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11 January, 2025

5 Shots From Minolta’s Entry Level AF SLR – The Dynax 300si

By Keith Drysdale

11 January, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford HP5+, Minolta Dynax 300si, /

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Jeffery Luhn on 5 frames with Ilford XP2 film
Dan, Thanks for your comments. I used to have E-6 materials processed 'in-country' way back when I had a studio…
Paul Quellin on 5 Frames with a Nikon F65 – an old photographic friend
The Fujifilm has rendered lovely natural looking colours Cem. I have a Nikon F501 I have enjoyed using even though…
Paul Quellin on 5 Shots From Minolta’s Entry Level AF SLR – The Dynax 300si
Lovely images Keith, they are all very crisp looking and I do like the composition with the Harmonica player. Minolta…

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