Done! My 8th RABRAI bicycle tour

All done with my 8th week-long bicycle ride across Iowa, known as RAGBRAI.

It started with 2 tough 3-H days of heat, humidity, and hills, but the rest of the week it cooled off and was nice.

I took a very cheap (about $40 on eBay) Minolta 35mm film camera with me and shot a bunch of rolls.

This QTsi is a good but very basic camera that uses all the great auto-focus lenses from Minolta. I tried all the different modes on the settings and did use the manual focus a few times. I should have the results in about a week.

I have shot a few rolls in it, and the results were pretty good.

It is very light and affordable to replace. I didn’t want to bring something expensive with me. I think it’s a great travel camera for this kind of thing.

Info

The Minolta Maxxum QTsi is an ultra-compact 35mm autofocus SLR camera introduced in the late 1990s, designed specifically for beginners seeking the image quality of interchangeable lenses without the complexity of manual controls.

It operates entirely in automatic modes, featuring a "point-and-shoot" interface with five subject-specific programs (Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait) and a built-in pop-up flash that activates automatically.

Distinguished as one of the lightest SLRs ever made at just 12 ounces, it requires two CR2 batteries for all operations and lacks any manual exposure settings.

More photos and details later. Right now I’m tired!