This is heresy, you know. A person can't possibly be a Real Man unless he rushes right out and buys a D1X.
I started out with computers by using a Kaypro 2, whose design as I recall was based on scopes used by engineers in the field. Gawd, but it was lovely, all 64K of it.
LOL. Even as we speak, the gentleman in question is no doubt frantically combing the chat-rooms for "cute" screen names consisting of two groups of three letters.
Naughty me, I used a different alias!!! I assume the FBI are on their way?I see the "gentleman" is at it again -- this time as "ballsout" (an
entirely different login from another phony e-mail address --
before, it was "[email protected]"; now, he's "[email protected]"). The hits
just keep on comin'...there's got to be an AOL chat room
somewhere that would love to have this guy as a member.
Yeah, it is. Totally ridiculous.
I can see why someone would feel under-confident in a machine if
it "feels" flimsy. But the question is: IS it flimsy? At work they
supply coffee in these thin plastic packages. I mean, THIN. And
everyone uses scissors to cut the damned things open, because just
about nobody is strong enough either to tear the plastic or even
pull the package apart at the seams (the adhesive -- probably some
other kind of plastic -- is very strong). So...is some control or
compartment door (battery compartment, the cover for the panel
containing the ports, etc.) liable to snap right off? Yeah, that
would bother me.
Hey! How about they resurrect Bakelite and start making cameras out
of it? Of course they'd be liable to shatter into a million pieces
if they were sneezed on, but by godfrey they'd feel as if they
were tough and solid.
And of course, they'd be beautiful. Imagine...this for the guy with
the closet-ful of tasteful shoes: a Bakelite camera, shiny black on
the outside, with the elegant styling that elicits such fond
memories of the high design sense of the 1950s. (At which point the
equipment geeks would start having arguments along the lines of "My
retro is better than YOUR retro".
I know others who've worked on such projects and I realize that the work cannot be discussed. Nor would I ask. (Last time I tried, and it was an innocent sort of question, for about an hour the guy would barely speak to me, and there I was, a guest in his own house...I learned my lesson...)
Yeah, it is. Totally ridiculous.
I can see why someone would feel under-confident in a machine if
it "feels" flimsy. But the question is: IS it flimsy? At work they
supply coffee in these thin plastic packages. I mean, THIN. And
everyone uses scissors to cut the damned things open, because just
about nobody is strong enough either to tear the plastic or even
pull the package apart at the seams (the adhesive -- probably some
other kind of plastic -- is very strong). So...is some control or
compartment door (battery compartment, the cover for the panel
containing the ports, etc.) liable to snap right off? Yeah, that
would bother me.
Hey! How about they resurrect Bakelite and start making cameras out
of it? Of course they'd be liable to shatter into a million pieces
if they were sneezed on, but by godfrey they'd feel as if they
were tough and solid.
And of course, they'd be beautiful. Imagine...this for the guy with
the closet-ful of tasteful shoes: a Bakelite camera, shiny black on
the outside, with the elegant styling that elicits such fond
memories of the high design sense of the 1950s. (At which point the
equipment geeks would start having arguments along the lines of "My
retro is better than YOUR retro".
You're right. I've always thought of the 70's fashion (not to mention the 80's) quite repulsive. About five years ago a big fashion trend in Denmark was dressing in the 70's style. At first I was a bit thrown off, but soon I was just glearing at those girls with their hear put back and those tight trumpet pants. Just goes to show how easily we're influenced...
All previews state a magnesium alloy as do Minolta's official
website. Magnesium alloys CAN feel a bit plastic like but it sure
isn't. Also, I read complaints that the camera is not all black
instead of silver. Have these people read about heat absorption or
been in the tropics?
However the placement of the batteries has me worried a bit, too.
Let's just hope the engineers at Minolta really got their degrees.
Hopefully there's a reason for the placement, although I read that
the D7 is not quite balanced because of overcrowding the
lens/batteries compartment.
BTW, I don't know if you were just joshing about your dizziness
problem. I just recently saw a medical program on TV, where they
explain that lots of dizziness problems is due to small crystal
fragments having been torn loose from the inner ear. This problem
can be remedied by a 30 min. session with an ear doctor positioning
your head in different angles and flushing a bit. No operation, and
all patients came out with all symptoms of dizziness gone.
Maxven
Yeah, it is. Totally ridiculous.
I can see why someone would feel under-confident in a machine if
it "feels" flimsy. But the question is: IS it flimsy? At work they
supply coffee in these thin plastic packages. I mean, THIN. And
everyone uses scissors to cut the damned things open, because just
about nobody is strong enough either to tear the plastic or even
pull the package apart at the seams (the adhesive -- probably some
other kind of plastic -- is very strong). So...is some control or
compartment door (battery compartment, the cover for the panel
containing the ports, etc.) liable to snap right off? Yeah, that
would bother me.
Hey! How about they resurrect Bakelite and start making cameras out
of it? Of course they'd be liable to shatter into a million pieces
if they were sneezed on, but by godfrey they'd feel as if they
were tough and solid.
And of course, they'd be beautiful. Imagine...this for the guy with
the closet-ful of tasteful shoes: a Bakelite camera, shiny black on
the outside, with the elegant styling that elicits such fond
memories of the high design sense of the 1950s. (At which point the
equipment geeks would start having arguments along the lines of "My
retro is better than YOUR retro".
********
Very true, I started with a Casio QV-10A years ago. Similar results.
Any other equally priced camera, maybe. But the D7 is rather expensive in the current prosumer market. The major cons for me however, are the typical Minolta hotshoe (meaning I would have to buy another expensive flash unit) and the typical Minolta PSAM menu-switching. Never been a fan in that department.
Theo
All previews state a magnesium alloy as do Minolta's official
website. Magnesium alloys CAN feel a bit plastic like but it sure
isn't. Also, I read complaints that the camera is not all black
instead of silver. Have these people read about heat absorption or
been in the tropics?
However the placement of the batteries has me worried a bit, too.
Let's just hope the engineers at Minolta really got their degrees.
Hopefully there's a reason for the placement, although I read that
the D7 is not quite balanced because of overcrowding the
lens/batteries compartment.
BTW, I don't know if you were just joshing about your dizziness
problem. I just recently saw a medical program on TV, where they
explain that lots of dizziness problems is due to small crystal
fragments having been torn loose from the inner ear. This problem
can be remedied by a 30 min. session with an ear doctor positioning
your head in different angles and flushing a bit. No operation, and
all patients came out with all symptoms of dizziness gone.
Maxven
Yeah, it is. Totally ridiculous.
I can see why someone would feel under-confident in a machine if
it "feels" flimsy. But the question is: IS it flimsy? At work they
supply coffee in these thin plastic packages. I mean, THIN. And
everyone uses scissors to cut the damned things open, because just
about nobody is strong enough either to tear the plastic or even
pull the package apart at the seams (the adhesive -- probably some
other kind of plastic -- is very strong). So...is some control or
compartment door (battery compartment, the cover for the panel
containing the ports, etc.) liable to snap right off? Yeah, that
would bother me.
Hey! How about they resurrect Bakelite and start making cameras out
of it? Of course they'd be liable to shatter into a million pieces
if they were sneezed on, but by godfrey they'd feel as if they
were tough and solid.
And of course, they'd be beautiful. Imagine...this for the guy with
the closet-ful of tasteful shoes: a Bakelite camera, shiny black on
the outside, with the elegant styling that elicits such fond
memories of the high design sense of the 1950s. (At which point the
equipment geeks would start having arguments along the lines of "My
retro is better than YOUR retro".
Hey Bob, God bless you....this camera stuff is just for fun and if it adds some quality to your life than so be it....keep pushing the bet and I hope the D-7 is as tuff as you are...
Hi Bob.
All previews state a magnesium alloy as do Minolta's official
website. Magnesium alloys CAN feel a bit plastic like but it sure
isn't. Also, I read complaints that the camera is not all black
instead of silver. Have these people read about heat absorption or
been in the tropics?
However the placement of the batteries has me worried a bit, too.
Let's just hope the engineers at Minolta really got their degrees.
Hopefully there's a reason for the placement, although I read that
the D7 is not quite balanced because of overcrowding the
lens/batteries compartment.
BTW, I don't know if you were just joshing about your dizziness
problem. I just recently saw a medical program on TV, where they
explain that lots of dizziness problems is due to small crystal
fragments having been torn loose from the inner ear. This problem
can be remedied by a 30 min. session with an ear doctor positioning
your head in different angles and flushing a bit. No operation, and
all patients came out with all symptoms of dizziness gone.
Maxven
Yeah, it is. Totally ridiculous.
I can see why someone would feel under-confident in a machine if
it "feels" flimsy. But the question is: IS it flimsy? At work they
supply coffee in these thin plastic packages. I mean, THIN. And
everyone uses scissors to cut the damned things open, because just
about nobody is strong enough either to tear the plastic or even
pull the package apart at the seams (the adhesive -- probably some
other kind of plastic -- is very strong). So...is some control or
compartment door (battery compartment, the cover for the panel
containing the ports, etc.) liable to snap right off? Yeah, that
would bother me.
Hey! How about they resurrect Bakelite and start making cameras out
of it? Of course they'd be liable to shatter into a million pieces
if they were sneezed on, but by godfrey they'd feel as if they
were tough and solid.
And of course, they'd be beautiful. Imagine...this for the guy with
the closet-ful of tasteful shoes: a Bakelite camera, shiny black on
the outside, with the elegant styling that elicits such fond
memories of the high design sense of the 1950s. (At which point the
equipment geeks would start having arguments along the lines of "My
retro is better than YOUR retro".
No more expensive (and in fact a little cheaper than something like the Oly E-10, which is NOT worth $2000 to me!) than some other 'leading edge' digicams of the past.
