Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D (2004)

Maxxum 7D (USA)
Dynax 7D (EUROPE)
a-7 Digital (Japan)

Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D (2004) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D (2004)
6.1 MP sensor (3008 x 2000)
$1,600.00 USD
(with a multiplication factor of 1.5) APS-C
100-1600 ISO

Konica Minolta a-7 Digital (2004) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

The third reflex with the name Minolta
Superb device, with panache!
Released a little too late compared to the competition
Followed by its little brother the 5D in 2005
And that was the end for Minolta 😩

Great look... Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D (2004) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°02 Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D (2004) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Laba Laba by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

The real ancestors of Sony that we know today!

Minolta DSLRs by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Minolta RD-175 (1995)
1.75 MP sensor (1528x1146)
with a multiplication factor of 2.0
Price: $9,995.00 USD
A single sensitivity of 800 ISO

Minolta RD-3000 (1999)
2.7 MP sensor (1984x1360)
with a multiplication factor of 1.5
Price $3,400.00 USD
200 & 800 ISO

Konica Minolta a-7 Digital (2004)
6.1 MP sensor (3008 x 2000)
with a multiplication factor of 1.5
Price $1,600.00 USD
100-1600 ISO

Back by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Olympus E-300 (2004)

Second 4/3 camera, for Olympus!

Olympus E-300 (2004) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Olympus E-300 (2004)
8 MP sensor (3264 x 2448 )
Second 4/3 camera, for Olympus!
Price: $1,000.00USD
(with a multiplication factor of 2) 4/3
100-400 (100-1600) ISO!

Olympus E-300 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Here an attempt by Olympus to make disappear “the false prism” very poorly received by the public!.

Olympus E-300 (2004) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°01 Olympus E-300 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°07 Olympus E-300 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

2005

The Game is over!

In 2005, It was a landslide victory for digital photography, no one had seen the wave arriving so quickly!

Nikon Digital SLR D2X (2005)

Nikon Digital SLR D2X (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

And what about the Nikon Professional D2X (2005) !!
With a 12.4 MP sensor (4288 x 2848)
Price: $5,000 USD
(with a multiplication factor of 1.5) APS-C
100-800 (3200) H2 ISO

Nikon Digital SLR D2X (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Me and my Nikon Digital SLR D2X (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

PureBeauty by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Wedding Vows by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Elle et lui by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

No, no, no ! by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Canon EOS-1D Mark II N (2005)

Canon EOS-1D Mark II N (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

The Canon EOS-1D Mark II N of 8.2 MP (3504 x 2336)
Price $4,000 USD
(with a multiplication factor of 1.3) APS-H
ISO 100-1600 (50-3200)

Canon EOS-1D Mark II N (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

My precious Mark ll N by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Cherry Valley by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Yellow Smile by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Ti mousse by Marc Aubry, sur

A small comparison between the two tenors of 2005

Canon EOS-1D Mark II N (2005) / Nikon D2X (2005)
Here: www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157666927055804

Canon EOS-1D Mark II N / Nikon D2X by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

The Canon EOS-1D Mark II N of 8.2 MP (3504 x 2336)
Price $4,000 USD
Photos taken with the Canon EF 50 f/1.8 II
(with a multiplication factor of 1.3) APS-H
ISO 100-1600 (50-3200)

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The Nikon D2x of 12.4 MP (4288 x 2848)
Price: US$5,000
Photos taken with the AF 50mm f/1.8 D nikkor
(with a multiplication factor of 1.5) APS-C
100-800 (3200) ISO

The Two Stars of 2005

Canon EOS-1D Mark II N (2005) / Nikon D2X (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Canon EOS-5D (2005)

The camera that many photographers have been waiting for.
The EOS 5D is the first full-frame DSLR sold at an “affordable” price.

Canon EOS-5D (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Capteur 24x36 de 12.8 MP (4388 x 2912 )
Prix: $3,300.00 USD
(facteur de multiplication de 1.0) FF
100-1600 (50-3200) ISO

Canon EOS-5D (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Canon EOS-5D (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°16 Canon EOS-5D (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°01 Canon EOS-5D (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°17 Canon EOS-5D (800 ISO) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon D200 (2005)

It was in 2005 with the arrival of the Canon EOS-5D (FF)
and the Nikon D200 that digital photography gained acclaim. (hobbyist photography)

Nikon D200 (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickrlickr

Nikon D200 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon D200 (2005)
10,200,000 pixel sensor (3872x2592)
APS-C (factor x 1.5)
Storage: CompactFlash
Price: $1,700 USD

I personally fell for the Nikon D200 bought on May 05, 2006, for $2099.95 CAD
And I'm not the only one to have succumbed to the temptation... What a beautiful machine for the time, this D200

Nikon D200 (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sleep Well my love by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

L'ARTISTE by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

New BusinessMan by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Canon EOS-5D (2005) / Nikon D200 (2005)

See a comparison between the two stars of the hour
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157716308821163

And this is the beginning of the long clashes and endless disputes between FF and APS-C

Canon EOS-5D (2005) / Nikon D200 (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Canon EOS-5D (2005)
12.8 MP sensor (4388 x 2912 )
Price: $3,300.00 USD
Photos were taken with the Canon EF 85 f/1.8
(multiplication factor of 1.0) FF
ISO 100-1600 (50-3200)

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Nikon D200 (2005)
10.2 MP sensor (3872 x 2592)
Price: $1,700.00 USD
Photos were taken with the AF 50mm f/1.8 D Nikkor
(multiplication factor of 1.5) APS-C
100-1600 (3200) ISO

Canon EOS-5D (2005) / Nikon D200 (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Hi,

Ah. The D200. When we finally saw the Sony CCD first used in the D1 wind up with a 1:1 ratio of the sensor photosites and the CFA. :)

Stan

I've always hated the mystery and ambiguity that Nikon had for the origin of these sensors.

Hi,

The Sony CCD was always 10 MP but originally had too much noise. So they quadded up the photosites under each CFA color filter. They improved this for the D1H and D1X. The D1H kept the photosites quadded up, but the D1X doubled them instead. So, now the D1X had double the resolution.

By the time of the D200 further improvements to the sensor allowed them to single up the photosites and now we had what we wished we'd had in the first place.

And all this was Nikon doing what they could at the time with what Sony could provide.

Stan

With the release of each new Nikon, it was always difficult to know the origin and specifications of their sensors.
Always theories and hypotheses!
See here: www.lonestardigital.com/techcorner.htm
It's like the famous Nikon D2Hs LBCAST sensor

Nikon D40 (2006)

Nikon D40 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

I also bought in May 2007, the mini Nikon D40, to assist my D200.
My 14-year-old daughter at the time, quickly borrowed it from me for several years. 🤣

Nikon D40 (2006)
6 MP APS-C sensor (3008 x 2000)
Price: $650.00 CAD
(multiplication factor of 1.5)
200-1600 (3200) ISO

Kodak DCS 460 (1995) / Nikon D40 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

The Nikon D40 is really tiny 😁

Nikon D40 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Before Party by Marc Aubry, sur Flickrckr

Niaaaaaaaaaaah by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

If only by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Lumix DMC-L1 (2006)

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 7.5 MP (3136 x 2352)
Panasonic's first 4/3
$1,900.00 USD

Lumix DMC-L1 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Panasonic's first 4/3 (followed by the DMC-L10 in 2007)
Panasonic enters the 4/3 consortium, after Olympus in 2003 with its E-1
The Lumix is equipped with a superb Leica zoom
A version (clone) exists, the Leica Digilux 3, released a few months later

Lumix DMC-L1 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

7,500,000 pixel sensor (3136x2352)
4/3 (x2 factor)
Storage: SD Memory Card
$2,200.00 CAD

Lumix DMC-L1 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Lumix DMC-L1 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Turn around by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Underwater by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°05 Lumix DMC-L1 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Re the Canon D30,
i picked up one about 4 years ago at a fair for £10.
An interesting camera that despite being APS-C format only takes EF lenses and not EF-S which I assume came later.
I still occasionally take mine out just for fun.
For £10 it was great value, not so sure I'd have been able to justify the $3500 some years ago.

Still a little patience, in about twenty years (2045) you will be able to buy a Canon EOS R3 for £100 😎
In the meantime, enjoy your Canon D30.
I really like this little Canon ❤️

Sony Alpha 100 (2006)

The king is dead, long live the king!
Sony enters the big leagues with its first Reflex
A very nice little reflex

Sony Alpha 100 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sony Alpha 100
10.2 MP sensor (3872 x 2592)
Sony's first SLR
Price: $900 USD
(with a multiplication factor of 1.5) APS-C
ISO100-1600

Sony Alpha 100 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sony Alpha 100 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

On the ice by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

To the wall by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°02 Sony Alpha 100 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr