Giddyup
I am really having a hard time keeping my composure over this. I am so excited for the Minolta digital SLR to come out. They’re saying it is based on the wildly successful and award winning Maxxum 7 SLR, which came out about two years ago and is supposedly the most flexible and usable film camera out there at the moment. If the digital model sits in the same seat on the bus as far as interface/usability/price range I am all over that little baby. Of course, Minolta is being extremely tight lipped so far about what this camera is gonna do. So far about all we know is that it will have a 6.1 megapixel CCD and the same antishake technology as in the A1/A2. The A2 is the current top of the line, sporting an 8 megapixel ccd and retails at $900. I am hoping with a little luck and taking into account the lower res CCD and that I’ll be able to get the Digital 7 without a lens maybe it will come in around the $600-$800 range. Pricey, but reachable. It’s not going to be their professional SLR, I expect, and I don’t need a pro digital camera. The current digital that I have is selling on eBay right now for around $150-$200, and my current film camera is going for between $100 and $150, so I oughta be able to get a good $300 toward my new camera just by selling my old ones. I’m giddy!!!
