Konica Minolta have also announced 2 new lenses, a wide-angle and a standard zoom, which can be used with their new Dynax 7D (Maxxum 7 in the USA) DS:R, or any Dynax film SLR. No news yet on pricing.

Konica Minolta Press Release 15/09/08

Konica Minolta introduces two new Zoom lenses: Konica Minolta AF ZOOM 17 - 35 mm F2.8 - 4 (D) and Konica Minolta AF ZOOM 28 - 75 mm F2.8 (D)

Unterfohring, September 2004

Each designed to provide optimum image quality when used with the new Dynax 7D Digital SLR or a Dynax Film SLR.

Features:

1. A large aperture zoom lens and wide angle zoom lens with excellent performance. Both new zoom lenses offer superior handling characteristics making them ideal in a diverse range of shooting situations

2. Beautiful defocused image made possible by circular aperture blades. Using a round aperture enhances the defocused image with smooth gradations and depicts scenes like the mind’s eye - naturally!

3. A Distance encoder is incorporated for accurate, high-precision ADI* Flash Metering
When attached to the Dynax 7D, the new lenses can provide additional important information on in-lens focus distance calculations, which is used to further enhance the flash lighting performance and exposure accuracy when using either the built-in flash or external flash units such as the “Program Flash 5600HS(D),” “Program Flash 3600HS(D),” or the “2500(D).”

* ADI (Advanced Distance Integration)

Technical Specifications (PDF, 76 KB)

About Konica Minolta Photo Imaging
Konica Minolta Photo Imaging Europe GmbH is a leading provider of consumer and commercial photographic materials, photographic equipment such as analogue and digital cameras, and measuring instruments. With operative bases in 14 countries in Europe the company covers the three business areas of photo imaging, cameras and measuring. Konica Minolta Photo Imaging Europe is a subsidiary of Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. With a total workforce of 7,200 employees world wide, Konica Minolta Photo Imaging is aiming for net sales of ? 2.1 billion in fiscal 2006. Building on its strong core of optical technologies developed over many years as a camera manufacturer, Konica Minolta Photo Imaging aims to be a corporation offering products and services that are essential to all areas of digital imaging.

Website: http://www.konicaminoltaeurope.com/

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