The $20 film camera challenge part 2: Saved by the Minolta Maxxum 5 - Aaron Gold

Aaron ended up picking up a Minolta Maxxum 5 and 28-80mm kit lens for under $20. Read: The $20 film camera challenge part 1: the hunt A quick recap: In part one (see link above), I proposed a $20 film camera challenge, the goal being to find a working film camera for less than twenty bucks, shipping included. The search was fascinating: I found lots of point-and-shoot compacts, several intriguing vintage cameras and a surprising number of autofocus SLRs. I had been trolling the waters of low-end...