MINOX DSC

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<p>My Minox DSC arrived,<br>

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[poulbh]

<p>Nice!</p>

<p>I wanted one too untill I saw the min. focus distance was 1 meter. What kind of spycamera is that?</p>

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<p>It is not as small as EC or IIIs, the optical finder is not as good as EC'S<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/9586711-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="510" /></p>

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<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/9587092-md.jpg">Sing Tao Daily<P>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/9600775-md.jpg">Henry Birks<p>

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<p>Poul, DSC is a digital version of Minox EC, which has the same 1 m to infinity fixed focus lens.</p>

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[andrea_lee3]

<p>These are nice photos, clear and crisp. Martin, as an analogue Minox user can you let us know your subjective impressions -- is it a branded toy (as the cheesy ads on the Minox website suggest) or a 'real' camera that is the genealogical successor of the LX?</p>

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<p>Andrea, <br>

The DSC as a carry in the pocket camera, its performance is on the level of MINOX EC,<br>

IMO, it is a tad better than the EC, but still not up to the sophistication and performance of<br>

LX. <br>

For Minox, it is a step in the right direction.<br>

I think a digital LX will not be far behind<br>

For now, I am happy with the DSC in pocket</p>

 

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<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/6033944-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="596" /></p>

<p>This photo taken with MINOX EC, Kodak Technical Pan.<br>

Apparently, pictures taken with DSC are sharper</p>

[anthonykosky]

<p>Hi Martin,<br>

Nice photos. How do you think this compares to the Minox miniature Leica cameras in terms of image quality and size?<br>

-Anthony</p>

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<p>Anthony, I think the newer 5MP Leica DCC M3 has an edge in terms of image quality<br>

because of its three zone focusing lens. However egonomically, the M3 is not streamline<br>

in shape, and hard to find a suitable case. I like the DSC better as a carry along camera.<br>

Further , DSC 's shutter release and dial imitate the ones on LX, using DSC is almost like using LX.</p>

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<p>Why I like to use DSC instead of cellphone camera or pocket digital ?<br>

No doubt some cellphone may have better picture quality than DSC, pocket digital camera<br>

with 8Mb resolution is common place, every one has cellphone and digital camera.<br>

That is the problem. If at public place, I take out a cellphone and shooting people around,<br>

other people may think that how odd this person is, every one has cellphone, but nobody<br>

shooting picture like this guy. <br>

Now if I take out a Minox DSC, I am quite sure very few people knows what it is, and<br>

people will think that this guy is just a photo hobbyist.<br>

Exclusivity.</p>

 

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Book store</p>

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[santiago_montenegro]

<p>Martin, does your flash unit have the "lock" buttom as per the user's manual? Mine does not!</p>

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<p>Santiago, the older version flash unit had a lock button, because the connector bar was tractable, the newer version's connector is fixed and not retractable, hence there is no<br>

need for the lock. Mine is the new version</p>

[santiago_montenegro]

<p>Thanks, Martin!</p>

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[richard_linscott2]

<p>Nice prints, I may have to break down and buy one. No way I'm getting rid of my III though, especially since I just found a minox enlarger I can afford.</p>

[doug_debuty]

<p>Martin,<br>

Now that you've had your DSC a while, how do you feel about it? I have read comments in other forums where the person who bought a DSC has returned it for failures and other problems. Have you experienced any problems with yours, and would you recommend one to a friend (or a stranger)?</p>