Dynax 7 Digital Review@Steve's Digicams

[UY79]

Here it is folks:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_.../maxxum7d.html

Interesting point to note is that in his review, he mentioned underexposures when using flash at wide angle.

Cheers!

[kross]

heh....just read it. great camera! my friend should read it since he's gonna get one soon.

[deslim27]

I didn't went thru the detail yet, may be later..

Read from dpreview that Steven wrote the startup time is 3.6 sec?

Probably he account for the time he spent to remove the lens cap and put it into his pocket nicely..

[forbytes]

nothing technical, cannot classifiy as a review. Can be called as a comment or user experience. I am sure there can be a lot more comment if he joined us for the minolta year end gathering. No offence.

[UY79]

Originally Posted by forbytes nothing technical, cannot classifiy as a review. Can be called as a comment or user experience. I am sure there can be a lot more comment if he joined us for the minolta year end gathering. No offence.

He did write about his findings on the camera, both good and bad points. He also got some of the finer aspects of the D7D which you have to use it to know it.

If you are looking for lab tests of noise, AF speed, low light performance, etc, you have to wait for Phil.

Cheers!

[sulhan]

So need to pull in nitty gritty stuff.....into the review...
Many reviews always talk about the 6Mpix out dated and 8Mpix seem to be the way to go....but from my personal use and experience......i think the 6Mpix output is truely good enough for my use and most use.....right??

rgds,
sulhan

[UY79]

Originally Posted by deslim27 I didn't went thru the detail yet, may be later.. Read from dpreview that Steven wrote the startup time is 3.6 sec? Probably he account for the time he spent to remove the lens cap and put it into his pocket nicely..

It's the time from startup till the first picture is taken. It's around that time even in manual focus. You can try it.

Cheers!

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

Originally Posted by UY79 It's the time from startup till the first picture is taken. It's around that time even in manual focus. You can try it. Cheers!

cos everytime u startup the D7D, it will 'reset' the focus... so have to refocus again... wonder y the need to do that, even with manual focus mode, same... thats the lost time...

[UY79]

Originally Posted by Del_CtrlnoAlt cos everytime u startup the D7D, it will 'reset' the focus... so have to refocus again... wonder y the need to do that, even with manual focus mode, same... thats the lost time...

The camera has a clutch system to interface the AF motor to the lense to achieve some performance improvements.

It's not totally disengaged from the body even in MF, unless you use the smooth focusing mode which clutch out the motor completely.

Cheers!

[deslim27]

Since film 7 days, I've been experiencing the same startup time, whatever method you will apply to take timing. (Any owner of film 7 and digital 7 feels a difference?). It never been an issue to my application thru these years. In fact, it is not even noticable to me at all. Why suddenly it has become an important criteria for measurement in digital world?

What had changed? In short, my opinion is.. "What delay?"

[sulhan]

It's because.....its plain

Nothing else better to comment.....kekekekek

rgds,
sulhan

[TME]

Originally Posted by UY79 Here it is folks: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_.../maxxum7d.html Interesting point to note is that in his review, he mentioned underexposures when using flash at wide angle. Cheers!

Muah... thanks! And actually I also get underexposures on the film 7... at 17mm... but that's usually due to light fall off from the flash (i.e. not powerful enough)

[TME]

2 points to note from the pics comparing the D70 to the 7D.... I noticed it straight away:

1) The immensely larger LCD screen

2) The obviously larger and brighter optical viewfinder

Makes the D70 look cheapo although it is a superb camera in its own right.

[TME]

Another comment... the review is rather like a non-stop advertisement... did Steve lift everything from the Minolta brochure?! It reads so much like a PR exercise!

[Flare]

Yeah, the first few pages... it's straight out of KM's intro for the 7D

[UY79]

Originally Posted by deslim27 Since film 7 days, I've been experiencing the same startup time, whatever method you will apply to take timing. (Any owner of film 7 and digital 7 feels a difference?). It never been an issue to my application thru these years. In fact, it is not even noticable to me at all. Why suddenly it has become an important criteria for measurement in digital world? What had changed? In short, my opinion is.. "What delay?"

The film 7 fires it's shutter almost immediately after you throw the switch to on.

I don't have problem with the startup either. But for those who go into details such as these when getting their DSLR, the D7D is losing out to the competition.

Cheers!

[sulhan]

Hiee....Guys....

I normally leave the camera to sleep on its own (auto off)and when i wanna shoot i just need to press the shutter to wake the camera up.....

Battery wise not that significantly wasted......
Also help to save..some "lifespan" to the switch.....

rgds,
sulhan

[tokrot]

Look more like an advertisement to me for the first few pages. Seems like repeating.. anyway, he is right about the flash being unexposed. Seems like many 7D users in Dpreview has the most complaint for flash exposure pics. I wonder how come he is saying ISO noise level is only comparable to 2 yrs old 10D... I am not sure whether he is right but out of all comments and reviews I have read, it should be comparable to 20d ISO noise level instead.. Btw I wonder how he got the 3.6 sec startup time.. Maybe his one is a faulty set..

[deslim27]

Originally Posted by UY79 I don't have problem with the startup either. But for those who go into details such as these when getting their DSLR, the D7D is losing out to the competition.

Hahaha.. too bad.. anyway person who look at such detail will not buy 7D.. 7D definitely not the best when comparing the spec sheets side by side.

Edit : But if you try out one at the store.. remember don't bring your plastic along.. its dangerous..

[pai]

Originally Posted by TME Another comment... the review is rather like a non-stop advertisement... did Steve lift everything from the Minolta brochure?! It reads so much like a PR exercise!

think steve's reviews are generally like that. at least that's the impression i get from the ones i read.