Lugging the SLR into the interior of Algonquin Park sure adds weight and bulk to my portaging pack. This is Barry Bridgeford again. This past Christmas, my wife got me a Minolta Freedom Zoom Explorer. Last month I took it with me to Algonquin Park, Canada. I'm very pleased with the results.
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I bought a Freedom Zoom Explorer and ran several rolls of film through it. I was very impressed with the sharpness of the images, especially at the short focal lenght. The fill flash worked well and the controls were well layed out. I was very disappointed, however, when after 5 rolls, it started to prematurely rewind the film midroll. I exchanged it for a new one and it exhibited the same problem.