This camera is for people who have real photographic skills

Having come from a film background, I took to the Minolta very easily. The reports of washed out pictures due to built in flash are to say the least due to lack of understanding of both photographic technique and in-camera flash control (yes you can control built in flash output from full to 1/16). I have done weddings with this camera among other work and I found this to be a camera more than adequate for it, particularly if you use faster lenses. Anti-Shake proves its worth when the lights go down in wedding parties or birthdays, social parties, etc. Not only that, but it's clean high sensitivities (this is one of the cameras I am not afraid to go high on the ISO) allow you to be equipped for every single job. Tones are natural, if you need to give it punch, they are easy to tone up without looking over toned, skin tones again are natural, images are sharp, even more so if you shoot RAW and process in Photoshop.

THe only thing against I have to say is, that to take full advantage of the sensor in this camera you have to use the very best glass, even though you can get good results even with the cheaper glass.Focussing is fast, and even though I would have preferred an AF assist lamp, the Focus assist flash works well albeit at close range.

Of note again, is it's performance at ISO3200, that for what it is, comparing apples to apples is very good. Not only that, you have the option to switch on Noise Reduction for even cleaner images but as with all Noise Reduction systems you loose a bit of detail.

Nevertheless, Minolta left behind a camera to be remembered.

On the print output of things, I can output full size borderless A3 sized prints which are sharp and if you want them printed straight out of the camera into a small portable printer, JPEGs are very good too.

Definately a highly recommended camera.