Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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