Minolta Dynax 404Si STsi, Sweet S overview

[@theoldunsshot1005]

I have a Dynax 4, which is quite similar and has that mediocre 28-80mm kit lens. I quite often use it with the older 35-70mm f4 which is from the era of the Dynax 500si, and this lens is far superior. I found your channel through your post on the Talk Photography forum. Good stuff!

[@mostlyvintagecameras4323]

Hello theoldunshot1005, Thank you for your comments and insights into the Minolta range. I think there are a few people on TP who also YT. I have watched some of your videos as well. I think we seem to be on a similar journey to help people get the most from these old cameras. Good luck and all the best MVC

[@eddyhoughton6542]

Good effort on the review. I bought one of these, new, back in 1999, it was my first SLR and I cut my teeth on it before getting a beautiful fully manual Nikon FE. Unfortunately it was at that watershed moment between analogue and digital, and I ended up getting a D70 in 2004 which I still use as my main tool today, and both my analogue cameras ended up languishing in a cupboard for two decades. But I've just signed up for a b&w developing course this summer, so thanks to your video, I'm dusting off my Dynax and I'll be taking it round the Pyrenees for some landscape work next week. Cheers!

[@concernedyeast]

Best video thank you Mostly vintage Cameras!

[@ianwilkinson4602]

Hi, I always thought that SLR cameras metered through the lens [ I have a Tamron 28-105 lens ] but today I decided on a 400 ISO unknown Chinese B&W film of unknown expiry date, I set the ISO to 200 to compensate. With B&W I like to use appropriate filters, there was a Skylight filter fitted to the lens which I removed, I checked the shutter speed and aperture settings in the viewfinder, then fitted the red filter, strangely the readout did not change, I expected the aperture or shutter speed [ or both ] to reduce to compensate for the "filter factor" of the red filter, it did not. Am I missing something?? I have three 404si cameras [ they were dirt cheap ] and one of them has the viewfinder discolouration you mentioned, and like you I do not see any degregation in the picture quality, as for it affecting the auto focus I hadn't noticed any problem. Your review was excellent, like most people I hardly ever read a manual of any kind 🙃😜😎😵‍💫 cheers. Thanks for your time and effort.

[@djrobwag]

Thank you for the video just got one of these cameras

[@Iroam410]

Super helpful, cheers mate

[@Big.E]

Reminds me of the Pentax MZ50

[@frankwhite4128]

I’ve handled both. Pentax handles wayyyy nicer. imo the Minolta’s control dial is hard to use compared to the switch control of the Pentax. The way that the Minolta toggles AF/MF doesn’t feel very intuitive and often results in a “clunk” sound from the camera. The MZ50 has a simple tried and tested switch. Even the left hand control dial is nicer on the Pentax model. I’ve found the Dynax to just feel extremely plasticky - even more so than the Pentax

[@SanTM]

Goes straight to ebay....