Yashica Lynx 5000 vs Minolta hi-matic vs Canon QL

[yashica92]

I have a choice between this 3 camera , which will you choose , it's all is the same

 

[Fixcinater]

I didn't much care of the the handling of the Lynx I had for a while, nor the size. The Canon GIII QL17 is my pick due to size and easy AE and good enough lens.

 

[pen s]

Which model Hi Matic? Which model Canon QL?

Hard to give an opinion (and it is only an opinion) without more information.

All three companys built some good cameras. The choice will come down to; condition, features, price, and, if you can handle all three and check them out completly, which one feels the best in your hands and which viewfinder do you like best.

 

[snapguy]

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I have all three (except my Yashica is the Lynx 14 with the f 1.4 lens.) The Lynx is a brute but takes great photos. I purchased it because I needed an f 1.4 lens to photograph basketball in dimly lit high school gyms. Cheaper at the time than getting a f1.4 50mm lens for my Nikon SLR. The hi-matic is very nice but I would give serious thought to the Canon QL if it is one of the smaller models. The Canon is a superbly thought out, well crafted camera that is a bucket of fun to use. I have a half a dozen of various models. I have one that looks to be in almost perfect condition except for a tiny scratch on the bottom. The second time I looked for the scrath, I could not find it. It's a gem and work fine.

 

[MattKrull]

I have not played with either the Canon or Hi-Matic.

I owned a Yashica Minister 700. I loved the handling and feel. The leaf shutter was excellent (near silent and with no vibration - in a noisy environment you didn't know if it actually fired, but it always did). The range finder was easy to adjust, but the focus patch was not very bright. I've played with a Lynx 14 and it had a similarly dim patch. Despite the lousy contast patch, I regret selling the camera.

An important question is how much automation do you want? Wuold you rather use the camera in full manual, or AE mode?

 

[yashica92]

I own an electro 35 , but i would like to own a manual rf (only use battery on light meter)

 

[Jojje]

I would check the availability of the batteries for the three..?

 

[craigclu]

I've had all 3 (none now, though). I happened to like the handling of the Lynx but would understand those who wouldn't. The Hi-Matic E has a wonderful lens but I never liked the function or lack of easy manual control. Any good example of these will be capable of fine images. My favorite of the era was the Konica S3. Sharp glass and clever fill flash feature. Getting a bit pricey when you find a clean one, though.

 

[fenderslash]

I have a Hi-Matic 7s and a QL17 GIII. I enjoy using the Hi-Matic more because the meter is still functional while using manual mode. With the Canon the meter doesn't function in manual mode. The Canon is still a great camera though. And a warning about the Hi-Matics... I purchased quite a few of them ("7s" and "9" variants) to finally get a good one. Functionally they seem to suffer age related issues more than most - stuck shutter blades and meter problems mainly (from my experience).

 

[dehk]

Lynx 5000 because of 1/1000. Besides, it takes great photos.