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Few questions about Minolta A2

Started Feb 6, 2019 | Questions thread
OP eilivk Senior Member • Posts: 2,580
Re: Few questions about Minolta A2

paul_kew wrote:

eilivk wrote:

Thanks! I do not use RAW files, tried but did not work for me. As with other old cameras, mainly use ISO 64 and some times 100. Turned off noise reduction. Tried to find maximum card size, not where I checked in the manual. One user told 1GB, another 4GB. The EVF is good enough, and the tilt wonderful. Same goes for the 2.8 to 3.5. Some options I need to check, but no problems apart from the 48MB card...

Not a camera I take around shopping in town. But fine in summer at my country house.

A Minola fan let me try his, he had 3, but would not sell. Got it for under $50, could not resist.

According to http://download2.konicaminoltaeurope.com/openmind/technic/kmphdwl.nsf/ftsearch?openagent&ch=CAM&dist=BEU&ui=EN&dg=fw&prod=DiMAGE%20A2&dsg=&os=&lang=English&ml=0&rid=&sub= , depending on the firmware version, it supports cards over 4 GB. I haven't clicked on the links to see if they still work.

If I remember correctly , there was a numbering quirk with big cards, something about not showing over a certain number on the display.

Thanks, that was also my impression. Think one store had 2GB for $20. Another got smaller cards for almost the same price.

The latest Konica Minolta I saw was several Z5 or 6 I think, like new, maybe should have bought, but $150. I guess they are behind A2 in most things. But sold more here.

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