Thanks again.  What are your thoughts on KM 5D/7D compared to A-100 in this 400
ISO indoor 20-25 feet shooting situation?

--- On Sat, 7/4/09, sybersitizen <rlemieux@...> wrote:


From: sybersitizen <rlemieux@...>
Subject: [Minolta] Re: need info on switching from maxxum 7, maxxum 5 to sony
a-100 or sony a-300
To: Minolta@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, July 4, 2009, 7:25 PM








> I use ISO400...

By today's standards that's not very fast at all. I was thinking more along the
lines of ISO 1600, and that's where the A100 is not as good as other cameras.

> ... and I average about 600 photos a year.

By today's standards that isn't much. Even moderately active shooters will do 10
times that number. I suspect you'll find yourself firing off many more frames
when film is removed from the equation.

> What of KM 5D/7D compared to Maxxum 7?

If you mean ISO 400 film compared to ISO 400 digital images, I don't think
you'll be disappointed. 400 generally looks quite good.

If you mean camera handling, I can't really say since I've never used a Maxxum
7; but other people have said the 7D compares favorably. The 5D produces exactly
the same images, but with a smaller body and simpler interface.

> The megapixel count of KM 5D/7D is low by today's standards.

Indeed. It's even low by today's entry level P&S digital standard. But that
doesn't mean much. Six high quality megapixels are still sufficient for what
most people want to do with their photographs.

- RL



















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