Nikon N75/F75 vs. Minolta Dynax 5/Maxxum 5

[MattKing]

I have a couple of the basic EOS 300/Rebel 2000 bodies. Mostly I use them with one of the kit zooms, but they perform well with the 40mm f/2.8 lens.
They are quite small and light for a camera with built in wind and flash. I use them more often than not with the accessory grip that permits powering them with AA batteries.

 

[PaulQ]

Minolta, if you want to use hss or remote flash (built in).
https://www.mhohner.de/sony-minolta/onebody/5

 

[Ronix18]

Thanks to everyone who helped me with their advices.
Finally I got a Canon EOS 300X (aka Rebel T2) for only 20€ mint condition. I'm planning to buy an EF 40mm f2.8 STM and a 50mm f/1.8 STM.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Thanks to everyone who helped me with their advices.
Finally I got a Canon EOS 300X (aka Rebel T2) for only 20€ mint condition. I'm planning to buy an EF 40mm f2.8 STM and a 50mm f/1.8 STM.

I think that you did well. Enjoy our new camera and lenses.

 

[OlyMan]

I now came across a Canon EOs 300V and a EOS 300X.
They are apparently way better than the Nikon F75 and the Dynax 5. And the prices are the same (body only 25€).
They seem to have the same weight and dimensions and I could buy a Canon 40mm 2.8 pancake.

Do you know this gear?

Although you've already now bought a camera, the answer to your question is, back in the day when these were new and competing for the same sector of buyers, you would test each one in a shop to see which you preferred. You'd test how they handled, how the VF looked to your eyes, which one had the features you liked the most, and which one you most gelled with. That's how you'd decide. The actual end results didn't vary enormously, each manufacturer's similar-priced lenses performed more or less as well as each other, and they all had similarly-capable metering systems. But 20 years on when they're all just pictures on eBay listings, the benefit of choosing one via that tactile experience is gone, the world is worse off for it IMO, and there's no straight answer until you have already bought one. Which you now already have.

 

[neilt3]

Thanks to everyone who helped me with their advices.
Finally I got a Canon EOS 300X (aka Rebel T2) for only 20€ mint condition. I'm planning to buy an EF 40mm f2.8 STM and a 50mm f/1.8 STM.

That does seem a good price , I should imagine it will be an almost new camera too as it was the last model made at that level .
Enjoy it .
40mm and 50mm seem quite a close match for the first two lenses though , the field of view between them is just a step or two forwards or backwards .
Would you not be better with something wider or longer to go with your standard lens ?
Maybe a 28mm with the 40mm or 35mm with the 50mm . Or the 85mm f/1.8 with either ?
Just a thought .

 

[Ronix18]

That does seem a good price , I should imagine it will be an almost new camera too as it was the last model made at that level .
Enjoy it .
40mm and 50mm seem quite a close match for the first two lenses though , the field of view between them is just a step or two forwards or backwards .
Would you not be better with something wider or longer to go with your standard lens ?
Maybe a 28mm with the 40mm or 35mm with the 50mm . Or the 85mm f/1.8 with either ?
Just a thought .

I meant the 40mm OR the 50mm, my bad!

Apparently the 40mm has some strong vignetting. And the good thing about the 50mm is that it is 1.8. Even though 2.8 on the 40mm should also do the job.
Does anybody know this two canon lenses? Any preference?

 

[MattKing]

The 40mm doesn't vignette. I don't have a 50mm Canon EF lens.
I acquired the 40mm because I like the field of view - it is close to 35mm which is my all time preference - it is very reasonably priced and it is tiny.
The "focus by wire" approach requires a bit of getting used to, but once you remember that the camera has to be turned on before you can manually focus, it is easy to adapt to.

 

[neilt3]

It's good to hear that the 40mm is good on film too .
I have the 50mm , which has good image quality .
I have the 40mm pancake lenses for both the Pentax K mount that I like to use on a Pentax ME Super and the Minolta 40mm that I use on my manual focus bodies . The 40mm focal length works nice when you want some thing as a walkaround lens that's a bit wider than 50mm .
I've been thinking of getting the Canon 40mm for this reason but any information seems to be on digital cameras where vignetting correction is either automatic or no mention is made when it has been applied .
Not very helpfull when being used on film .

Thanks .