Mr alienspecimen wrote:
> At the dawn of digital, I was looking for a digital camera that would cover
> my requirements. And I have to preface right now that I am not looking for
> the best image quality available…(refer to AG’s statement that it is the
> composition what makes the image…I wholeheartedly agree, as much as I hate to
> agree with him…)
That's OK, I disagree with myself most of the time.
> Before I bought the A200 I looked for a long time. Then the Minolta Dimage 7
> came…I got really excited. I thought that it was revolutionary. I had a
> folder with the printouts from several websites that had review it. Problem
> was…I couldn’t afford it, but knew that I stumbled upon something very
> special. Years later, the A200 which was a descendent of the 7 came out. I
> already knew enough about the quality through AG’s post which I never figured
> out if they are propaganda or just plain brag…:)
Probably a bit of both. I can't bear to part with my A1. I'm about to
give it to the girls just so it stays in the kit one way or the other.
Like you, I feel that Minolta developed a revolutionary camera (and
that GT lens is simply supurb) and managed to wow me then and the
camera continues to wow me. Even the latest/greatest from Canon,
Nikon, Panasonic and Sony seem to lack that something special the
A1/A2/A200 have. Those cameras really feel and operate the way you
want a camera to do. In all honesty, I like the A1 more than the E-1
for the way the UI was designed.
Funny thing happened this week on the way to the trenches. I took the
A1 out and used it exclusively for a couple of days. Honestly, that
camera produces some of the best image-color around--stomping the
Panasonic L1, in fact. The L1 does really wierd things in evening
light, the E-1 is just kinda neutral, but the A1 produces the most
adjustable images of the three.
When combined with the battery-grip, the A1/A2 is almost perfect in
the hand. I wanted so much to buy the D7D DSLR when it came out, but
the reliability/build-quality of it scared me. Good thing I listened
to caution, because those cameras have proven to be quite problematic.
It's unfortunate, really, because it is a true "photographer's
camera". You feel like you're driving a sportscar around.
AG
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