I seem to be the only Minolta fan here voicing an opinion. Been shooting with a diMage Z1 for the last 9 months, and just got a Maxxum 7D. Before then, I was using whatever I could get my hands on. When I was younger, my aunt had a Minolta(don't know which one) and she would always let me use it whenever I wanted. She is the best, and that has kind of swayed me towards Minolta ever since. I do have friends with a D70, one with a D100, and one with a 300D. They are all very good cameras, and I am not sure which I would have picked if I couldn't get the 7D-they are all that good-;ust my 2 cents worth.