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The latest version of ExifTool (i. e. version 8.04) now can write ARW files. Give it a try!

-- Olaf

Try discarding rule #1. I have a few nice signs in my archive ... and so have many others I guess.

-- Olaf

Doh ... just why do grown-up persons feel inclined to post endless lists of silly "predictions" about non-existant cameras?

-- Olaf

Sorry Olaf - by radical I did not mean extreme (as in the political use today). I just meant radical - i.e. basic, essential, root, source ... "Radically different/reworked" = based on a different root, reworked from the grounds up, created after different design principles. The Minolta A...

What do you think about this 6 GB card? Is it fast enough for shooting RAW+JPG on the A900? Yes, it is ... provided you don't want to shoot prolonged series at 5 fps repeatedly in quick succession. When shooting normally, i. e. single frames or occasional bursts of two or three frames then it's fas...

... the 70-210mm f/4 was a radical rework of the earlier MD design ... I am pretty sure the Minolta AF 70-210 mm 1:4 lens (a.k.a. "Beercan") is optically identical to its immediate predecessor, the MD 70-210 mm 1:4 lens, or only a minor rework at most. Both use the old-style tele zoom des...

The only card failure I ever encountered was with the first memory card that I bought in Spring 2005 for my then-new Dynax 7D---a SanDisk CF Extreme III 1 GB. It failed fifteen minutes after having started to use it for the first time. I returned it for a replacement and never had any problems since...

My point is that I wonder if they consider this when designing a lens and intentionally allow it to distort? For people and some other things a "distorted" view gives a more natural look to people than an "undistorted" view. Yes indeed. As a matter of fact, any decent wide-angle...

I keep my camera's clock set to UTC so I don't have to change it for daylight savings time or when traveling. You have confused me here. Are you saying that I can go back and adjust my 65 files by doing this? Please explain further because I don't understand how this helps me solve the problem at h...

I my case I had horrendous noise on dark out of focus backgrounds even at ISO 200 ! For some reason it only happened with shots taken with flash. Adrian, are these shots taken as in-camera JPEGs with DRO set to a medium or high level? I guess the background is seriously under-exposed (as it is typi...

I sold my AF 24-105 mm which had been a regular companion on the A100-700 models. [...] It simply was not good enough for full frame - really strong barrel distortion at 24 mm, and the worst CA of any lens I had. David, I think your copy of the AF 24-105 (D) was below par. Maybe you should try anot...

I was told at both the store where I eventually bought the camera AND at PhotoPlus Expo that the APS crop feature could be turned OFF completely and that is apparently incorrect. They had both said that I would be able to shoot and later crop off the objectionable vignette portion. Prior to your bu...

... also decided to give myself another box to open on 25th, so ended up with a Minolta AF 17-35 mm f/2.8-4 (D) as well. I note the 17-35 is reported to be a little soft, but not being a pixel peeping pro, it'll probably be just fine for me. In my opinion, the Minolta AF 17-35 mm 1:2.8-4 (D) is no ...

... but few really need 10 fps. Actually, many do. Especially when it comes in an affordable package. Apart from that, what's your problem anyway? No-one will force you to keep shooting at 10 fps all the times. ... IMO it's a poor trade to get AF in video by giving up the OVF. And just why do you k...

Not unlikely? Sounds barmy if you ask me. Sounds you are quite narrow-minded if you ask me. I would not expect 10fps for the A700 class, that's pure press photog territory ... If even a beginner's camera like the A550 has 7 fps these days then why cannot a semi-pro camera like the A700 successor of...