Minolta officially announce RD3000

Minolta have finally announced (although many of you knew of it already) the quirky RD3000. This odd looking digital SLR features two 1.5 megapixel CCDs to produce a total resolution of 2.7 megapixels. It takes Vectis lenses and is priced at 360,000 YEN (US$3,240).

22/Sept/99: Sample Images
(Not very impressive, think I'll stick to the D1)

Brief specifications

• Magnesium alloy body
• Storage: Compact Flash (Type I & II)
• Image storage: JPEG or TIFF
• 2 x 1.5 Megapixel CCD's = 2.7 Megapixel image (1,984 x 1,360)
• Power: 4 x AA batteries
• Connectivity: SCSI & Video
• Size: 150 x 117 x 101 mm
• Weight: 1 kg (no lens / media)