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I bought the Sony A700. Just haven't used it at all since December.

Honestly its a tragedy. It was my first DSLR, I have taken bucket loads of great photos, its less than 2 years old and I've got lots of accessories. Tried selling it with no success. I was glad nobody wanted it as a I thought it was a shame to be giving it away.

Now 6 months have passed and the other day it occurred to me that I haven't used it in a while and now I feel bad about it. Its still a great camera, the last of its kind, and there are no defects.

What a shame. What do I do now?

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Steve

I had a quick look at your gallery of the Warbirds and they are outstanding images. I was there also on the Sunday, never occured to me to use a polariser, I had one in the bag too. You must have some other magical settings as the colours are fantastic. Heres a link to my shots

http://prmiller.smugmug.com/gallery/4584303_riRum/1/287898326_SvWH2

Like you I now have a A700 & agonised about what to do about my beloved 7D, should I keep it as a back up, use it as a carry in the car camera etc-I could think up heaps of excuses why to keep it but in the end decided I probably wouldn't use it much and was only really keeping it for sentimental reasons. I got one of the first A700's in October & managed to get $800 for the 7D on trademe, it has been resold recently for I think about $650. Incidently I only piad $1000 for it so it was one of the best things I have owned for lack of depreciation. Have a go on trademe, you shouild be able to get about $600+, that is if you think it is worth selling for that.

Keep up the excellent work!
 
All your images are wonderful but the fall ones of Lake Wanaka are wonderous. My son and I were supposed to be there in February (scheduled to stay for a couple of days at Glen Dene Station) and then on to Queenstown, Doubtful and Milford Sounds, etc. However, the part of the trip I was most looking forward to was several days in the Caitlins, staying in Papatowai. This New Zealand trip was to be my "trip of a lifetime" (I had wanted to get to your country for 40 years)but, unfortunately, we only got as far as Hawaii were I seriously injured my back and had to return, painfully, home to Florida. It is unlikely that I will ever be able to get there now (we used all are family's frequent flier points). I am a 7D user who also has just purchased the A700, so my advice is: go out and shoot with any camera the spectacular places near you and be grateful. I can then live vicarously through your wonderful images. You have one of the most beautiful set of landscape images I have seen on the many galleries I've looked through over the last couple of years. If I recall correctly from my trip planning, the railway station in Dunedin is a wonderful photo subject - how about some shots of it? :-)
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Steve what you are experiencing is what everyone who has owned a KM 7D...We all loved that Camera... No one was a bigger fan of it than I was and I was very outspoken about it here on this forum... It just goes to show how great the A700 is... As good as we thought the 7D was, its old school old technology, and we all have selective memory about tis short comings.. very poor exposure comp, and flash comp... a poor LCD compared to the A700. the manufacturing deft looming over head. It was a beautiful camera, but it was slow to focus, I tell everyone to be sure they are ready to buy an A700 before they test drive it... I'M keeping my 7D because it captured over 60,000 photos.. I probably took , 100,000 but I threw away 40,000.... With the A700 Its almost impossible to take a bad photo, I get 98 % keepers....Im so glad Sony took the 7D and improved on it in every way...Every feels what you do... The 7D was esthetically and ergonomically the bench mark for fine digital cameras..thje love affair we had with it was do to its looks and it feel in the hands,,,we overlooked alot because of that.

And their are some people so jealous of the A700 that they have to try to corrupt it's image...You dont see anyone who actually owns one, that has anything bad to say about it...and those who actually oen one post the exact same thing about the camera that I do....
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have been folks speak out against it, until they got beat up and ran off!

JMO
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keeping it unless you need a camera for a second location, like I do which is why I haven't sold my KM 5D. And, to be honest, if you did need a second body, you might be wise to think about using the money from the 7D for an A200, 300, or 350, especially if you want to check out Live View and/or need faster, more accurate focusing.

I don't have an A700 yet, but have both of the KM dSLRs. I won't upgrade until I check out an A300, although it is likely I'll go with the A700 as the prices go down. When I get one, I will not hesitate to sell one of the KMs, probably the 5D because the 7D still has a year's warranty left. After all, these are cameras...digital cameras...not a mint '64 Mustang or your grandfather's pocket watch...anyone getting sentimental over photographic tools when better ones exist should think about checking out eBay in the "lives" listings.

You said that you couldn't get much money for the 7D, but from watching eBay listings I think you might do allright, especially if you set an acceptable reserve and am willing to post a couple of times or more until you get the price you want.
 
Corkcampbell said:
keeping it unless you need a camera for a second location, like I do
which is why I haven't sold my KM 5D. And, to be honest, if you did
need a second body, you might be wise to think about using the money
from the 7D for an A200, 300, or 350, especially if you want to check
out Live View and/or need faster, more accurate focusing.

I don't have an A700 yet, but have both of the KM dSLRs. I won't
upgrade until I check out an A300, although it is likely I'll go with
the A700 as the prices go down. When I get one, I will not hesitate
to sell one of the KMs, probably the 5D because the 7D still has a
year's warranty left. After all, these are cameras...digital
cameras...not a mint '64 Mustang or your grandfather's pocket
watch...anyone getting sentimental over photographic tools when
better ones exist should think about checking out eBay in the "lives"
listings.
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I Have cameras from 40 years of shooting. My sons and grandsons love to see my cameras , My son would love to inherit my collection.. you see what you fail to realize is my cameras are the 64 mustang to my son... these cameras also took the thousands of photographs that mark the memories of my life..for the births of our children to the birth of our children's children, from the photos from Viet Nam and the memories I captured there of friends who gave their life for this country. To the images of my daughter face when I bought her her first pony to her first grand champion ribbon. These cameras mean alot to many of us and should not be told to get a life because we want to hang on to them.
Corkcampbell said:
You said that you couldn't get much money for the 7D, but from
watching eBay listings I think you might do allright, especially if
you set an acceptable reserve and am willing to post a couple of
times or more until you get the price you want.
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--Sad commentary that there is no point... the happiness or just the legacy handed down is worth much more than the 400 dollars you might get for this camera.. 400 dollars is a few hours at the casino... I'M not that desperate for a few hundred dollars.. and believe me I do have a life.
Bill
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30s Agfa camera my father carried and a camera carried around Viet Nam would surely qualify. But, for most of us, a 7D was just used for a couple of years to take photos and then replaced, just like a computer. The photos are keepers, of course, but not the tools.
 
Thats what I thought I would use the camera for. But I keep gravitating to the A700 because of its better ergonomics and weight.
toni said:
take it out and do some serious shooting in memory of Minolta.
You can also use it as a backup for important events (friends weddings).
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Steve - Dunedin, New Zealand
http://www.flickr.com/photos/downunderphotos/
http://downunderphotos.blogspot.com/
Sony F828, Sony H1, Minolta 7D, Nikon D70, Sony A700
 
Many thanks for writing. Its funny but I did use 2 cameras at Warbirds, just not the 7D. I thought it was 2 heavy to carry around all day.

I'm not being sentimental theres really no reason to sell it. I originally thought of selling the D70 but it actually is a great travel camera in its own right. I took it to Australia last year with 1 lens and it was perfect for the job. Because I bought it second hand I wasn't too worried about losing it.

Some people think the 7D is an ideal studio camera or backup for the A700. I just feel bad about not using it.
pegasus45 said:
Steve

I had a quick look at your gallery of the Warbirds and they are
outstanding images. I was there also on the Sunday, never occured to
me to use a polariser, I had one in the bag too. You must have some
other magical settings as the colours are fantastic. Heres a link to
my shots

http://prmiller.smugmug.com/gallery/4584303_riRum/1/287898326_SvWH2

Like you I now have a A700 & agonised about what to do about my
beloved 7D, should I keep it as a back up, use it as a carry in the
car camera etc-I could think up heaps of excuses why to keep it but
in the end decided I probably wouldn't use it much and was only
really keeping it for sentimental reasons. I got one of the first
A700's in October & managed to get $800 for the 7D on trademe, it has
been resold recently for I think about $650. Incidently I only piad
$1000 for it so it was one of the best things I have owned for lack
of depreciation. Have a go on trademe, you shouild be able to get
about $600+, that is if you think it is worth selling for that.

Keep up the excellent work!
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Steve - Dunedin, New Zealand
http://www.flickr.com/photos/downunderphotos/
http://downunderphotos.blogspot.com/
Sony F828, Sony H1, Minolta 7D, Nikon D70, Sony A700
 
I hope you do make it down here one day. Just remember the seasons are back to front. The photos of Wanaka were taken only a couple of weekends ago during the middle of our Fall.

So we are heading into our winter now and since the photos were taken I am told Wanaka is suddenly a lot colder now. I think Autumn is the best time to see Central Otago or the alpine areas of the South Island. The weather is settled and calm most of the time. The days are sunny and the angle of the sun is ideal for photography from early in the morning through to sunset. I have a contact on flickr who lives near Arrowtown and he gets some amazing shots of the Wakatipu Basin and Remarkables (where Lord of the Rings was filmed). I live near the coast so my backyard has a lot beaches and a different set of conditions. The weather is more variable in Dunedin so there is a lot more variety for photography.

I do have some photos of the Railway Station(you are well informed about Dunedin). The centenary of the station was held 2 years ago so the steam train enthusiasts were out in force that week.







I will try to get some more online. I have taken many photos of the historic buildings in Dunedin but to be honest the Railway Station has been the least satisfactory. From my perspective it is a very difficult building to do justice to from ground level. And the buildings aspect makes it diifficult to capture in its entirety. And there are always too many tourist buses parked out front ;-)) But I will keep trying!
RogerRex said:
All your images are wonderful but the fall ones of Lake Wanaka are
wonderous. My son and I were supposed to be there in February
(scheduled to stay for a couple of days at Glen Dene Station) and
then on to Queenstown, Doubtful and Milford Sounds, etc. However,
the part of the trip I was most looking forward to was several days
in the Caitlins, staying in Papatowai. This New Zealand trip was to
be my "trip of a lifetime" (I had wanted to get to your country for
40 years)but, unfortunately, we only got as far as Hawaii were I
seriously injured my back and had to return, painfully, home to
Florida. It is unlikely that I will ever be able to get there now
(we used all are family's frequent flier points). I am a 7D user who
also has just purchased the A700, so my advice is: go out and shoot
with any camera the spectacular places near you and be grateful. I
can then live vicarously through your wonderful images. You have
one of the most beautiful set of landscape images I have seen on the
many galleries I've looked through over the last couple of years. If
I recall correctly from my trip planning, the railway station in
Dunedin is a wonderful photo subject - how about some shots of it? :-)
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http://rogerrex.zenfolio.com/
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Steve - Dunedin, New Zealand
http://www.flickr.com/photos/downunderphotos/
http://downunderphotos.blogspot.com/
Sony F828, Sony H1, Minolta 7D, Nikon D70, Sony A700
 
Setev said:
there are always too many tourist buses parked out front ;-)) But I
will keep trying!
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The train image is beautiful - well captured and processed (I could do without the people in the shot ;-) ). Thanks for posting the train station images. Someday there will be a processing feature where you simply push a button and all tourists and their accouterments (e.g., buses) will disappear.

I had timed our visit (February and March) to commence right after children returned to school and the weather was still warm and flowers still prominent. But seeing your fall images, I know I would prefer fall - I like the natural colors of the fall versus the human-planted flowers.
 
You may want to consider being creative with where you store it. You could perhaps leave it in the trunk/boot of your car, so that you'll always have a DSLR handy for those occasions that you hadn't planned to take a camera with you, but wished you had.

Or use it as a doorstop at the front door - you never know who you might want to photograph there.
Cheers,
Renato
 
To get the most out of a Camera you have to feel comfortable with it, hence there is a connection, in this throw away society people don't connect. I intend to hang on to my 7D and to remember what it meant to get one.

I will keep my other Cameras too: Franka Solida 111 (Rangefinder) Konica A1BORG superzoom 35-105 (With focus shift & Flash zoom), Minolta 7000 & 3000i and the suprise of the bunch Sony DSC-H3 which I bought to take to Race of champions at Wembley

I have a wonderful life getting to know these tools, they also connect with people too - people who want to buy them, but their mine!
 
I know what you mean.

I haven't gotten rid of my old film manual focus SLRs for that reason either, even though I never use them, nor my old Coolpix 4500s which still deliver excellent quality images, despite their maximum ISO of 200 and 4 Mpixels.

At the end of the day, they still do the job I bought them for very well.
Renato
 
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