Minolta AF-C vs. Olympus MJU II

[reiki_]

Hey , so I got a chance to get these two at the same price ( about 40 $ ) , so I was wondering if anyone had any experience with both.
I used mju II already , and really liked it , but the noisy winding and the focus to fire lag really bothered me as I like to do street images now and then. AF-C has manual winding on its side and also manual ISO setting ( goes only to 400 though). Really don't know which one to choose.

Also , both are black 🙂 . Would use them for some street but mostly general photography ( pictures of myself in mirror , my feet and friends , occasional house pet 🙂 ).

 

[chubasco]

I have both and much prefer the Minolta AF-C. The flash is detachable and more powerful
than what the mju II has, (if it is included). 40 bucks is a steal for the Minolta...

Using cheap dollar film and scanned on my Epson 4490 still yields passable results:

Minolta AF-C, Memories 200 film

 

[spaceman spif]

Hey, doesn't that piano teacher know that keyboard has a metronome built in? You'd think her arms would get tired.

Anyway, back to the topic. They are both very fine cameras. The Minolta in some ways is more like the Oly XA series (except it's autofocus of course). The non-detachable flash is something I like about the Stylus Epic (Mju II) compared to the detachables. With my XA's, I often opt to not carry the flash in the interest of size, and wind up wishing I had it. With the Epic/Mju, you always have it with you. And, it begins charging the flash when you open the lens cover, so it's ready pretty much whenever you need it, unlike the alkaline battery-based flashes which seem to take forever to get ready to fire. It also has a half-shutter pre-focus, as you probably already know. Does have noisy plastic gears though.

For my own street shooting, I like the XA's, specifically the XA-3. DX, I know, but it goes to 1600. They are quiet and fast, both attributes I think the Minolta would share.

I think it's going to boil down to your shooting style. If there's a lot of street stuff, you might lean towards the Minolta. The Oly has a fine reputation as an all-around shooter, though.