> --- Tim Munro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alex Z" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > > Just back from the friend of mine who owns Minolta gear shooting
> > with
> > > his Maxxum 9. We were playing with our gear to figure out that
> the
> > 9's
> > > AF sensors turned to be much more sensitive to low-contrast
> pattern
> > > (especailly in dim lighting) then these of my
> > EOS-3....................
> >
> > Hi Alex,
> > You worry too much about the technical stuff my old friend. Gotta
> > stop
> > shooting newspapers and blank walls :^)
> >
> > What you found though is actually the case. The M9 does have very
> > good low
> > light focus ability and matches the EOS3 in most respects. It
> suffers
> > somewhat when it comes to tracking speed and predictive focus,
> > particularly
> > with subjects moving diagonally across frame for some reason. Big
> > Minolta
> > teles are not competitive either which is part of the problem. As
> you
> > know
> > Minolta's AF lens design differs from the others considerably. The
> M9
> > has
> > some very clever features but due to the overall range offering
> less
> > than
> > the other two (particularly when talking DSLR's), and absolutely no
> > pro
> > backup, they remain a poor choice for advanced shooters IMO.
> >
> > The only thing I miss is the excellent Minolta mailing list. Almost
> > as good
> > as the EOS group.....
> >
> >
> > Regards, Tim
> > www.timmunro.com.au
Yeah Tim, I feel the truth in your words.
Generally no compliants about my system (probaly except it is yet 1V,
but in some future... hopefully near future.. :-)
Lens technology was actually my main turning point and you put it
here
right way. As about matching the EOS-3, M9 (and M7) actually override
the EOS-3 (and presumably 1V) in the field I was reffering to,
however
probaly the best overall system compromise is still offered by Canon.
Yeah, I also miss MML, however, on my last few times visiting there
noticed many of our old friends left or just stopped to show up there
and most of the Listeners theer are new faces now (at least for me).
Moreover, I was getting a few nasty messages from a few listeners as
about my right of posting to MML while switching over...
Besides of that, the Digital/non Digital, Minolta vs Canon pointless
threads took over entire bandwidth there...
Since then I do not show up there...
Alex
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