Konica Minolta unveils cheaper digital SLR camera with anti-shake built into the body

[NFS4]

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071503kmmaxxum5d.asp

 

[cliftonite]

I wonder what the price will be..

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: cliftonite
I wonder what the price will be..

http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArtic...0_TECH-TECH-JAPAN-KONICAMINOLTA-DC.XML

Konica Minolta said its new camera will retail for about 100,000 yen ($890) in Japan for the body only. Canon, Nikon, Pentax Corp. and Olympus Corp. have already introduced digital SLRs in that price range.

 

[Triumph]

Sounds like the DRebel will be cheaper with kit lense.

 

[tami]

as will the nikon d70/50

 

[vi edit]

Is it Konica or Fuji that has Nikon lens mounts for their SLR's?

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Triumph
Sounds like the DRebel will be cheaper with kit lense.

Well, I would suspect that in-body IS isn't that cheap for an SLR

 

[NFS4]

http://konicaminolta.com/products/consumer/digital_camera/slr/5d/index.html

 

[chimmytime]

Do all DSLR use compact flash for storage? no SD?

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: chimmytime
Do all DSLR use compact flash for storage? no SD?

Nikon D50 uses SD

 

[NFS4]

PICS! Is it just me, or does it look REALLY cheap?

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: chimmytime
Do all DSLR use compact flash for storage? no SD?

Nikon D50 uses SD

and I believe some of Canon's higher-end DSLRs can use both CF and SD. I know there's at least one camera that can do that...

EDIT: and you can buy and SD-->CF adaptor to use SD cards in CF-only cameras, as well.

Nate

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: NFS4
PICS! Is it just me, or does it look REALLY cheap?

but...but...cheap cameras are supposed to be *silver*. Black ones are more professional. Everyone knows that!

Nate

 

[BaboonGuy]

Don't see why anyone would choose this over Nikon or Canon as the lens selection is a lot more limited. I could be wrong about that but I doubt it.

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
Don't see why anyone would choose this over Nikon or Canon as the lens selection is a lot more limited. I could be wrong about that but I doubt it.

a) you already have an investment in a film KM system. all you need is the body

b ) all other things being equal, this might be cheaper in the long run if you had planned on investing in IS glass for another system. The IS here is *in the camera*, so every lens you buy is autmatically image stabilized

Nate

 

[Linux23]

Bah Canon > *

 

[Jawo]

Originally posted by: chimmytime
Do all DSLR use compact flash for storage? no SD?

CF currently offers cards up to 8 GB, SD, I think is only at 4GB....When your taking 8 meg TIFF files...the space is consumed VERY quickly....therefore need the largest cards available...even if they are bloody expensive

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: Jawo

Originally posted by: chimmytime
Do all DSLR use compact flash for storage? no SD?

CF currently offers cards up to 8 GB, SD, I think is only at 4GB....When your taking 8 meg TIFF files...the space is consumed VERY quickly....therefore need the largest cards available...even if they are bloody expensive

I believe CF has a speed edge too, but I might be wrong. Personally, the gargantuan cards don't appeal to me much - the whole "all my eggs in one basket" thing. Until the files start getting considerably larger, I think I'll stick with 512MB and 1GB cards.

Then again, I'm not shooting for a living, so switching cards and possibly missing something doesn't bother me too much, either.

Nate

 

[chimmytime]

Originally posted by: Jawo

Originally posted by: chimmytime
Do all DSLR use compact flash for storage? no SD?

CF currently offers cards up to 8 GB, SD, I think is only at 4GB....When your taking 8 meg TIFF files...the space is consumed VERY quickly....therefore need the largest cards available...even if they are bloody expensive

I guess my actual concern is, do camera using CF still slow? There was a huge difference when i moved to SD, but this was years ago so i don't know if the technology has caught up.

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: chimmytime

Originally posted by: Jawo

Originally posted by: chimmytime
Do all DSLR use compact flash for storage? no SD?

CF currently offers cards up to 8 GB, SD, I think is only at 4GB....When your taking 8 meg TIFF files...the space is consumed VERY quickly....therefore need the largest cards available...even if they are bloody expensive

I guess my actual concern is, do camera using CF still slow? There was a huge difference when i moved to SD, but this was years ago so i don't know if the technology has caught up.

This depends on the card you use, and possibly the camera. I'm not sure of the exact differences between a cardslot on an SLR camera vs. one on a point-and-shoot, but the difference between a high-speed card (say a Sandisk Ultra or Extreme) vs. a standard - and cheaper - 4x or so card can be quite noticeable. I've tested it myself.

Nate

 

[DBL]

I love the idea of using larger lcd's but they really have to start increasing the pixel count. Otherwise, it just doesn't seem like a very attractive feature to me.

 

[DBL]