Minolta Vectis Weathermatic Dual 35mm Film Camera

Pros: Perfect Pictures Above AND Below Water!

Cons: Absolutely None

The Bottom Line: Take pictures anywhere, rain or shine. Once you develop them, you won't believe the quality!

Review: Buy this camera to function as your primary one, not just because it is weatherproof! It will knock your socks off. I promise, you won't be disappointed!


GENERAL INFORMATION:
Being that it is watertight, this camera has...

Pros: simple to operate, easy to load and unload, underwater--all weather feature

Cons: must remember to turn on and off.

Review: Several years ago my husband surprised me, big time, on my birthday. He bought me a camera!!!!!!! Not just any camera, but a Minolta Weathermatic. I was a bit surprised at this gift since I am not an underwater type of person, but I have come to...

Pros: Very durable, waterproof, & good picture quality.

Cons: no mid roll film change options, limited zoom.

The Bottom Line: This is a true take anywhere camera that will last years and years, just needs a better zoom.

Review: This camera is tough, I've taking it surfing(actually w/me in the water on my board), snowboarding, snorkeling, and to the Glamis dunes. This camera has never failed me once in the 4 + years I've had it. Although I do wish there was version of this...

Pros: Easy to use, auto focus is awesome! Compact, fits in your pocket.

Cons: Remembering where the focus lines are underwater. Once you do that, you are set!

Review: This camera takes awesome underwater and above water pictures! It beats Sea and Sea all the way. With 7 rolls of film taken while diving in Bonaire, we had over 100 pictures to brag about! It can go much deeper than 10m. I accidentally took it to ...

Pros: easy to load and operate, good quality photos

Cons: Limited creativity

The Bottom Line: Nice all around general use camera with the added benefit of going out in any weather or under water

Review: I originally bought the weathermatic for my wife, after a day at the Jersey shore. A few grains of sand got into her old camera ruining it.
I thought if this camera is waterproof, no way can sand get inside. That was about 5 years ago. The camera...

Pros: Rugged, all weather camera, water resistant to a depth of 33 ft.

Cons: Takes poor underwater pictures!!

The Bottom Line: Don't purchase this camera for underwater photography as you'll be disappointed. This is a good outdoor, water resistant camera which doesn't need to be pampered. But that's all!

Review: With our impending trip to Australia and The Great Barrier Reef, my one Christmas wish last year was a decent camera for underwater pictures. Having taken plenty of pictures with disposable underwater cameras in the past, I wasn't too keen to repeat the...

Pros: It does what it was design for

Cons: You do need a tripod if you take the camera out of auto

Review: I've taken this camera snow skiing, white water rafting, back packing, rock climbing, weddings, family and school functions and it has taken good pictures for me as long as I keep it in auto mode. When my wife look at the same pictures she had said that...

Pros: good reputation for the non-APS version, nice pictures

Cons: unreliable, not enough range on the zoom lens.

Review: We were aboard a day cruiser in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with open bar, snorkeling gear, and a mini-adventure on land planned.

I had my brand new Minolta Weathermatic camera and two spare rolls of APS film ready for action. There...