I must say I really like the Maxxum 7D. Great manual inspired layout, decent specs, large LCD, not to mention A/S. Konica Minolta seems to know exactly what it's up to. Would have been interesting to see what would have happened if it was Minolta Pentax.. or Pentax Minolta. Or how wonderful it would be if Pentax was the next one up in that direction (someone tell me I'm not dreaming!)
Very impressed. Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alin Flaider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 5:20 PM Subject: Minolta is game again, where is heading Pentax!? > > The Maxxum 7D with its anti-shake technology looks like a remarkable > come back for Minolta, now that it revives with it its entire lens line: > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/04091504km7d.asp > If the A/S proves effective (it seems to have some limitations > depending on the focal length, magnification factor) then it's going > to be a hard blow to C/N. [And we can be happy that P was once again > right to wait for the technology to mature. :oT] > > In the meantime, at B&H virtually all Pentax 35mm lenses are > out-of-stock or back-ordered. I wonder what is P up to (it took too > long for the story of quality problems or sick Nguyen to stick)? So > is P going to replace the entire FA and build a new system, digital > oriented? Will there be any primes left other than limiteds and > macros? Are we going to count just ten lenses, half of them DA? Is > there any commitment from P part to the full frame in the > foreseeable future? > > Servus, Alin > >
