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From: kanner@tymix.UUCP (Herb Kanner)
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Subject: Re: Compact 35mm Autofocus Camera query
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Date: Thu, 4-Apr-85 12:59:38 EST
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In article <772@peora.UUCP> san@peora.UUCP (Sanjay Tikku) writes:
>> <<<>>>
>> 
>> I am thinking of getting a second camera of the "point and shoot" variety.
>> My price range is between $75 and $125. So far I have my eye on the Minolta
>> "Talker"
>>
>> Has anyone used this camera? Are any of the other compact 35mm cameras equal
>> in quality for less money?

I would like to call attention to an article in the current issue of Modern
Photograpy, in which it states that all of the "point and shoot" autofocus
cameras do not truly autofocus.  Instead, there are four specific focussing
positions (zones), and the sensor determines which zone is chosen.  This
criticism does not apply to autofocus SLR cameras, such as the Minolta
MAXUM, which have a real servo driving the focussing gear to focus
precisely on the chosen object.
-- 
Herb Kanner
Tymnet, Inc.