Re: And then then came minolta

2004-02-13 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Alan Kerr wrote: > > >Btw, does anyone think the name "konica minolta" looks stupid? Are > they really going to make it the final product? :-o > > awful isn't it. I wonder how long it will be till the Minolta part is > dropped and they will just be Konica. How could anyone say they are a >

RE: And then then came minolta

2004-02-13 Thread David Miers
The Minolta Maxxum 7 isn't all that big of a camera actually. I assume the M7D is about the same size as it's based on the M7. But at least the film version was quite a bit heavier and larger then the *istD is. Bigger and heavier is better as far as I'm concerned though.

Re: And then then came minolta

2004-02-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Alan Kerr" Subject: Re: And then then came minolta > I just read up the history of Konica and change my views, I'd be proud > to own a Konica > > http://hometown.aol.com/amfoto6/amfoto6_010.htm Unfortunately, I expect that they

Re: And then then came minolta

2004-02-13 Thread Steve Desjardins
nses. I'm sure Pentax will follow suit. It is a shame it can't be done with film cameras as it is achieved by moving the sensor and they would have to move the film plane in our 35mm SLR's Alan William Robb wrote: >----- Original Message - >From: "Rob Brigham&quo

Re: And then then came minolta

2004-02-13 Thread Alan Chan
But based on facts or loyality? Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan usually they are quick to defend Pentax when the need arises. _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=fea

Re: And then then came minolta

2004-02-13 Thread Alan Chan
Apparently the Hexanon lenses are very good indeed. So I have heard. Konica made some very nice lenses but dropped the SLR market for some reason. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mai

Re: And then then came minolta

2004-02-13 Thread Alan Kerr
ere's more then one traitor here! -Original Message- From: Alan Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 2:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: And then then came minolta sorry thought that was going to my Minolta group :( Alan Kerr wrote: They can call i

Re: And then then came minolta

2004-02-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Alan Kerr" Subject: Re: And then then came minolta > awful isn't it. I wonder how long it will be till the Minolta part is > dropped and they will just be Konica. How could anyone say they are a > proud Konica owner :-( A fello

Late-night crazy IS ideas (was: Re: And then then came minolta)

2004-02-12 Thread Steve Jolly
- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Brigham" Subject: And then then came minolta With in body anti-shake (to get back on topic, this will show Pentax that it is possible - and that perhaps they do not need to look at IS lenses anymore)... http://www.dpreview.com/news

RE: And then then came minolta

2004-02-12 Thread Peter Alling
Yes it does. Yes it will. Does anyone find it ironic that Konica left the SLR market years ago and bought Minolta, who always had a better reputation and larger customer base to get back in. At 09:03 PM 2/12/04, you wrote: Anything is possible, but the question is, "Will Pentax do it in the nea

Re: And then then came minolta

2004-02-12 Thread alex wetmore
On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, William Robb wrote: > From: "Rob Brigham" > > With in body anti-shake (to get back on topic, this will > show Pentax > > that it is possible - and that perhaps they do not need > to look at IS > > lenses anymore)... > > > > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0402/04021220maxxum7dig

Re: And then then came minolta

2004-02-12 Thread Alan Kerr
>Btw, does anyone think the name "konica minolta" looks stupid? Are they really going to make it the final product? :-o awful isn't it. I wonder how long it will be till the Minolta part is dropped and they will just be Konica. How could anyone say they are a proud Konica owner :-( Alan Alan

Re: And then then came minolta

2004-02-12 Thread Alan Kerr
th film cameras as it is achieved by moving the sensor and they would have to move the film plane in our 35mm SLR's Alan William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Rob Brigham" Subject: And then then came minolta With in body anti-shake (to get back on topic, this will