Rumor - Minolta 5D

Latest rumors are that Minolta will release a 5D (this fall)
before a 9D (next spring). Don't know if this info is correct
or not, but it appears that the 5D won't have antishake:

http://www.cyberfoto.pl/viewtopic.php?t=13735

"Bill Tuthill" wrote in message ...
Latest rumors are that Minolta will release a 5D (this fall)
before a 9D (next spring). Don't know if this info is correct
or not, but it appears that the 5D won't have antishake:

http://www.cyberfoto.pl/viewtopic.php?t=13735

Scroll further down and see this entry (copied and pasted):

And63
no niestety ale Guido83 to zwykly jajcarz ktory w koncu przyznal ze
sciemnia:

"Alright, true, I made this up. But this is what we want, isn't it? And boy,
if KM could stick to this, would they be back in the game!
I don't think it's impossible to create a DSLR that is as affordable as the
5D I made up. Let's just see what happens.
P.S. I'm sorry if I gave anyone the impression this was a REAL post. But I
don't think I did. You all seem to be clever enough..."

"Bill Tuthill" wrote in message
...
Latest rumors are that Minolta will release a 5D (this fall)
before a 9D (next spring). Don't know if this info is correct
or not, but it appears that the 5D won't have antishake:

http://www.cyberfoto.pl/viewtopic.php?t=13735

Speculation with no basis in fact.

The biggest fact is KM is losing money, they project a 16 billion Yen loss
in 2005, with projected sales down by 70,000 digital cameras. I doubt KM
will release 4 new dSLR (4D,5D,8D and 9D) as the web forum suggested. Sales
on the 7D are disappointing...

Darrell wrote:

"Bill Tuthill" wrote in message
...


Latest rumors are that Minolta will release a 5D (this fall)
before a 9D (next spring). Don't know if this info is correct
or not, but it appears that the 5D won't have antishake:

http://www.cyberfoto.pl/viewtopic.php?t=13735



Speculation with no basis in fact.

The biggest fact is KM is losing money, they project a 16 billion Yen loss
in 2005, with projected sales down by 70,000 digital cameras. I doubt KM
will release 4 new dSLR (4D,5D,8D and 9D) as the web forum suggested. Sales
on the 7D are disappointing...



Look how overpriced it is. KM has never been in the same class as Canon
or Nikon.

"measekite" wrote in message
m...

Look how overpriced it is. KM has never been in the same class as Canon
or Nikon.

KM is about a year old, so your point is moot...

"measekite" wrote in message
m...

Look how overpriced it is. KM has never been in the same class as Canon
or Nikon.

KM is about a year old, so your point is moot...

Darrell dev/null wrote:

The biggest fact: KM is losing money, they project a 16 billion Yen loss
in 2005, with projected sales down by 70,000 digital cameras. I doubt KM
will release 4 new dSLR (4D,5D,8D and 9D) as the web forum suggested.
Sales on the 7D are disappointing...

Perhaps that explains the 7D's drop in price.

Here is a picture, perhaps fake, of the Maxxum 5D. Do you recognize this
as a 7D with some of the writing altered? Certainly I would not expect
the 5D to have so many knobs.

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-...?msg_id=00BobR