Today I got...

Gamefreak501 · 23 Feb 2006 at 11:53

A Minolta Dynax 5D

Came with a 18-70mm lens, (plastic cheapy kit lens job), 2 batteries, charger, USB cable.

I've been having a little play with pictures from my back garden - but hopefully by the time the weekend is over, I will be able to submit some pics

Also got a Sandisk 1GB Ultra II CF card yesterday morning, and all my current lenses work fine

Joe T · 23 Feb 2006 at 11:55

Nice one matey!

See you monday!

morgan · 23 Feb 2006 at 12:13

nice one.

well done for having the balls to buy something made by a company that doesnt start with 'c' or 'n'

cyKey · 23 Feb 2006 at 12:48

Didn't they just go bust?

Joe T · 23 Feb 2006 at 12:50

cyKey said:
Didn't they just go bust?

They just sold out to Sony, if that what you mean

cyKey · 23 Feb 2006 at 12:51

Joe T said:
They just sold out to Sony, if that what you mean

Oh right

Shame as they made awesome IR cameras. Hopefully they'll drop in price a bit more. Congrats on the purchase.

Deleted member 11679 · 23 Feb 2006 at 13:24

Nice one on the purchase, looking forward to seeing the shots you take at F1 next week with it

ranarama · 23 Feb 2006 at 13:47

Nice one mate. Best get some practice in before the F1 practice (i.e. post some pictures here). Don't want you missing shots while you're figuring out what all the buttons do

See you Monday

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 23 Feb 2006 at 14:19

cyKey said:
Oh right Shame as they made awesome IR cameras. Hopefully they'll drop in price a bit more. Congrats on the purchase.

I believe that was the 7 series that was awesome for that. Still, see what Sony will come up with.

Gamefreak501 · 23 Feb 2006 at 14:36

I got a card reader from my local electronics supply shop for not much money at all, my brother is playing with the camera and the awful plastic 17-80mm kit lens

On the scheme of things...much cheaper to spend a few hundred on a Minolta body, and keep my collection of lenses (70-210 f4, 75-300 f4-5.6, 50mm f1.7, 35-105mm f3.5-4.5 as well as the 2 film bodies I have got).

Then spend loads and loads of money buying all canon stuff! But yeah, I'm not disappointed at all with my purchase. I know how to meter now, just need to learn how to bracket

Deleted member 11679 · 23 Feb 2006 at 16:44

Does this camera have a similar feature to AI servo as would be seen on something like the 350d?

TRiP · 23 Feb 2006 at 21:04

congrats mate. you wont regret buying the 5d, it realy is a lovely camera.

TomWilko said:
Does this camera have a similar feature to AI servo as would be seen on something like the 350d?

it has a predictive focus mode and can automaticaly track across focus points. does spot metering too.

SDK^ · 23 Feb 2006 at 21:34

I had a play with one last year at Focus on Imaging and it seemed pretty good, a few too many buttons on the back but nice and solid.

You need one of these lenses

Colin_da_Killer · 23 Feb 2006 at 21:48

cyKey said:
Hopefully they'll drop in price a bit more.

Did you not hear the man, he said SONY bought it...

spell · 24 Feb 2006 at 09:00

SDK^ said:
I had a play with one last year at Focus on Imaging and it seemed pretty good, a few too many buttons on the back but nice and solid.

You need one of these lenses

If he could get one.....they're as rare as rocking horse poo at the moment, no-one has any in stock. Which is a right royal pain as I got made redundant last week but already had a job lined up to go to...so the redundancy money is there to be played with (well some of it). However, there are rumours floating about the KM group on dpreview from some fairly well respected members that we are going to get a whole new lens range in the summer, with a decent number of SSM (HSM) lenses. Woo-hoo.

And we Minolta users like buttons and dials, saves us having to go through menus to do things.

Biggus · 24 Feb 2006 at 16:53

Yep, absolutely love my KM7D, takes awesome pics and plenty more keepers than I've ever got with any other camera. I used my m8s 20D alongside my 7D at an airshow last year, and got far more keepers on my 7D despite having faster glass on the Canon

Colour reproduction is superb right out of the camera, and the feel of it is so much better (to me) than either the Nikon D70 or Canon 20D, but then that sort of thing is a personal preference anyway. IS on all lenses is great too.

As for "selling out" to Sony it's not all bad, Sony made the CCD anyway (same as Nikon D70), so it's not necessary a bad thing (yet

). KM will continue to make the bodies & lenses for Sony, so hopefully the build quality will remain just as good.

Excerpt from the DPReview news section..

They will be transferring assets related to their camera business to Sony who will continue to develop digital SLR's based around the Konica Minolta lens mount. Konica Minolta it appears will continue to work with Sony (a relationship announced last year) in the development of digital SLR's and lenses but they will not be branded as or be sold by Konica Minolta.

Rumours are that a 9D could be released by the end of the year, which should give the upper-end Nikon & Canon's a run for their money

Time will tell though.

Joe T · 24 Feb 2006 at 16:54

Just a shame you cant use it on Monday at Silverstone (see other thread).

Gamefreak501 · 24 Feb 2006 at 18:06

Oh dear oh dear, I was looking forward to the Silverstone Practice run.

Still - those lenses are sweet! Just need to look at flashgun reviews now

Today I got...

Deleted member 11679

Deleted member 11679

Deleted member 11679

Deleted member 11679