Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
The Konica Minolta Dynax 5D ( North America: Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D, Asia: Konica Minolta α -5 digital and Konica Minolta α Sweet Digital, official model name: DG- 5D) is a digital SLR camera from the Dynax series from Konica Minolta.
The published in September 2005 Dynax 5D (1995 ) and the Dynax 7D developed the third and final of Konica Minolta according to the RD-175 and marketed under its own brand digital SLR camera. As the Dynax 7D Dynax 5D has also a built in case anti-shake system. In functionality, features and quality of the materials used, it is, however, slightly reduced compared with the Dynax 7D. With the analog namesake Dynax 5, Dynax 5D has little in common, it has like this but rather amateur photographers as a target group.
Technical details
The image sensor
The Dynax 5D Dynax 7D is as equipped with a Sony RGB CCD sensor with Bayer pattern and a 12-bit ADC, the color depth is thus 36 bits. The effective resolution of 6.1 million pixels (total number of pixels 6.3 million ), the size of the chips 23.5 mm × 15.7 mm (equivalent to APS -C format).
The opposite the small format (24 mm × 36 mm) reduced sensor dimensions leads to the objective used and a Bildbeschnitt to the form factor of 1.5 relative to the small format. To match image scale and image angle of a 18- to -70 -mm zoom lens on a Dynax 5D 27- to -105- mm zoom lens on a film camera.
The anti - shake system
Developed by Konica Minolta image stabilization system is based unlike other manufacturers' systems, in which the correction is made in the lens, on a motion of the CCD chip ( CCD shift ) and is thus of the lens used independently. This allows the use of a variety of lenses and third party without loss of image stabilization. This system was already in compact cameras the DiMAGE series use and has also been integrated into the Dynax 7D.
In the model developed by Konica Minolta Anti -Shake ( AS system ), the movement direction and speed of movement of the camera is measured over two gyroscopic sensors. This data is used by the electronics, the correction movements with which piezoelectric elements move the CCD chip is calculated.
The viewfinder
In contrast to the Dynax 7D, which is equipped with a prism finder, arrived in the Dynax 5D, a mirror viewfinder ( silberverspiegelter roof prism viewfinder) used during the crop, with 95 % identical on both models. The mirror viewfinder is compared to prism viewfinders much cheaper and easier, but the brightness is lower. The focusing screen has a spherical micro- honeycomb structure. The built-in diopter can be adjusted between -2.5 dpt and 1 dpt, also optional Eye correction lenses are available.
The multi-function display
Another difference from the Dynax 7D is the lower resolution of the LCD display of 115,000 pixels, in the Dynax 7D there are 207,000 pixels. The screen size of the display of 6.3 cm (2.5 inches) is unchanged. Except for checking the images, the display is still used to view the camera settings. It can, as with most SLRs usual, not be used as digital compact cameras viewfinder.
The housing
The housing of the Dynax 5D is made of black or silver- glass-reinforced plastic and not like the Dynax 7D of an aluminum -magnesium alloy. The handle parts are sold with non-slip rubber. The lens mount is made of metal.
The size of the camera body is 130.5 mm × 92.5 mm × 66.5 mm (W × H × D), weight (without battery and storage media) is 590 g It is thus significantly smaller and lighter than the Dynax 7D and despite the built-in anti-shake system is not much more difficult ( sometimes even easier ) than cameras of competing manufacturers such as Nikon, Pentax and Olympus. The extra weight by the 1500 mAh lithium -ion battery NP -400 is 85 g
The storage media and formats
To store the image data CompactFlash cards (type I and II) and Microdrive support. Through the use of appropriate adapters also Secure Digital and xD- Picture memory cards can be used.
The storage of the images is carried out in two different file formats:
In addition, images can also be stored simultaneously in both formats, while the resolution of the JPEG file is selected.
The lenses
Through the Minolta A-mount all Minolta AF lenses can be used on the Dynax 5D. The AF DT lenses specially designed by Konica Minolta for digital photography are sized to the smaller sensor format and that can mount on a Minolta film camera, but the smaller image circle of AF DT lenses leads to an annular shading on the edge of the image of the small image negative. Due to the high proportion of black this ring, the exposure time is greatly highly placed in the automatic modes also from the camera and thus arise overexposed images. In compensation to the calculation of the AF DT lenses on the smaller sensor format allows for a more compact design. The same applies to the Di - II ( Tamron ) and DC lenses (Sigma), the so-called third-party manufacturer. Through the acquisition of A- bayonet Sony created a series of new DT lenses. However, some lenses were only externally, and not technically altered to fit on the Sony Alpha system.
Source: Konica Minolta lens overview
The flash technology
In the Dynax 5D two flash metering modes are available: the conventional TTL flash metering and the specially developed by Minolta ADI flash metering (Advanced Distance Integration ). However, the ADI flash metering is only possible in combination with the lenses (D ) series. When using other lenses, filters, attachments or close-up lenses, ADI flash metering can not be used and the TTL flash metering must be selected. The same applies when using a wide-angle diffuser on Minolta program flash, bounce flash at top flash devices from other manufacturers.
The built-in folding flash with a guide number of 12 reaches a Flash coverage up to a focal length of 18 mm. Although the hot shoe is compatible with older flash units can be used with full functionality of the Dynax 5D, only the Konica Minolta Program Flash 5600HS devices (D), 3600HS (D) and 2400 ( D). In flash devices, the HS-, Xi -and i- series automatic exposure metering is not supported. These are always fires at full flash output, except placing them manually.
Minolta's withdrawal from the photographic industry
Minolta announced on 19 January 2006 the decision to focus entirely on the office equipment ( copiers, printers, scanners, etc.) segment. The production of the Minolta cameras is abandoned. The know-how is being sold to Sony. In summer 2006, Sony introduced the first digital single-lens reflex camera with the Minolta A-mount. This is a revised version of the Dynax 5D, which (100 alpha ) has been released a short time later on the market under the name α 100.
Problems and error images
On February 3, 2007 Konica Minolta announced the existence of a series defect in the models Dynax 7D and 5D known, which can lead to the first ( n ) recording (s) may be black or severely underexposed after longer breaks ( bluish ). This in relevant forums under the name " Error 58 " has become known error was repaired by end-2010, Konica Minolta, even after expiry of the guarantee / warranty free of charge.