Konica Minolta not making camera anymore :(
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It's a sad new for minolta supporter, but there has been a long thread here:
konica-minolta sell to SONY!--big news!!!
konica-minolta sell to SONY!--big news!!!
look on the bright side of things, sony is a lifestyle company (in a way). they keep developing cameras and new models comes very quickly. isn't it good that new bodies will keep on coming. furthermore, sony support is decent enought, at least better than the current KM one.
I can't help but wonder just why Sony didn't com out with a DSLR on it's own? One would have thought thay could have if they wanted too. I think Sony knew the market was in the point and shoot type cameras it came out with at least for that point in time. I hope they don't just do away with DSLR's . Can't help but worry some. But at least our camera's and gear will still work reguardless! I just got a K/M 5D and love it. I have some good glass for it so I'm just going to enjoy it. As for the other Maxxums and older 35mm film cameras. I think they are now or soon will be worthless to re-sell. I should have picked up a dslr a year ago! I was hoping to re-sell that gear to help pay for the 5D. George
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George5D said:
i think its a good idea... at least the can use the metering & flashing system... u have not seen how bad is sony's flash.. the 'high end' F32X...
and some super loyal ones will move together, its a base they can work on... better than getting new customers...
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madmacs said:actually i more sad that they stop the photo paper production. i'm a big fan of their photo silky paper...
thats konica's problem... hehe... i think they still produce printers?
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madmacs said:
i have a KM Laser lor... color 1... and they also make B&W laser...
Bernard Ong
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Think of the bright side. you will have Steve Mccurry to advertise cameras for you.
KM camera's are good. Was tempted to buy Dynax 2 years ago before finally settling down to a Nikon.
KM camera's are good. Was tempted to buy Dynax 2 years ago before finally settling down to a Nikon.
zcf said:
One and a half year ago, I almost decided to buy a KM DiMAGE A2 digital camera. I was impressed by its specs compared to the rest of the 8mp competition. However, after speaking to a pro in the field, he advised me to avoid KM products altogether. It thought that was a matter of individual preference
. A year ago, one of my boss's friend who purchased the A2, decided to sell it in less than 3 months. He regretted his decisions because his shots had too much digital noise even when using ISO 200 and the lens hunts for focus when the scene is not very bright. And later, as you of you might be aware, KM released another 8mp - the KM DiMAGE A200 to "replace" the A2 which was released not too long ago.
When I took a closer look at the way Minolta develop its line of digital cameras, they just don't make sense to buyers. If you guys check out the specs of the following 5mp KM digital cameras:
1) Minolta DiMAGE 7
2) Minolta DiMAGE 7i
3) Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi
4) Minolta DiMAGE A1
... they have very similar features. This kind of marketing strategies simply confuses the consumers more than impressing them.
Back in the film days as I remembered it, there was one particular year where Minolta released 4 SLR cameras - apparently, each "new" model seems to be an "improvement" over the last one. To me, this was very bad for customers who had bought the "latest" M - and in 3 mere months, their SLR camera is obsolete. Further more, they had a series of program cards to help improve photo taking e.g. portrait, landscape, sports, night shot, etc - each of these program cards cost between $50 - $60 :bigeyes: .
Without a doubt, this shows the world just how "good" the KM R&D dept is when comes to designing "new" digital cameras. I think it is a good thing they stop producing cameras
.Hiee....philshots said:One and a half year ago, I almost decided to buy a KM DiMAGE A2 digital camera. I was impressed by its specs compared to the rest of the 8mp competition. However, after speaking to a pro in the field, he advised me to avoid KM products altogether. It thought that was a matter of individual preference
A year ago, one of my boss's friend who purchased the A2, decided to sell it in less than 3 months. He regretted his decisions because his shots had too much digital noise even when using ISO 200 and the lens hunts for focus when the scene is not very bright. And later, as you of you might be aware, KM released another 8mp - the KM DiMAGE A200 to "replace" the A2 which was released not too long ago.
When I took a closer look at the way Minolta develop its line of digital cameras, they just don't make sense to buyers. If you guys check out the specs of the following 5mp KM digital cameras:
1) Minolta DiMAGE 7
2) Minolta DiMAGE 7i
3) Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi
4) Minolta DiMAGE A1
... they have very similar features. This kind of marketing strategies simply confuses the consumers more than impressing them.
Back in the film days as I remembered it, there was one particular year where Minolta released 4 SLR cameras - apparently, each "new" model seems to be an "improvement" over the last one. To me, this was very bad for customers who had bought the "latest" M - and in 3 mere months, their SLR camera is obsolete. Further more, they had a series of program cards to help improve photo taking e.g. portrait, landscape, sports, night shot, etc - each of these program cards cost between $50 - $60 :bigeyes: .
Without a doubt, this shows the world just how "good" the KM R&D dept is when comes to designing "new" digital cameras. I think it is a good thing they stop producing cameras
I personally used to own the Dimage A1.....and now the Dimage A2 that i got 2nd hand a couple of weeks back.... Well, looks like one of your boss's friend may have set the wrong expectation.... for the camera. I really like the camera's fast focusing - of course not equal to my dynax 7D. Noise wise....ISO 200 is very usable. And ISO 400...though noisy due to the small CCD .....is not that bad after all.
Short product life cycle has been a norm for almost all key players...its the consumer world...
Unless one live to just buy and upgrade & with cameras always in super mint condition(i.e...hardly take photos)...then I cant say much......
rgds,
sulhan
philshots said:One and a half year ago, I almost decided to buy a KM DiMAGE A2 digital camera. I was impressed by its specs compared to the rest of the 8mp competition. However, after speaking to a pro in the field, he advised me to avoid KM products altogether. It thought that was a matter of individual preference
aiyoh... the A2 is still (after so long) one of the best non-dslr digital cameras out there, and not too long ago, KM released a new firmware that made raw shot-to-shot times even faster. so compared to all the other 8mp prosumers released around that time, it's the only one with useable raw mode.
after i bought my 5D i still can't bear to get rid of the A2...
sulhan said:
If the cost of A2 is about $200 - $300, I don't mind upgrading it to their next best (newest) model every 3-4 months.
If money doesn't come by easily to you, how would you like to pay almost $2k for a digital camera (3 months ago) to realise your friends just bought an "ungraded" version of your existing camera (3 months later) and the price difference between them is about $150. The sales dealer tells you he had to cut prices for the newer model to make it affordable for people. You like it this way?
philshots said:
You don't... why care about buying new model while what you have is perfectly ok?
Like computer or hi fi system, you pay $2000 today, few months later, your machine is not even worth much... sounds familiar? DSLR is the same... unfortunately, the only way a company make money is when they sells consumable... in film days, film was the consumable, and unfortunately, the body itself become a consumable in DSLR world... make business sense.
I had A2 for about 9 months when I really need an DSLR for wedding work, so I was "force" to buy 7D at that time... Of course, the camera pay for itself after few jobs.
Even if 7D replacement come out tomorrow with newer and better feature.. I don't think I am buying because 7D is perfectly fit what I need... my suggestion to my friend was and still is, but what you NEED, not what you WANT!! and learn how to use it properly and if encounter shortcoming, learn how to go around it!!..
Hart
Depreciation is for 99.9% of everything you buy isn't it?
Modern high tech world now, from car to hp to laptop...etc. they depreciate the moment you pay for it. So why get fustrated for a camera alone?
Make full use of it by taking great photos for self collections or use it to earn money for your work with it. NOT BUY THE CAMERA AND THINK OF SELLING IT.
Yeah, i want this...and i want that!
Agree with Hart 'buy what you need not what you want!'
buy what you want only if you have that spare $, but don't think of depreciation.
Modern high tech world now, from car to hp to laptop...etc. they depreciate the moment you pay for it. So why get fustrated for a camera alone?
Make full use of it by taking great photos for self collections or use it to earn money for your work with it. NOT BUY THE CAMERA AND THINK OF SELLING IT.
Yeah, i want this...and i want that!
Agree with Hart 'buy what you need not what you want!'
buy what you want only if you have that spare $, but don't think of depreciation.
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