I really had my heart set on getting a Muxxum 5D. However, my confidence has waivered since reading the announcement that Konica-Minolta plans on gtting out of making cameras.
My questions are this:
1) Is it worth it for me to buy a camera from a company that is getting "out of the business"?
2) If I do, what kind of support can I expect. It appears that Sony might take over? Or Konica-Minolta might still support it, but the answers I found on the web are a bit nebulous at best.
3) I'm liking the maxxum digital line because the high ISO( I shoot a lot at night and indoors in poor lighting) and the built in AS in the camera body. Am I really going to miss not having the AS if I go with say a Nikon D70 or a Canon 350D? I know I can get IS in their lenses, but I liked the fact that I can get every lense with the Minolta as AS. My second choice at this point is a hard decision, as I believe that both camera systems previously mentioned are top notch.
Any help or suggestions are welcome.
My questions are this:
1) Is it worth it for me to buy a camera from a company that is getting "out of the business"?
2) If I do, what kind of support can I expect. It appears that Sony might take over? Or Konica-Minolta might still support it, but the answers I found on the web are a bit nebulous at best.
3) I'm liking the maxxum digital line because the high ISO( I shoot a lot at night and indoors in poor lighting) and the built in AS in the camera body. Am I really going to miss not having the AS if I go with say a Nikon D70 or a Canon 350D? I know I can get IS in their lenses, but I liked the fact that I can get every lense with the Minolta as AS. My second choice at this point is a hard decision, as I believe that both camera systems previously mentioned are top notch.
Any help or suggestions are welcome.