Minolta Z1

For $400, the unreleased Minolta Z1 looks like a decent camera. Much more aggressively priced than that $1200 asking price for the dImage 7 when it first came out. It boasts roughly the same features as the dImage 7, with a longer lens (10x vs. 7x) and a smaller sensor (3.2MP vs 5.2MP). However, at 1/4 the price, it has almost all the same features. Certainly worth the money for advanced consumer or shoe-string budget pro/am. Unfortunately, it’s Minolta. And I hate them.