Konica Minolta Sony

[Drudkh]

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071902kmsony.asp

Both companies will be working together in making future DSLRs. The joint will employ their techonologies such as KM's anti-shake, AF and metering, and Sony's CMOS sensor and info-lithium batteries.

Looks good to me but future name marked on the camera body? Konica Minolta Sony. .

[jbma]

Wah Don. This will be one hell of a camera if they ever come out with one.

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

Originally Posted by Drudkh http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071902kmsony.asp Both companies will working together in making future DSLRs. The joint will employ their techonologies such as KM's anti-shake, AF and metering, and Sony's CMOS sensor and info-lithium batteries. Looks good to me but future names marked on the camera body? Konica Minolta Sony. .

really heng not Konica Nikon Sony... else will be called KNS...

[Drudkh]

yah man bro. looks like KM is trying very hard.

[Astin]

Knowing Sony, they would create a catchy brand name for the new company. On the other hand, I wish the Sony ppl will drop the memory stick altogether, and use the more common memory cards, and the new camera should have the Sony's laser guided focus system...

[jbma]

Originally Posted by Astin Knowing Sony, they would create a catchy brand name for the new company. On the other hand, I wish the Sony ppl will drop the memory stick altogether, and use the more common memory cards, and the new camera should have the Sony's laser guided focus system...

Here here Astin. Those things are on my wish list too.

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

Originally Posted by Astin Knowing Sony, they would create a catchy brand name for the new company. On the other hand, I wish the Sony ppl will drop the memory stick altogether, and use the more common memory cards, and the new camera should have the Sony's laser guided focus system...

U mean the type of F828/F717 AF? the laser thingy?

i'd really prefer the 0 lux focusing system.. but too bad cannot use like optical viewfinder, unless there is 2 viewfinder, 1 is a EVF

[tao]

wow.... looks like their 1st collaboration will yield the rumoured 9D, which I believe will be a Nikon D2X killer.

Imagine.. D2X's 12MP CMOS sensor from Sony but enhanced and improved further, Sony's super longlasting InfoLithium, KM 7D's AS and weather sealing.

[Astin]

Originally Posted by tao wow.... looks like their 1st collaboration will yield the rumoured 9D, which I believe will be a Nikon D2X killer. Imagine.. D2X's 12MP CMOS sensor from Sony, KM 7D's AS and weather sealing.

and add a Carl Zeiss lens on it

[tao]

Originally Posted by Astin and add a Carl Zeiss lens on it

Wow! the prospects is extremely promising, to say the least.

[Drudkh]

future lenses gonna be what? Carl Zeiss APO G(D) SSM?

[forbytes]

now this collaboration is call risk minimization i am expecting more good news in year 2006

[lumen]

hopefully there will be synergies and economies of scale... then KMS stuff will be cheap cheap and we can buy buy buy!

[Zerstorer]

This is a collaboration and not a merger.

Most likely what you will get are 2 separate DSLR lines with their own individual characteristics using shared technologies. This is possible considering Sony's typical radical approach towards product design.

However, the more conversative and probable outcome would be a single functionally identical line of DSLRs with separate branding and cosmetics. This type of partnership has long existed before. HP/Pentax, Fuji/Hassleblad, Panasonic/Leica...etc.

[YuHsuan]

Not forgetting Minolta's collaboration with Leica in the late seventies as well.....

Originally Posted by Zerstorer This is a collaboration and not a merger. Most likely what you will get are 2 separate DSLR lines with their own individual characteristics using shared technologies. This is possible considering Sony's typical radical approach towards product design. However, the more conversative and probable outcome would be a single functionally identical line of DSLRs with separate branding and cosmetics. This type of partnership has long existed before. HP/Pentax, Fuji/Hassleblad, Panasonic/Leica...etc.

[YuHsuan]

What I want (and desperately too) is not really any of Sony's technology but Sony's MARKETING SKILLS for KM.

Think about it

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

Originally Posted by YuHsuan What I want (and desperately too) is not really any of Sony's technology but Sony's MARKETING SKILLS for KM. Think about it

U mean u like our DSLR to be overpriced and overhyped?

[forbytes]

Originally Posted by YuHsuan What I want (and desperately too) is not really any of Sony's technology but Sony's MARKETING SKILLS for KM. Think about it

well said. totally agreed.

If you have gone thru the article on dpreview, the boss of KM actually praise the product management and logistic of sony. guess KM need to learn management and logistics and marketing rather than batteries.

but nevertheless, this is good news for everybody not just KM users.

[YuHsuan]

No lah!

What I want is to raise the awareness of KM in the general consumer's eys.

Actually, if you look at sony, their P&S digicams probably outsell KM, think about why that's so. It's certainly not because Sony's cameras are that much better

Originally Posted by Del_CtrlnoAlt U mean u like our DSLR to be overpriced and overhyped?

[Drudkh]

nah KM is probably gonna use technologies from Sony, not following.