I just ordered a Sony Alpha A100 DSL which appears to be an upgraded version of the Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D.

I have a lot of Minolta AF and MF equipment and was pretty upset at them for pulling out of the camera market earlier this year. I heard that there were reliability issues with the 7d and 5d cameras , so I was hoping to get a DSLR that will work with my lenses after they ironed out their problems.

Yesterday I found out that Sony bought the designs from Minolta and their new DSLR is basically a 10.2 MP version of the Maxxum 7d.

I just purchased one from a company called Royal Camera (http://royalcamera.com).

I think I may be in for a serious shafting. To my horror, it appears that these guys may be crooks as they are getting slated on the Internet.

So my questions are:

1. Has anyone used this Sony A-100 or Maxxum 7d? what are your thoughts?
2. Has anyone bought from these guys?

I think I may have to brace myself for a dispute with Amex.

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With best regards

Al