Nancy. I have a similar shooting situation in a poorly lit gymnasium where in one even I'm not allowed to use flash. I have to use a fast lens (50mm 1.4) with...
I have both the 20-35/3.5-4.5 and 20/2.8. IMOH, the prime is better. One reason is the poor lens hood which comes with the zoom. An example by 20-35/3.5-4.5 is...
But you can always think how close you were.... Maybe next time ;-) Michal ... From: Alan Kerr To: Minolta@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 11:51...
... snip ... Er, not I :-) However it's a good thing you posted this, as my father was considering buying one for his Nikon FE2! So much for that then!...
If you are looking for something sharp, without distortion a prime is the best route. I used a canon 16-35mm/2.8 and 17-35mm/2.8 L lenses ($1000~1,400 price...
I also didn't notice a drastic difference in focus speed.. And they all have the limit switch Someone on a budget, will be getting a great lens no matter what ...
Did you get any info yet? I can try to help, I don't have that flash in front of me. The different colors correspond to different distances for the flash ...
Take a look at the newer EX versions, there was a big improvement.. I never liked the focus and speed and noise of the newer lenses, but they are sharper. ...
It's been years, but at softimage - we did get one license of Photoshop to run on an sgi - but it was twice as expensive, and didn't run that fast - so didn't...
I am guessing the person who maintains the Minolta Faq is not part of this list? Since I did not get any repsonse? Any clue how I contact the person who is in...
... I agree with Ramin, but have one note: The 7 has DOF preview regardless of the lens type. I think he meant to say the the 7 is capable of providing a...
... This is what I have heard as well. I'll alert him to watch for one of those. ... FE2 is good old school manual focus all metal match needle all that cool ...
The 9 has a 100% viewfinder. Which also seems brighter to me. Maybe it is just my lenses, and situations... The 7 seems to have faster AF motor speed The 9...
The site www.konicaminoltaphotoworld.com was not working over weekend. It works fine today. ... to ... Minolta ... [Dynax 7 ... that ... Lexmark ... &...
... 4.5 ... super ... I used to have the Minolta 20-35/3.5-4.5 as well as 20/2.8, 24/2.8, 28/2, 28/2.8, 35/2 but sold some of them and have the 17-35G now. The...
This again depends on what you are using the lens for..
Stopping the lens down to f8 f11 indoors with a flash seems
impossible.
Outdoors (indoors) on a...
Got my new Xg from Adorama today. Needed something to play with until Minolta DSLR is out. I took photo of first thing I could find. This is a large file,...
This was my second post on the newsgroup
I also tried him direct via e-mail. It bounced back to me as "no
such user"
I guess I will be patient and hope he...
In a previous thread I thought I read a semi-reliable rumour on dpreview.com that the VC7 would be compatible with the new D7D. Sorry I can't confirm this...
... www.minoltausa.com should get you to the US web site, but the information at the European photoworld site seems to be much better at publicizing new...
Dave, I've always wanted to do this too, but I'm waiting for digital so I don't have to use film for it. your results match what is available on photodo.com,...
... FWIW, "newsgroup" is a different animal on the internet. I don't think we are visible or accessible among those (they are a zoo for spam, etc). That may...
I received a wireless remote controller in the mail today, thank you Greg. It looks in great shape and wonderfully packed. I noted Minolta does not have an...
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