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A point to ponder and some history

Started Feb 28, 2021 | Discussions thread
Paul Barnard
Paul Barnard Veteran Member • Posts: 3,798
Re: A point to ponder and some history

EvilOne wrote:

Ive been coming here for 15 years. I started out in the Minolta forum, then went to the Konica Minolta forum.\ and the to the Sony Alpha forum.

This forum was a hot bed of activity with , at times a record 100 new threads in 24 hours. We even maxed out the post count in a single thread , which was/ is 150 post before the thread is locked.

I always felt it important to respond to peoples threads and post in an effort to keep the forum alive. even with so much activity in the past.

It saddens me to see a once thriving community go almost lights out. I think Ive always felt that way about any forum I participate in. I'm always interested in the people behind the cameras, where they live and what is their world like. I find lots of topics within the photographic frame work to share photos and offer content about the shot, how it was captures etc.

My point is, it seems Ive been alone, for the most part in trying to keep these older forums alive. I know Minolta and Konica are no more but many of us have a lot of this gear, or have had history with the Minolta and Konica brand.

Like this Post, I'm just adding some content to this particular forum in the hope some might jump on board.

Not looking for arguments or a reality check. Most would blow by this post because it is too long. Ive always been an internet motor mouth.

Bill

No arguments from me.  I look in to the KM forum from time to time and get notifications when new content appears.

it is a shame to see a forum die but it’s a reflection of the changing world. Twenty years ago I was a very active member of a hand tools woodworking forum. It closed for good about 15 years ago. I still exchange comment and discussion with a number of people from that forum on some of the fora that have grown to fill the space. The world turns and things evolve. I take comfort in the fact that like minded, or at least people with similar interests, will find places to communicate. Like you I’m mainly to be found in the Sony forums nowadays.

I have a family of Minolta, Konica Minolta and Sony cameras. The Minoltas get a few shutter actuations every now and then to keep then moving and the KM 7D actually shoots a few frames when I get the urge but my main camera is now an 7Riii.

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Sony a7R III Sony FE 55mm F1.8 Sony FE 70-200 F4 Zeiss Batis 25mm F2 Sony 1.4x Teleconverter (2016) +5 more
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