NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/photo/22770

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From: [e-mail] (Ajay Shekhar)
Newsgroups: rec.photo
Subject: A very simple question by a beginner
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Date: 30 Dec 92 20:41:37 GMT
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Hi,
    I started subscribing to this news group 2 days back. I am an
absolute novice about photography, so pardon the naiveity of the foll.
questions.
    My friend (who knows nothing about photography) asked me about
the camera he should buy.
    The final choice was a Minolta 5000i. Now, after reading rec.photo,
this choice seems to be a bad one. Everyone seems to be discussing ONLY
about Nikon and Canon cameras. Further, I haven't seen a single article on
the 5000i. Has this line been discontinued by Minolta ?
    The 3xi and 5xi, have this feature (I don't know the technical name
for it) that, the camera will automatically focus when you aim the camera at
a subject. The 5000i/7000i, focus only when the shutter is half pressed. I
would have thought, that the automatic movement of the 3xi/5xi, was an
un-necessary drain on the batteries.
    Basically, the camera is not needed for anything special. It is for
normal family/picnic/may be a bit of zoom photography etc. My friend does
want a built in flash, and a 35 to 70/80 or 105 mm zoom.
    Can anyone give me any advice on the subject ?

    It would be great if you could post it to my e-mail account.

Thanks a ton - Ajay Shekhar
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