Digital SLR Cameras Forum

Digital SLRs Forum Discuss digital SLRs, lenses, RAW conversion, or anything else related to digital SLRs. You may also want to see the Nikon, Canon, and Sony camera forums.
Digital Camera Pro Reviews >>
Read and Write Digital SLR Reviews >>
Digital SLR Buyer's Guide >>
Results 1 to 4 of 4
  1. #1
    Captain of the Ship Photo-John's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
    Posts
    15,422

    Minolta Digital SLR Anouncement

    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.
    Photo-John

    Your reviews are the foundation of this site - Write A Review!

  2. #2
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Posts
    41
    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!)

  3. #3
    Sitting in a Leaky Dingy Michael Fanelli's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Perryville, MD
    Posts
    926
    Quote Originally Posted by JeffHall
    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.
    "Every great decision creates ripples--like a huge boulder dropped in a lake. The ripples merge and rebound off the banks in unforseeable ways.

  4. #4
    Captain of the Ship Photo-John's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
    Posts
    15,422
    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.
    Photo-John

    Your reviews are the foundation of this site - Write A Review!

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Press release: Nikon D70 Digital SLR
    By Photo-John in forum Camera News & Rumors
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 07-07-2004, 07:20 PM
  2. Lenses and digital cameras
    By ustein in forum Digital SLRs
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 03-19-2004, 07:18 PM
  3. Press Release: Canon PowerShot A75 and PowerShot A310
    By Photo-John in forum Camera News & Rumors
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 02-09-2004, 03:14 PM
  4. Press Release: 8 Megapixel Canon PowerShot Pro1
    By Photo-John in forum Camera News & Rumors
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 02-09-2004, 02:55 PM
  5. Press Release: Canon PowerShot S1 IS
    By Photo-John in forum Camera News & Rumors
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 02-09-2004, 01:09 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •