Hi everyone & greetings seniors,
I am rather a firm believer in Minolta bodies.
Firstly, when I started photography seriously in 1996, I was influenced by many Nikoners into getting a F90X - so I got one. Busted a hole in my bank account balance, and more costly purchases followed - as we all know, Nikon lenses aren't cheap.
And then along the way , I bought another body, a Minolta Dynax 600si Classic. Now this one, has enough user appeal to actually make me sell off the F90X along with the lenses, and to mainly use the 600si only, with its Minolta lenses & one Tamron tele.
Used the 600si for about 5 years or more ( not a single performance gripe throughout ), and recently bought the new Dynax 7 ( apparently an upgrade in features to 600si ), and consigned the 600si to a display cabinet with lots of silica.
Personally, this can all add up to individual taste, however, I find Minolta bodies sits very well into my hands, have the right weight, is ergonomic, pricing is reasonable, and spots many pro features right at their mid-range models.
As for the Nikons, the only body I envy most will be the F4, and the F5, but still - when my money comes in - I'd be parting salary for a Dynax 9 body.
In this case, applicable to me only, I think I grew up in photography with Minolta. So therefore, long live Minolta.
Regards to all,
CJ
I am rather a firm believer in Minolta bodies.
Firstly, when I started photography seriously in 1996, I was influenced by many Nikoners into getting a F90X - so I got one. Busted a hole in my bank account balance, and more costly purchases followed - as we all know, Nikon lenses aren't cheap.
And then along the way , I bought another body, a Minolta Dynax 600si Classic. Now this one, has enough user appeal to actually make me sell off the F90X along with the lenses, and to mainly use the 600si only, with its Minolta lenses & one Tamron tele.
Used the 600si for about 5 years or more ( not a single performance gripe throughout ), and recently bought the new Dynax 7 ( apparently an upgrade in features to 600si ), and consigned the 600si to a display cabinet with lots of silica.
Personally, this can all add up to individual taste, however, I find Minolta bodies sits very well into my hands, have the right weight, is ergonomic, pricing is reasonable, and spots many pro features right at their mid-range models.
As for the Nikons, the only body I envy most will be the F4, and the F5, but still - when my money comes in - I'd be parting salary for a Dynax 9 body.
In this case, applicable to me only, I think I grew up in photography with Minolta. So therefore, long live Minolta.
Regards to all,
CJ
