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Subject: [OM] Another list thank you
From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:24:55 -0500
A thank you to Piers for his generous donation and shipping of a
battery-grip for the Minolta A1.  I had stupidly sold mine two years ago and
regretted that foolish decision.  It's so much of a pleasure having the grip
back on the A1 as it gives the camera the right shape and balance. Sometimes
a camera can be too small. The A1/A2 with grip are as close to perfect shape
and weight as a camera can be.

The A1/A2 have "issues" when it comes to high-iso IQ and other foibles, but
it remains one of the most usable cameras I've ever had. With the right RAW
conversion, it actually holds its own IQ wise. Minolta did right with this
camera design as it was their test-bed for the pro DSLR they were working on
(D7D) and even has a number of features and capabilities not seen since.

It remains THE camera I compare the new m4/3 cameras to and frankly, they
all are still lagging--except in IQ.  IQ of the new m4/3 cameras is better
but the usability of the cameras have decreased.  The A1/A2 really are
professional DSLRs stuffed into a small package.

AG
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