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Second comparison with my Minolta 7D !

Started Mar 1, 2019 | Discussions thread
neilt3
neilt3 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,008
Re: And also !
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Three more camera I have and still own .

Coming from from Minolta A-mount film bodies , the Sony a100 was my first DSLR so I could continue using my Minolta lenses .

I got this before the a700 came out , otherwise that would have been my first DSLR !

I wasn't impressed with the Sony's high ISO , 400 being the most I used . 800 wasn't useable , and 1600 was joke !

The two higher settings were only of use converted to black and white .

At low ISO (100) it gave great images .

I got a used Dynax 7d as a back up to the a100 and also to use at higher ISO's as they looked better .

Next model I got was the a580 followed by a used a900 .

That's still my main camera with an a77ii as back-up or for when I'm shooting sports /action or telephoto type stuff ( wildlife etc )

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I also have a Pentax *ist d . Partly to use my Pentax manual focus lenses on ( before all this E mount gear came out ) , partly to leave in the Camper van as it used AA batteries so didn't need to worry about having a camera with me and just a flat battery .

But the main reason I got it was to use on a set of bellows for close up photography where the aperture stopped down automatically when the shutter was fired .

With the Sony/Minolta bodies only the very expensive Novaflex bellows did this .

Otherwise you had to stop the lens down first , then you couldn't see through the viewfinder to check to see you haven't nudged the set up before the exposure was made .

Thanks for the comparisons here and on flickr .

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