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In Reply to: Re: Don't forget to check out Minolta... posted by SET Man on June 28, 2004 at 17:49:55:
Actually, this is a little known piece of photographic heritage: Minolta some time back. I would only estimate that it was not 13 years back but somewhere 25-30 years back. At that time Minolta did their normal mechanical cameras, they were OK, nothing special and suddenly totally out of blue they did something absolutely ingenious: 50/1.8. It was a default optic with many of their cameras along with their 50/1.4 and it cost no money. However, what that 50/1.8 lens did image-was was absolutely remarkable. Even the Zeiss Planar lenses did not work as interesting as that Minolta 50/1.8 did. It was pretty much the only serious product Minolta even did and I am sure it as a accident and thy themselves did not even knew how spectacular the Minolta 50/1.8 was…
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Too bad you have no facts to back them up.Take it from a former professional wedding photographer - Minolta made lots of great equipment.
You don't agree? Too freakin' bad. Go be rude somewhere else.
Do I have to agree with "wedding photographer"? Minolta made lots of good equipment but it never was “great”, besides the mention lenses. BTW, your comment that I have no facts to back up what I said was based upon what you know or what you believe you know? I never thought I was rude, but I actual can if you wish.
and sell them for what YOU think they are worth, I would be a very wealthy man.No need for you to prove just how rude you can be. I've seen your kind too many times to be impressed.
Wedding photographers know good equipment. We live and die on it. Most makers have good optics - it's reliability and speed that counts. I did not use Minolta gear but that is what I have for home use. My Minolta has taken thousands of pictures and is still going strong at 20+ years.
I used Mamiya 645, Nikon FA and 8008, Canon F1, and Pentax SF1 bodies and lenses for my wedding work. I was in the business for years. I can repair camera bodies and I do know what I am talking about.
I just wonder why you get off on dissing people. Does it make you feel important.
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