Yesterday, Konica Minolta formally announced their new digital SLR, the Maxxum 7 Digital. For photos of that camera and more, visit the PMA coverage discussion in the News and Rumours forum (http://forums.photographyreview.com/forumdisplay.php?f=24).

Wow, impressive. About time Minolta got their act together on the digital path. Anti-shake in the body...I look forward to see how well that works (and more applicable to me, how Canon responds!)

Wow, impressive. About time Minolta got their act together on the digital path. Anti-shake in the body...I look forward to see how well that works (and more applicable to me, how Canon responds!)

Remember, this is a "development announcement" supported by a prototype (i.e., "mock-up") to look at. Much too vague to get excited by yet.

Right. I had a meeting with Konica Minolta today and they corrected me. They called it a "technology announcement". But it's still a big deal, and knowing how well they build cameras, I have a lot of faith that it ill be a good one. Incidentally, I played with the Konica Minolta A2 today and it's a really nice little camera. I'm skeptical about the 8 megapixel sensors, but the camera has no noticeable shutter lag, the AS (anti-shake) technology, and some of the other nice little tricks that Minolta has developed over the years.