Minolta A2 on Location

In late 2003 when I tested theSony F828, the first of the current generation of 8 Megapixel digicams, I was generally impressed and found it to be a camera that could be used for more than just casual applications. I therefore took it to Africa on a Safari workshop which I conducted in Tanzania in January of 2004, and was able to produce some very fine images with it.A write-upon that experience is online.
This lead to my conductingreviewsof all five 8 MP cameras, and I ended up purchasing theMinolta A2for my own use. Not long afterward I went on a ten day vacation to Spain, which would include traveling through Andelucia and Catalonia as well as attending theSpring Fairin Seville anda bullfight. What camera to bring?
Dawn Above Barcelona — April, 2004
Minolta A2 @ ISO 64
I decided that the Minolta A2 would likely be ideal. There was no way I was going to need my Contax medium format equipment with 16 MP digital back, and the Canon 1Ds and a selection of lenses would simply be t...