Still on the A2

I'm back to shooting with my trusty A2 in raw mode and with the 2x battery grip. The 'quality' of the raw files holds up well especially when processed through GIMP/DCRaw as long as I remember to apply USM (I'm too lazy to set up an actual action). Of course I'm pretty much limited to ISO 400 and slower but I don't do a lot of indoor/night shooting.

Bye the Bye, if anyone has a pre-made GIMP action for MRW raw files, I'd be Real Interested in getting a copy. Thanks!!!

But since I have a box full of Minolta glass I'll naturally be trying out the new Sonys over the summer. If that doesn't work out (I'm fearful that the new sensors are 'better' than the line-resolution of my glass) I will likely head to an Olympus 4/3 system camera.

I just like the smaller gear. Back in the dark ages (1970s) I started out with the OM-xx series and shifted to Minolta for the XD-11 and into the A mount with the Maxxum 7000/9000 bodies. My first digitals were the classic (and literally bullet proof) Kodak 760 and 720 built on Nikon F4 bodies so I've been spoiled for a while.

Lately I've been seeing from very good raw images from the latest Olympus 4/3 glass and bodies and want to see for myself how challenging it is to get those files for myself.