One of my favorite hobbies is photography. I posted a while ago about all my camera gear, and my preference for Minolta cameras. I, like many other Minolta-philes, have been dreaming about a Minolta DSLR for a long time, but Minolta doesn’t currently offer one, and has never said anything about producing one. Their current digital camera line-up consists of point-and-shoot models and their fixed lens Dimage 7, Z, and A series models. The other major camera manufacturers Nikon and Canon have a nice range of DSLR models, with their newest bodies coming in at around $1,000. Many Minolta users have jumped ship, tired of waiting for a true DSLR from Minolta, and switched to Canon or Nikon. But wait…

The rumor that is going around Minolta circles is that at long last, Minolta will be announcing their first true DSLR body this week at the PMA 2004 show. While many would see this development as too little too late, it would still be welcome to those of us who have not already sold our Minolta lenses to switch to a Canon or Nikon system. I have three Minolta AF lenses, and would love to be able to have a Minolta DSLR body to use them with. I am crossing my fingers, hoping that the rumors are true!