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Is this what they call plastic fantastic? (alien.top)
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So yesterday I was in a value village and I see a camera bag sitting at the front counter, upon inspection it was a full kit with a minolta maxxum 5000, 4 lens, flash, filters, and manuals.

I've heard people throw the term plastic fantastic around here and there but never really heard it reference actual models, this is a plastic body camera and feels just as solid as my older slr cameras.

So would this be one of these plastic fantastic models or no?

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[–] AverageWhtDad@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

That entry level 50mm has been made by Canon for a very long time. It’s always been referred to as the “nifty-fifty”. Plastic Fantastic is another nickname derives from a surfboard company of the same name. Also a famous book. It hasn’t always been made of plastic.