Zitat von Goodspeed
Ich denke, die von Pumilla beschriebene Kamera stünde Konica Minolta ganz gut und wäre vermutlich auch sinnvoller als ein Modell, dass versuchen soll, es mit der EOS 1D aufzunehmen. Ich denke, dass eine solche Kamera durchaus ihre Abnehmer finden würde, mehr jedenfalls, als ein 2500 EUR teures "Das-ist-technisch-machbar-aber-sauteuer-Monster". Voraussetzung ist natürlich, dass das Gerät dann auch von Anfang an funktioniert und vergangenen 7D-Ärger vergessen lässt.
Hoffen wir, dass das Bremer Vögelchen da nicht nur eigene Wunschträume in die Telefonleitung gezwitschert hat...
Ich denke auch, daß eine Kamera mit den beschriebenen Features bei einem
Preis von ca. 1500 EUR bei KoMi gute Absatzchancen hätte. Das heißt allerdings
nicht, daß es nicht auch Abnehmer für ein Modell in der Liga der Canon 5D gäbe.
Das war jedenfalls das, was ich eigentlich von einer Dynax 9D erwartet hatte/
hätte, bei einem Preis von ca. 2500 - 3000 EUR und mit Vollformat-Sensor.
Die Canon EOS 1D Reihe ist preislich jenseits von Gut und Böse - sowas brauchen
wohl nur sehr wenige Leute. Das wäre höchstens was, wenn KoMi irgendwann mal
auf der gleichen Höhe wie Nikon stünde. Auf keinen Fall in der jetzigen Situation.
Wenn man die KoMi-Neujahrsansprache liest, muß man sich ja schon fragen,
ob man /überhaupt/ noch in KoMi-Equipment investieren sollte. Man muß
schon fast befürchten, daß selbst Objektive wie das angekündigte 1,4/35 G (D)
nicht mehr auf dem Markt erscheinen werden, wenn die Fotosparte so
zusammengestrichen wird. Stattdessen hört man von einem 100-400 SSM -
als ob es nichts Dringlicheres gäbe!?! Wo ist da die Logik?
http://www.mi-fo.de/forum/index.ph...st&p=133947
http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/forum_posts.as...D=1391&PN=1
Was mich betrifft, ich werde zwangsläufig bei Minolta bleiben - zumindest was
die analoge Fotografie angeht. Aber solange nicht eine DSLR vom Niveau
der analogen Dynax 9 erscheint und in der Praxis besteht und solange keine
hochqualitativen und analog-tauglichen Objektive in aktualisierter Form ins
Programm genommen werden, betrachte ich mein bestehendes Minolta-System
als analoge "Insellösung" und werde nicht mehr in Neuware investieren.
2006 wird jedenfalls ein Entscheidungjahr - ich bange, habe aber die Hoffnung
noch nicht verloren.
Viele Grüße,
Matthias
EDIT: Aus gegebenem Anlaß hier der Text der Neujahrsansprache:
http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2006/0101_01_01.html
ZITATJanuary 1, 2006
2006 New Year Message from the President, Fumio Iwai
In Pursuit of Continual Innovation
Happy New Year!
Last year, the US economy was on the upswing, and the Asian economy, spearheaded by China, was showing a high rate of growth: in Europe, however, economic stagnation was evident, mainly due to weak internal demand. It had been feared that Japan’s domestic economy would be adversely affected by the steep rise in the price of crude oil and other commodities, but, thanks to an increase in corporate revenues and a mild resurgence in consumer spending, the economy showed an upward trend. Despite predictions that the global economy will show steady growth this year, the situation by no means warrants optimism.
The Konica Minolta Group was formed in 2003, and will celebrate its third anniversary this year. Until fiscal 2004, we directed our energies towards establishing our IT and human resources systems and other aspects of our business infrastructure: on the whole, things went according to plan. Since fiscal 2005, we have focused on strengthening our corporate group force and have pursued selection and concentration, fostering new businesses, and expanding our business through alliances, mergers and acquisitions.
On the other hand, the business environment surrounding our Group is undergoing radical changes. Price competition has become even more savage, especially in photo imaging industry such as cameras and color film, while the color film market itself has been shrinking much faster than anticipated. Foreseeing that this trend is likely to speed up, we have dramatically accelerated the structural reforms we had initially planned, and decided to work towards an extensive scaling-down of our photo-imaging operation, reducing its relative size within the Group as a whole. We have also decided to accelerate the shifting of our business resources towards growth areas.
Due to the foreseeable expenses involved in the above structural reforms, our net profit for fiscal 2005 is, unfortunately, likely to show a negative figure. However, unifying the whole Konica Minolta Group force, we are confident of achieving a dramatic recovery in our revenues in fiscal 2006.
The market surrounding us is changing dramatically, driven by changes in technology, and in the priorities and lifestyles of people. In this upheaval, it is vital that we, as a company, should avoid complacency to keep our eyes on the future, and pursue continual innovation through planning and fostering of the new businesses and essential technologies.
Our Group has its own track-and-field team, which has already won several times in the All-Japan Inter-Business Organization Ekiden relay race (known as the New Year Ekiden). I believe that this success owes to the high targets our team has set itself, and the positive way it has taken on the challenge of self-transformation, both as a team and as individual players. As a business, we shall draw inspiration from the way our track-and-field team has fought so hard against stiff competition. To increase our prowess as a business group, we must forge ahead proactively with our reforms, undaunted by the speed at which the market is changing.
We will, from now on, be concentrating our business resources on industry-oriented sectors, such as the core business technologies field, the strategic optical device field, and the growth expected medical imaging field. In other words, the Konica Minolta Group will restructure its businesses, aiming for growth, greater stability, and increased corporate value. Your continued support and encouragement are appreciated more than ever.
In closing, I would like to offer my sincere wishes for your continued health and prosperity in 2006.
Fumio Iwai, President and CEO
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.[/quote]
Weitere Presseerklärungen, die nur wenige Wochen später kamen, finden sich hier:
http://www.mi-fo.de/forum/index.ph...st&p=138512
http://www.mi-fo.de/forum/index.ph...st&p=139131
Und hier noch die ursprüngliche Ankündigung bzgl. des 1,4/35 G (D):
http://konicaminolta.com/releases/2005/0715_01_01.html
ZITATJuly 15, 2005
Development of "Konica Minolta AF 35mm F1.4G (D)" Interchangeable Lens for SLR Cameras of the Dynax/Maxxum Series
Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc., has developed the "Konica Minolta AF 35mm F1.4G (D)" * interchangeable lens for SLR cameras of the Dynax/Maxxum Series. An overview of the lens is given herein. Launch plan of this lens is in spring of 2006
Development Targets
The "Konica Minolta AF 35mm F1.4G (D)" was developed as the successor model of the "Minolta AF 35mm F1.4G NEW" lens that has been well accepted amongst users for the beautiful defocused effect rendered around the aperture. This lens was developed as an interchangeable lens for the Dynax/Maxxum Series and delivers high descriptive performance using a newly designed optical system, as well as enabling a high level of flash metering owing to a distance encoder that had been built into the lens itself.
With this lens, Konica Minolta is expanding its DT Lens Series whose wide focal range has been optimized for the APS-C format, and is adding to its lineup of lenses that additionally cover the 135 mm format.
Konica Minolta will continue to expand its lineup of lenses for digital and 35mm SLR cameras by developing new supporting lenses with features expected and found only on Konica Minolta products such as the G and STF Lenses whose wide diameter bring superior descriptive power to users.
Features
Wide F1.4 bright high-performance wide-angle lens
High picture quality across the entire focal range
Built-in distance encoder (distance information provided internally by lens). Highly accurate ADI flash metering** when used with Dynax/Maxxum digital SLR cameras and other Dynax/Maxxum 35mm SLR body.
Adopts the highly rated round aperture of the Konica Minolta AF 35mmF1.4G NEW".
Inherits the beautiful defocused effect particularly at distances at between open aperture and 2 f-stops narrower.
* Product name has been tentatively named for this release, with the final name to be announced at later date.
** ADI (Advanced Distance Integration) flash metering
Konica Minolta will continue to further upgrade the Dynax/Maxxum system by developing interchangeable lenses, in order meet user needs on a higher level.
* Dynax and Maxxum are trademarks or registered trademarks of Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc.[/quote]
EDIT: Immerhin, dieses Objektiv erscheint jetzt doch noch:
http://www.mi-fo.de/forum/index.ph...st&p=168969
http://www.mi-fo.de/forum/index.ph...st&p=183075
http://www.mi-fo.de/forum/index.php?s=&...st&p=230717
http://www.mi-fo.de/forum/index.php?s=&...st&p=239199