones

HOSA STANDARD MIDI CABLE - MIDI CABLE, 10ft. BLACK

Casio SP2-R Sustain Pedal

Product Features:

61 standard size keys

700 tones, 224 user programmable tones

Drawbar organ function

140 preset rhythms

Built-in digital equalizer with split and layer function

ASIN: B0000CF6JM

Product Description

Casio's new CTK691 is a 32-note polyphonic General MIDI touch sensitive keyboard that features Advanced ZPI Sound Source, Drawbar Organ, Stereo Piano Sound and Internet Data Expansion. The CTK691 provides a Piano Setting Switch, which automatically transforms the keyboard into a realistic performance piano.

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A total of three hundred advanced tones are programmed with DSP tones to make the Casio CTK-691 a rich and powerful sounding keyboard. Advanced tones like stereo piano and tremolo electric piano highlight some of the possibilities beyond the 516 standard tones. You'll also receive fifty realistic drawbar organ tones. If you want even more control over your tones, you can edit the parameters of preset tones and save up to a hundred original tones in user tone memory. Built-in flash memory lets you expand your selection of tones and rhythms by downloading data from the Casio music site, or from other sources. You can also store up to two hundred SMF format music files for playback. The keyboard comes with 140 rhythms. The backlit display shows chord names, tempo setting, keyboard information, and staff notation of notes played. The general MIDI tones of this keyboard let you connect to a personal computer to enjoy desktop music capabilities. This keyboard can be used as a desktop music input device or sound source. The keyboard runs on an AC adaptor (AD-5, not included) or 6 D batteries which will power the keyboard for up to four hours.

What's in the Box
Keyboard, music stand, owner's manual, and 1 year warranty.

Customer Reviews:

Casio CTK-691.......2006-07-18

This really is a great keyboard in terms of sound and value for money. It outclasses its Yamaha rival and is cheaper.
The digital synthesiser program (DSP) can be edited for all sorts of effects with brilliant results. 5 different 6 piece songs can be recorded, and this set of keys features either realtime or step recording. Perhaps the only let-down is a couple of minor technical issues, but with MIDI compatability and backing songs, an Intermediate or beginner will be enthused for hours! I was, and still am! Also worth a mention are the fantastic drawbar organ functions, with 50 of them, and you can do anything in the name of music to them, have fun and make music, a wonderful piece of kit!

GREAT BOARD...NO INTERNET.......2004-08-07

A great sounding board. The new technology Casio implements certainly makes for very real and warm sounds. The keyboard is intuitive and reasonably easy to use and learn.
The problem is the alleged internet capability...it is NOT internet capable. The Casio Software downloads easy enough but do NOT try to download data or songs....Tech support is working with me but they have tried for a month to no avail. If they would design their software to work this keyboard would rate a 5.

Great value for money.......2004-01-26

It's fun , it's versatile, it's very playable and great value for money. Not only that; but AMAZON has it at a knock down price. You can't find a better keyboard value at this price! I'm using it in home recording, for live music applications and for songwriting. Its portability as well as versatility makes it a leader. The sounds are very realistic and the inboard speakers give excellent sound. Don't be put off by the Casio name and think this is just a toy. You can make some serious music with this puppy. I'm really enjoying mine (bought from AMAZON of course!).

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