Product Description:
The Minolta Maxxum QTsi offers some major advantages over even the most advanced point-and-shoot compact camera. The first is versatility. The Maxxum QTsi is part of the world-renowned Maxxum system of autofocus SLR cameras, lenses, and accessories. The QTsi can accept any Maxxum or Minolta AF lens, ranging from ultra wide-angle 16mm fisheye to 600mm super telephoto, including zoom and macro lenses. This interchangeable lens versatility enables a quality, diversity, and style of photography that is not possible with any type of point-and-shoot camera. Additionally, the QTsi can accept Maxxum's high-power accessory flash units, which provide the extensive and flexible flash coverage that's also impossible with a point-and-shoot camera.Another SLR advantage is through-the-lens (TTL) viewing. You see just what the lens sees. There is no need to make approximate parallax adjustments when framing the image. What you see is what you get. And because you're looking through the lens, you see the autofocusing as fast as it happens, so you know your subject will be sharp. A third SLR advantage is higher performance. The Maxxum QTsi has a more sophisticated autofocus and autoexposure system than a point-and-shoot camera, and this sophistication can be seen in the resulting photographs. Plus, because of the autoexposure system's greater flexibility, the QTsi can accept the widest choice of 35mm films imaginable. There is a wealth of information available on the uses and advantages of different film speeds and types. The Maxxum QTsi will allow you to expand your photographic capabilities with lenses, flashes, and accessories as your interest in photography grows. It is a camera you'll want to keep for years to come.