Description

If you want the total creative control an SLR offers, but don't like lugging around a cumbersome kit, Minolta's Maxxum 5 is worth a look. It's one of the world's smallest and lightest autofocus SLRs, and its extensive array of high-performance features adjusts to offer something for everyone from beginners to advanced amateur photographers.

Design
Measuring just 5 by 3.4 by 2.4 inches and weighing in at around 12 ounces, the body of the Maxxum 5 is about the same size as many point-and-shoot cameras--of course, the lens adds to this size and weight, but it's still an extremely compact design. To save weight, much of the body is made of high-impact plastic, with a metal lens mount and tripod mount for durability. The camera uses Minolta A-mount lenses, and a 28-80mm Minolta AF zoom lens with a maximum aperture of f3.5 to f5.6 is included.

Key Features
Primary features include spot-metering and spot-focusing, depth-of-field preview, a built-in multimode flash, 7-point autofocus system, a maximum shutter speed of 1/4,000th of a second, 3 FPS rapid-fire shooting, and 14-segment metering. A powerful processor and speedy motor combine to provide one of the fastest autofocus systems available.

Additional Features
In addition, the Maxxum 5 features "eye-start automation," a performance enhancer that senses when you put your eye to the viewfinder and starts preparing to take a shot immediately. If you're planning to use the camera in the studio, the wireless flash setting communicates with Minolta off-camera flash units.

Contents
The kit comes with the Maxxum 5 body, 28-80mm AF zoom lens, shoulder strap, lens cap, and a pair of CR2 batteries.

Minolta Maxxum 5 35mm SLR Kit w/ 28-80mm Lens

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The kit comes with the Maxxum 5 body, 28-80mm AF zoom lens, shoulder strap, lens cap, and a pair of CR2 batteries.

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Product review & video

[Music] welcome back to another video i thought i'd have a look at the dynax 5 or maxim 5 in america this is one of the more affordable film bodies of the later generation minolta auto focus system so what i'll do is go over some of the controls on the camera as you can see here we do have sensors by the eyepiece for the eyestar autofocus there's your power switch on the right hand side auto focus and there's also a spot button which doubles as the slow sync for flash there's your button for opening the back of the body and you've also got a recessed rewind button when the film's in this camera that will actually automatically lock and turn red there is a way to override that and open it manually although i won't get into that on this video the camera is mostly made out of plastic although i think the plastics are perfectly fine doesn't seem to be any obvious creaking or bending or flex