pslewis

Konica Minolta have announced the spec. for their new DigiSLR Camera,

The Maxxum 7D (Dynax 7D) digital SLR

Pentax also announce one:-

The *istDS digital SLR - stupid name, so deserves to fail!

Looks good, no prices as yet - but will put pressure on the Nikon D70 and sink the Canon EOS300D still deeper

Could be interesting!

Pete

pslewis

Nobody got anything to say then? Or are you all crying because you jumped into the 300D and D70 too quick??

Pete

IWatkins

Nah, nothing to say. Minolta, yes, nice cameras. End of.

pslewis

Agree, I have a Minolta S304 that I paid £500 for!! 3 years ago! Its a superb camera!

THATS why I am dragging my feet over the SLR cameras - lots being introduced at sub £1000 - many MUST fail and be sold off cheap.

The Canon 10D's look remarkable value now at around £500 secondhand

Pete

r32

Got a 300D really like it. It does all I need a camera to do, superb results, I did buy just a body and then a better spec Canon lens though. Might consider changing to a 20D body though.

You dont need to have the latest gimmicks to take great pictures. I was a sports photographer for many years and just had a few Nikon FM2's never needed F2, F3 or F4's

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

What? You started the other thread that ran for pages, and you STILL haven't got one? You'll be in a box before you get one at that rate!:

Alcazar

Nevetas

That's what I did, 10d (still with 2 year warrenty left), batteries & Grip, memory card, 3 lenses, flash gun and lowepro bag all for less than 1k.

Geezer

Or, you could go for Nikons new baby, the D2X.

Specs are...........

12.4 Mpxls @ 5 frames/sec. (1.5x crop factor)- 21 JPGs or 15 NEFs continuous shots
or 6.8 Mpxls @ 8 frames/sec. (2x crop factor) - 39 JPGs or 25 NEFs continuous shots
New CMOS sensor (still APS sized w/ less noise)
ISO 100-800 plus H1 & H2 (guessing 1600 & 3200)
In-Camera Multiple Exposure Capability
37ms shutter lag... REALLY FAST!
3 additional colour spaces
GPS support (yes GPS, overkill, but how cool and gadgety?)
and an optional WT-2 wireless transmitter (802.11b/g compatible)


Price unknown as yet, but you can guarantee it will be above what mere mortals (or non professional) can afford.

Over to you Canon..................

Geezer

Brendan Hughes

Shutter lag - is that the time between pressing the button and the shutter opening?

What is the shutter lag on stuff like the Coolpix range, and the all-hallowed D70?

Tried my dad's digicam (Dimage 7i) a year ago, and TBH hated it, as there was almost a full second delay between pressing the button and getting the photo. Try taking photos of impatient dogs with that! It's put me off getting one for the moment.

Tiggs

The D70 has no lag at all.


Pete....what are you doing?????

have you still not got a camera? i only bought a D70 because of your thread and now have some really cool poster size pics on my wall from shots i took at the zoo etc.....they are stunnning.....and you are STILL faffing! sort it out!

Hanslow

Tiggs, I was about to ask the same question

Pete's just on one of his crusades I think to introduce and greatly confuse the Scoobynet public on the state of play of DSLRs. He knows we all respect his opinion really highly so he can happily sit in front of his computer leading us all a merry dance

So come on Pete, what should we be buying today?

IWatkins

Actually the Nikon D70 isn't that fast for a snap shot being around 0.3-0.5 seconds to gain AF lock then shutter release. However, if prefocused it comes down to a more respectable 0.12 seconds.

Ian

Brendan Hughes

That's impressive. We've had date cameras, which tell you when you took the photo - now we have cameras which tell you WHERE you took the photo!!

Geezer

Indeed, and not just longitude and latitude, it gives altitude as well.

"Ah yes, well I took this one 8435 ft up the Matterhorn as a matter of fact..." *awe*

Geezer

IWatkins

GPS is bloody handy for those people who no longer take notes when taking shots on a walking trips etc.

Can also see it being very useful to people like estate agents, surveyors etc.

Ian

pslewis

That would be a secondhand Canon 10D then! (TODAYS Top Tip!)

When I bought my Ricoh KR10 in 1982 it was, and still is, a superb camera - it can still take a stunning picture.

That is value for money and was a wise move ..... todays DSLR's are not fully developed yet and I don't fancy throwing £1000 away over 3 years!

Good grief, I've JUST got over the horror of losing £13,000 on the Scoobie over 4 years!

I don't like losing money like that! Hence my mature caution

Pete

Hanslow

....and our free entertainment. Thanks Pete

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

I got offered a 2nd hand Minolta Dimage 7i (5MP) today for £200 Apprently was £900 new

Being well used and seeing your basic DSLR's now start at £250, I passed on the offer

pslewis

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Pete

Just seen a Canon EOS300D Kit on E-bay for £550 buy now .... new! these were £1000 not much more than 10 months ago!!

Only the mad buy new and buy NOW!

tiggers

The D2X is around £3500 which is actually a very competitve price considering it's spec. I'm just waiting for a review on DPReview to see if it's performance matches up to the spec.

tiggers.