larry_tudor1 Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 <a href="http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2004/0915_01_01.html">here</a> is the latest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del_gray Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 There was just a call for DSLRs that had better viewfinders, and it seems that we have one here. .9 Mag and 95% coverage, mixed with Minolta's great history of bright viewfinders is indeed appealing. Not that I have any Minolta lenses (other than for my CLE!), but hopefully it will up the ante for those other guys who also make DSLRs. Oh yeah, and the anti-shake sounds cool too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico_smit Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Too little, too late for Minolta. The one outstanding feature of the new Minolta is the anti-shake feature. I believe this alone will sell a number of them. However, if that feature is left out of the equation one realize that the camera, when it will be introduced, will already be a generation behind with no alternative model to which Minolta users can upgrade. The specifications read a lot like that of the Canon 10D, which is already being discontinued. Add to this a very limited lens range, lack of USM (slow focusing) and that LOOONG name that just doesn?t sound right. No thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_lazzarini Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Looks good to me.<br> The antishake is a definite gem.<br> Better to have it in camera rather than to spend for higher priced lenses with that feature.<br> I just wish they had the same Apo lens that they have on the DiMage A series.<br> More to see about it <a href=http://konicaminolta.com/products/consumer/digital_camera/slr/maxxum-7d/index_nf.html>Here!</a><p> Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_shop Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 "that LOOONG name that just doesn't sound right" Yeah, that extra one syllable is ridiculous. How are you supposed to take photos when you're busy trying to say that name? I know I'll be sticking with the 3 syllable offerings from Canon and Nikon. Plus they have "on" in the manufacturer name. Minolta has "no" - insane. How can you justify a camera that has "no" in there AND 4 syllables? They really have lost the plot. Darn tootin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jespdj Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 The new Minolta DSLR looks like nothing special. Konica Minolta is at least 2 years behind the competition. The only feature that might be interesting is the Anti Shake, and we still have to see how well it works in practice. I'm still glad I sold my Minolta stuff long ago and got a Canon EOS 10D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_tuthill Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Preliminary indications are that Anti-shake requires a wider image circle, so the 28-200/2-3.5 lens on the A2 wouldn't cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franka t.l. Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 I am more interested in how Konica Minolta perform in that new software. Minolta had been around for a long time in industrial side a strong player in Color Management ( Calibration, detection etc ) and Konica had their part in film & print. That could make interesting synergy towards a Product in that software. I am more optimistic about the 7D than most of you. The DSLR market, unlike the DC or Film DSLR market is quite a different one, and its but starting. Konica Minolta is but starting. We all know about how quite a lot of us had wrongly put the Olympus ( me included, what a fool I am ) as a dead end system. Or how Pentax will be marketing their DSLR when they had the *ist-D. Well they all gain a foothold in the market. So do Sigma & Kodak. Its only this recent months that we really see a mass market penetration of DSLR with D70 joining the round. It will left for these Mfr to present what they can offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry_tudor1 Posted September 16, 2004 Author Share Posted September 16, 2004 I agree that apart from the anti-shake and superior view finder,there's nothing unheard of in this camera but wouldn't be surprise(looking how fast they are to replace their model in the pro-sumers line)that the D7 will have a bigger brother real quick.When I did type"the latest and (final I guess)"...there's one thing that is still not final or known...the price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 I really hope that KM sells a crapload of these. I don't see anywhere in their blurb a mention of sensor size, which is probably 1.6x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_gillette Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 It's probably the same sensor used in the Nikon D70, if I recall correctly from other readings, but there may be filtering differences, etc. But other than price and delivery schedule, it seems like pretty much all of the details are out now. The A2 lens would not be applicable, it's not for the same size sensor and it's a 7.2 to 50.8mm lens in reality - which would be a stunning range if usable with a 1.5 factor. I don't think KM has ever confirmed that it's the only model but they haven't done more than imply other models to follow either. Should they have attacked low end and high end markets first or the middle as apparently they've done? I'd prefer a cheap model with all high end features (wouldn't we all?) but think this (somewhat sub $1500 my guess)isn't so far out of the range for the folks waiting, holding their breathes and turning blue, that it will both capture some entry level folks and also folks who have used the high-end digicams and want/need more. I think anyone who needed the highest end type camera for substantive business (cameras really do pay for themselves) has already bailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvin_bramley Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 A better viewfinder would be most welcome.Much better than the periscopes most DSLR's have.Or should we take lots of pictures untill one turns out o.k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry_tudor1 Posted September 16, 2004 Author Share Posted September 16, 2004 As for the lens factor,they list it at 1.5X.What would you think(apart from the 2 new lenses mentionned)could be the best average AF zoom one should buy to fit the bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry_tudor1 Posted September 16, 2004 Author Share Posted September 16, 2004 The actual sensor size is: 23.5 x 15.7 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka_nissila Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 I don't see why Nikon would let KM use a sensor used in one of their cameras (it's not just a Sanyo chip but partially designed by Nikon). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry_tudor1 Posted September 18, 2004 Author Share Posted September 18, 2004 One suggested that this camera use the same sensor as the Nikon D70 but the dimension aren't the same,so is the effective pixel count 6.1 versus 6.0 for the Nikon(I compared the # at the Dpreview site).The D70 sensor is made by Sony.Yesterday,read an article on the D7 in Popular Photography magazine.They wrote the price believe to be between $1300. and $1500. and availability,October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_nancarrow Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Except for the in-body anti-shake, the large 2.5 inch display, the larger brighter viewfinder, the magnesium-alloy body, ISO 100 offering and expanded EV metering range it's really not much of an offering. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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