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Hello Eric,I have noticed that when comparing cameras to buy these two cameras
are often mentioned together Does anyone have any idea why
people look at these two.
is it because of the pixel count on the D7?
I looked at the Minolta D-7 but bought the 6900. I've owned 2 Minolta 35mm's and loved them.Hello Eric,I have noticed that when comparing cameras to buy these two cameras
are often mentioned together Does anyone have any idea why
people look at these two.
is it because of the pixel count on the D7?
When I bought my 6900Z I also looked to the D5/7... but to late ????
Not that I would decide to buy a Minolta, the qualtiy of the
(previous) !!!Minoltas described in the forums didn't seem to be
the best.
About the D5/7 I don't know about the quality.
Why I was interested in the D5/7 ?
Because of the Zoom lens. And the pixels count. And the "almost"
SLR feeling for a realistic price (dompard to the D30, E10, S-1
etc...)
Skitch
http://www.digitalfriends.cc
Me too - I looked at both.I looked at the Minolta D-7 but bought the 6900. I've owned 2Hello Eric,I have noticed that when comparing cameras to buy these two cameras
are often mentioned together Does anyone have any idea why
people look at these two.
is it because of the pixel count on the D7?
When I bought my 6900Z I also looked to the D5/7... but to late ????
Not that I would decide to buy a Minolta, the qualtiy of the
(previous) !!!Minoltas described in the forums didn't seem to be
the best.
About the D5/7 I don't know about the quality.
Why I was interested in the D5/7 ?
Because of the Zoom lens. And the pixels count. And the "almost"
SLR feeling for a realistic price (dompard to the D30, E10, S-1
etc...)
Skitch
http://www.digitalfriends.cc
Minolta 35mm's and loved them.
The D-7 is an excellent camera. That said I saw no significant
improvements over the 6900. And I liked the colors on the 6900
better.
At that time the Minolta was retailing for $1599 and the 6900 was
$704. I like the Minolta heritage but not almost $200 dollars more
than 2 times a much as the 6900. Today even with the price drops
on both cameras I would still buy the 6900 because of the color and
a few other lessor reasons.
The EVF is better in the Minolta
The zoom control is better on the Minolta
The Minolta is bigger and bulkier
The Fufi has better ergonomics and feels better in the hand
Battery life is better in the Fuji
IMHO the Fuji colours are better
The burst mode on the Fuji is much faster than the Minolta
The Fuji allows any flash via the hot shoe - you have to buy
expensive Minolta flashes with the Minolta
There is no justification for the higher price for the Minolta
The fuji just blows my socks off.
HeCd
I haven't tried the Dimage 7 but I've read a fair bit of
information about it.
I think the most appealing aspect of the D7 is it's lens and the
fact that it has a manual zoom ring which gives it the feel of an
SLR. The D7 also has a variable focus feature where you can choose
the point of focus using a cursor instead of aiming, half press the
shutter button and recomposing.
The downside of the D7 is obviously it's price. Another thing is as
mentioned by many others , it's battery life. It may be
advantageous if you're travelling and don't have any acceess to a
power outlet since you can pop in any conventional AA alkaline
batteries into it.
I have two NP-80 for my 6900 which is more than enough for a whole
day of shooting in most circumstances, so if I ever go travelling
to some unknown destination, I probably get myself another one, and
I'll be ok.
My personal opinion about the D7, .... well, .. I really don't like
the shape of it, .. it's kinda akward. It also feels very plastic
unlike the 6900 which is egronomically well constructed and robust.
I really love the shape and feel of my 6900, ... it's very solid
and it looks a lot more edxpensive than it really is.
Hope this might help a bit ....
http://www.photoaccess.com/share/guest.jsp?Gallery=A116453267E&cb=PA
Hehe IJ SMITH,I also thought about the Minolta. However, after reading about hot
spots on the camera, along with the added processing needed
afterwards, short battery life...I felt like it might need more
refinements before it came of age. I ordered my 6900 friday.
One other thought, unless you need all those pixels, three
megapixels with good color is probably all we ever need. If I want
to print poster size pictures, I will simply use Genuine Fractals
for that purpose.
I also thought about the Minolta. However, after reading about hot
spots on the camera, along with the added processing needed
afterwards, short battery life...I felt like it might need more
refinements before it came of age. I ordered my 6900 friday.
One other thought, unless you need all those pixels, three
megapixels with good color is probably all we ever need. If I want
to print poster size pictures, I will simply use Genuine Fractals
for that purpose.
I haven't tried the Dimage 7 but I've read a fair bit of
information about it.
I think the most appealing aspect of the D7 is it's lens and the
fact that it has a manual zoom ring which gives it the feel of an
SLR. The D7 also has a variable focus feature where you can choose
the point of focus using a cursor instead of aiming, half press the
shutter button and recomposing.
The downside of the D7 is obviously it's price. Another thing is as
mentioned by many others , it's battery life. It may be
advantageous if you're travelling and don't have any acceess to a
power outlet since you can pop in any conventional AA alkaline
batteries into it.
I have two NP-80 for my 6900 which is more than enough for a whole
day of shooting in most circumstances, so if I ever go travelling
to some unknown destination, I probably get myself another one, and
I'll be ok.
My personal opinion about the D7, .... well, .. I really don't like
the shape of it, .. it's kinda akward. It also feels very plastic
unlike the 6900 which is egronomically well constructed and robust.
I really love the shape and feel of my 6900, ... it's very solid
and it looks a lot more edxpensive than it really is.
Hope this might help a bit ....
http://www.photoaccess.com/share/guest.jsp?Gallery=A116453267E&cb=PA
Dear friends:Me too - I looked at both.I looked at the Minolta D-7 but bought the 6900. I've owned 2Hello Eric,I have noticed that when comparing cameras to buy these two cameras
are often mentioned together Does anyone have any idea why
people look at these two.
is it because of the pixel count on the D7?
When I bought my 6900Z I also looked to the D5/7... but to late ????
Not that I would decide to buy a Minolta, the qualtiy of the
(previous) !!!Minoltas described in the forums didn't seem to be
the best.
About the D5/7 I don't know about the quality.
Why I was interested in the D5/7 ?
Because of the Zoom lens. And the pixels count. And the "almost"
SLR feeling for a realistic price (dompard to the D30, E10, S-1
etc...)
Skitch
http://www.digitalfriends.cc
Minolta 35mm's and loved them.
The D-7 is an excellent camera. That said I saw no significant
improvements over the 6900. And I liked the colors on the 6900
better.
At that time the Minolta was retailing for $1599 and the 6900 was
$704. I like the Minolta heritage but not almost $200 dollars more
than 2 times a much as the 6900. Today even with the price drops
on both cameras I would still buy the 6900 because of the color and
a few other lessor reasons.
The EVF is better in the Minolta
The zoom control is better on the Minolta
The Minolta is bigger and bulkier
The Fufi has better ergonomics and feels better in the hand
Battery life is better in the Fuji
IMHO the Fuji colours are better
The burst mode on the Fuji is much faster than the Minolta
The Fuji allows any flash via the hot shoe - you have to buy
expensive Minolta flashes with the Minolta
There is no justification for the higher price for the Minolta
The fuji just blows my socks off.
HeCd
I have noticed that when comparing cameras to buy these two cameras
are often mentioned together Does anyone have any idea why
people look at these two.
is it because of the pixel count on the D7?
eric: I tried for about six weeks to like a Sony S85 and gave up on it.IJ, What Digital Camera reckons it generates a 4.5 megapixel image,
so thats more than adequate.
eric noack wrote:
I have noticed that when comparing cameras to buy these two cameras
are often mentioned together Does anyone have any idea why
people look at these two.
is it because of the pixel count on the D7?
But if I had to choose between the 6900 and the D7, it'll be the
6900. The EVF is better, the camera is lighter and more compact,
it's more erogonomic, has better EVF and has killer images.
Tigadee
eric noack wrote:
I have noticed that when comparing cameras to buy these two cameras
are often mentioned together Does anyone have any idea why
people look at these two.
is it because of the pixel count on the D7?
But if I had to choose between the 6900 and the D7, it'll be the
6900. The EVF is better, the camera is lighter and more compact,
it's more erogonomic, has better EVF and has killer images.
Tigadee
eric noack wrote:
I have noticed that when comparing cameras to buy these two cameras
are often mentioned together Does anyone have any idea why
people look at these two.
is it because of the pixel count on the D7?
