Re: Cold, hard reality sets in...
There is no "perfect" camera - that's why I own so many. This camera has a unique set of features, and is at a quality level, that makes it a good tool for me. This forum appears to be full of little boys playing one upmanship. They'd be better-off comparing their car's horesepower, or arguing about which football (soccer, baseball, etc...) team is better. It's just a tool, nothing to get emotional about. There are other cameras out there that can beat it on an individual point basis - there are none that can beat it as a whole IMHO. It is a generation removed from what I have now (Casio 3000EX) and worth upgrading to for many reasons. Those who expected it to be an upgrade from an Olympus E10, or comparable to a D30 (don't ask me what they were smoking), were bound to be dissapointed. I would rather have a true SLR with interchangeable lenses, but there are many factors holding me back from the current generation SLR's. While I'm waiting for the SLR designs to meet MY expectations of what a $5,000+ camera should be, the Minolta will do. Bottom line - it's not Minolta's fault that their expectations are out of line with reality.
Geir Ove
wrote:
I couldn't more agree: I am still in the boat
I respect Phil's opinions, BUT 125 pictures is not a limitation to
mee.
I think that each and everyone has to decide what is important for
them, and then choose their camera.
It does have good resolution, great optics, good zoom and it does
produce very good A4 prints. It has a wealth of features that I
have longed for in a digital camera. It can get better, but so can
every other camera I have read about / seen.
Geir Ove