Magnus W wrote:

Alan Browne wrote in
:


a very strong spec. Using (we assume) the same Sony CCD sensor
as the Nikon D100/D70 and getting the same resolution and pixel
numbers with a 12 bit ADC. A fixed low pass filter is employed.

The high point wrt the sensor integration is that it will have a
slow sensitivity of ISO 100 and reach up to 3200.


The 100 low limit means it's not the same sensor (most probably a variant
of it though). All cameras using the same architecture of the sensor has a
low limit of 200; the spec of the *ist DS is unknown WRT that however. It
may be a slightly revised Sony chip.

It may be a revised v., may be the same (may be something else
entirely)... the ISO limits is a system integration issue ... how
you drive it and read it will have an effect on the sensitivity
limits.


I'm disappointed, K-M should have had a quicker sync speed, at
least 1/200 and 1/300 from the Maxxum 9 would have been preferred.

The max shutter speed is 1/4000 which again is odd, as the Max 7
has a 1/8,000 shutter speed. In practical terms this is no real
problem.


That, and the lack of a focus assist beam, clearly are cost-cutting
measures. The shutter disturbs me more than the focus assist beam, but with
HSS it's no biggie for me really.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/ko...lta/km7d02.jpg
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/ko...lta/km7d01.jpg

Seems to show a focus assist beam xmiter below the blue logo.
(This may also be a pre-prod that is too close to the 7 and not
rep of the final).


In a nutshell, a great first DSLR from K-M (Yeah I know it isn't
really the first one, but few people bought their expensive
kludge of a few years ago... the RD-175).


Hey, don't badmouth my camera! It feels (as) bad as it is! ;-)

Gee, as if I aimed that comment at you! (heh heh!).



The spec appears to have been rushed out to me and is possibly a
reaction to the release of the Pentax *ist DS announcemnt of a
couple days ago. K-M seem to continuously be in reaction mode.


Rumours have been flying about a 15-17 sept announcement for weeks now.
It's no reaction.

Given the overall poor announcement quality and the poor state of
the website dedicated to the camera (lot's of place holder stuff,
very little meaningful detail) it seems reactionary. Their
marketing people are not being very sharp, IMO. It looks like
very poor prep prior to Photokina ... vice Pentax' first class
rollout of the *ist DS including a full review by Phil Askey on
dpreview.

Minolta D7 site:
http://konicaminolta.com/products/co...-7d/index.html

Cheers,
Alan

PS: Magnus, see other rpe35mm post 17-35 (Tamron).

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