Digital Cameras??

[J_Bone7]

Anyone give me any feedback on the Minolta DiMage 7 or the Sony DSC-F707(good or bad)or have a camera they have had good experience with in this range(high end point & shoot or low end pro model),I'm just a newbie photo buff but don't want to have to upgrade in the near future so I would like to get equipment a little better than I am at this time LOL,trying to go with photo cd's instead of albums!
thanks; J-Bone

[kwag]

Get the dImage if you can. The only negative point is that the lens is sealed, and you cannot interchange lenses. Other than that, the feel of the camera is like a professional 35 millimeter camera.

[J_Bone7]

kwag,what do u use it for,professional or personel if u don't mind my asking?

[kwag]

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I don't have one. But a friend has one, and I tried it. It feels like a real 35 mm camera. Specially because you have full manual control of shutter/iris for special effects, which most digital cameras below $2,000.00 don't have.

I personally have the Sony DSC-P1 and the Epson 3000Z. Both are 3.3 MegaPixels, but they are really toys beside the Minolta!.

The Minolta dImage is over 5 Megapixels, i believe.

[J_Bone7]

I haven't tried one but from what I have read it sounds like the best buy under 2,000,I haven't seen 1 negative comment on it and 1 owner likes it over his Olympus E20 thats about 700 more!
It is 5.4 megapixels.
I took a canon back and they talked me into the Sony DSC-F707,also 5 megapixels,but I'm leaning to the Minolta which they didn't have.

[jtor]

I have a friend who owns dimage7. Quality is good (should be, considering 5.x MPs) but you might want to check on battery consumption (if I remember correctly, that was the only complaint that he told me). I can't remember the details (and he's overseas right now so I cannot check). But if you don't really care about this, then disregard my post.

my 2cents.

[J_Bone7]

I got the DiMage 7,I'll let u know what I think when I get used to it,a buddy of my is a pro and he wants to try it out so i'll have an opinion that is worth a lot more than mine would be lol.Jtor is right, the only negative remark I've read on this camera is battery consumption,they even tell u that when u buy it.

[J_Bone7]

Never mind the professional opinion,in 3 hrs.(reading the manual for the most part)I am taking the best photo's I have ever taken.You can't be a bad photographer with this camera.If you are looking at dig. camera's spend the extra few hundred(or spend less) for this one,you won't regret it.
I took some photo's over and over at different settings to get a feel for it(like I said i am a newbie)and several on auto and I am 100% impressed and I don't impress that easily.This camera is unbelievable.Do urself a favor and get one.
Batteries that come with the camera are a joke, good AA's seem to do alright.Some of my enthusiasm may come from the fact that I have never had a dig. cam. so I can't compare it to others from personal experience although I have seen results from a friends sony's and an olympus E10 but it is far better than the results I get with my Canon 35mm(again,if I knew more about taking pictures manually,use of filters etc. I'm sure they would be better).The 7 times optical zoom is double that of anything else less than $2000.5.2 megapixels and so many functions I will be reading a few more hrs. I'm sure