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- From: reuber@cdv.eri.harvard.edu (Kent Reuber)
- Newsgroups: rec.photo
- Subject: Re: Maxxum 5xi Expansion Cards
- Message-ID: <reuber-250193202916@cumngr.eri.harvard.edu>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 01:25:28 GMT
- References: <1993Jan23.025300.3367@netcom.com>
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- In article <1993Jan23.025300.3367@netcom.com>, bcherkas@netcom.com (Brian
- Cherkas) wrote:
- >
- > I have a question for you 5xi owners and others. I am getting
- > back into photography after a lapse of many years. I purchased
- > a new 5xi recently and wonder if the expansion cards are worth
- > having. I know most of the things the expansion cards do can
- > be done manually, but being more on the novice side would they
- > be worth it? I'm interested more in the special application
- > cards rather than the feature cards. Thanks.
- >
-
- I keep the auto-bracketing card in my 7xi all the time. That way, I can hit
- the card button to turn it on, click the shutter and I get my bracketing
- quickly. (Especially since the 7xi shoots at ~4 fps.) Minolta now has a
- bracket 2 card that apparently does flash and non-flash bracketing as well.
- They brought this out with the 9xi, so make sure that it's compatible with
- the 5xi before you buy.
-
- I also own the multi-spot metering card and the multiple exposure card, but
- I must admit that I don't use them.
-
- One card I'm thinking about is the Custom xi. I'd like to change the system
- so that the film tip is left exposed on rewind. I'd also like the default
- flash setting to be OFF rather than automatic. I find the flash often pops
- up when I don't really want it.
-
- Kent Reuber
- reuber@cdv.eri.harvard.edu
- reuber@world.std.com
-