Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lea, you make an excellent point. I had an EOS 3 which has since been sold, but I never had reason to use Canon's service dept. so I never experienced its efficiency. Sam S lea wrote: >Interesting concepts here...what makes one buy one brand over the other. >I have to say I disagree that most photographers are gutless winnies who >follow the pack...well, not the photographers I know anyway. > >Several years ago I was in the market to upgrade out of my Olypus OM >system to something newer with autofocus. I looked at Canon, Nikon, >Minolta all three. I was completely new to the auto-everything >technology so I was open to whatever my dealer had to say about >anything. What sold me on Canon...and I now have a lot of their >equipment...was the fact that my dealer told me their customer service >was better than Nikon or Minolta. He said that Canon customer service >was the most friendly, the most available and the fastest. That's what >sold me, not the ads, not the bells and whistles, not the bright shiny >camera bodies...I figured if I was going to buy this stuff I wanted a >company who would back it with good service and do it quickly if I >needed it fast. As it turns out, I've only ever used them once...but of >course it was right before a big job and my 100mm macro went down. I >called them, Fed Exed it out and had it back in 2 days, working >perfectly. > >Sometimes what makes the sales is what goes on behind the scenes. >Lea > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sam" <sam@osheaven.net> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 2:15 PM >Subject: Re: [Leica] Digilux 2 review pt posted - many samples > > > > >>Dan, I cannot agree with you more than if I wrote your words. I've >> >> >used > > >>Minolta cameras off-and-on since the XG-M. I defy anyone to tell which >>lens took which slide on a light table. I have no plans on going >> >> >digital > > >>in the near future, but as the talk is mostly digital these days it's >>hard not to become involved. As I hear talk about this or that camera >> >> >a > > >>voice runs almost continually through my mind saying, "Minolta has >> >> >that" > > >>or "Minolta did it first" or "Minolta does it cheaper" or "Minolta >> >> >does > > >>it better." I've never heard one good reason not to use a Minolta >> >> >based > > >>on the product itself. Its glass is as good as any. No, they do not >> >> >use > > >>batteries more than other digitals. There might be individual models >>that ate batteries more than is normal, but that can be said for every >>camera maker. Minolta is the most deserved but ignored camera maker on >>the planet because its name is not Nikon, or, more recently, Canon. >> >> >From > > >>the wonderful XK to the innovative auto focus Maxxum 7000 to the >>breathtaking Maxxum 9, their cameras have always been top rank. The >> >> >only > > >>reason Milolta has not broken the "professional" camera barrier is >>becasue photographers are gutless winnies who follow the pack more >> >> >then > > >>lemmings. They have got to be the most fearful people on earth. If >> >> >they > > >>find the wherewithall to break out of their shaking shells they will >>find the new Konica Minolta line to be among the best in the world. >> >>I say this with the greatest respect for the talents of the >> >> >professional > > >>photographers here, if not their courage to be innovative. >> >>Sam S >> >> >>Dan C wrote: >> >> >> >>>Check out the following review of the A2. >>> >>> >>> >>http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/konica-minolta-a2.sht >> >> >ml > > >>>(subtitled: "hitting one over the fence"). >>> >>>-dan c. >>> >>>ps.. I have a whole bunch of decent Minolta glass. . For years my >>>number one picture taking lens was my Minolta 100/2.8 macro. I >>> >>> >honestly > > >>>doubt that any real situation photo comparisons would reveal any >>>differences between it and similar from Nikon or Canon. But that >>> >>> >was > > >>>then. I've since picked up a used Minolta 85/1.4 and now both my >>> >>> >Minolta > > >>>100 and my beloved 90/2 APO Summicron ASPH are collecting dust in the >>>bottom of my equipment bags. So I will have no problem deciding to >>> >>> >buy the > > >>>Minolta Maxxum 7D, barring terrible reviews, prices, etc. >>> >>> >>> >>>At 11:09 PM 16-03-04 -0800, Henning Wulff wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>At 1:31 AM -0500 3/17/04, Sam wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I've been preaching this camera to deaf ears, but I suggest you >>>>> >>>>> >save > > >>>>>your SLR digital money until it comes out: >>>>> >>>>>http://www.vividlight.com/articles/3413.htm >>>>> >>>>>If you put aside silly notions about Canon and Nikon being >>>>>"professional" cameras and all the rest something less, you will be >>>>>doing yourself a favor. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>But who's got any decent Minolta glass? Not enough to make any >>>>difference. I'm sorry, but unless the digital Maxxum has the quality >>>>of the Canon 1Ds at Rebel prices, it's not goint to go anywhere. >>>> >>>>The A2 might be something to talk about, though. >>>> >>>>-- >>>> * Henning J. Wulff >>>> /|\ Wulff Photography & Design >>>>/###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com >>>>|[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com >>>>-- >>>>To unsubscribe, see >>>> >>>> >http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe, see >>> >>> >http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see >> >> >http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > >> >> > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html