Minolta Dynax 505si Camera and Lens Test

[PFMcFarland]

I got this camera with the 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6 and 75-300mm 1:4.5-5.6 Maxxum AF zooms in a junktique store last week. Nice little consumer outfit with enough features to keep anyone busy figuring them all out. The 28-80 that came with it has a fault where it will not auto-focus past 60mm, so I swapped it out with a 28-80 D lens, the third and final version in the line.

It’s mostly plastic, so it doesn’t invite a feeling of sturdiness in its operation. That said, it works really well, especially in Program mode. AF is quick and accurate, film loading is easy, and it won’t weigh you down on an all day excursion.

See all the photos at https://flic.kr/s/aHskfL9xvq for explanations as to what, if any, corrections were made to them.


PASM by P F McFarland, on Flickr
Clockwise from top left.


28-80mm Range by P F McFarland, on Flickr



75-300mm Range by P F McFarland, on Flickr
I should have used the mono-pod as the right frame is a bit shaken


Queen Anne’s Pad by P F McFarland, on Flickr
Macro at 300mm.


Crossed Lines by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Barbs by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Layers by P F McFarland, on Flickr

PF