I’m waiting for the next DSLR model 8D/9D or upgrade on the current 7D with 8 MegaPixel from KM. The possible 9D might be out of my range (under $2500) for a DSLR in a year. I suspect the price on DSLR will continue to drop as more advanced sensors are developped. DSLR will be more like computer that the price has been steady but with much more features, bigger memory & hardrive, and greater computing power.
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Maxxum 7D DSLR
Minolta (actually it’s Konica Minolta now after Konica bought Minolta) has Maxxum 7D DSLR now. You can get it at amazon.com for $1,689.95 including an AF 28-100mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens. I’m thinking about buying a new DSLR to replace my current Maxxum 7xi SLR.
Here’re the Product Specifications.
* Type: 6MP digital SLR camera with anti-shake technology * CCD resolution: 6.3 megapixels * ISO equivalent: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 * Maximum shutter speed: 30 seconds * Minimum shutter speed: 1/4000 second * Resolution modes: 3008x2000, 2256x1496, 1504x1000 pixels * Image quality mode: Standard, Fine, Extra-fine, RAW, RAW+JPEG (Fine) * File format: JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG, (DCF 2.0 compliant, DPOF supported by printing functions in ver.1.1, Exif 2.2) * Memory: Type I and Type II CompactFlash Cards * LCD monitor: 2.5-inch TFT color * Autofocus modes: Single-shot AF, Continuous AF, Automatic Autofocus (DMF is selectable in menu). Predictive focus control for moving subjects. Auto-tracking focus point display * Metering type: Direct TTL metering; 14-segment honeycomb-pattern metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering * Flash modes: Fill Flash, Pre Flash with Red-eye reduction * Viewfinder: Eye-level fixed system with optical-glass pentaprism * Self-timer: 10- and 2-second delay * Other functions: Instant playback, customizing, zone matching * Video output: NTSC/PAL * PC interface: USB 2.0 high-speed * Battery: 1 NP-400 Li-ion battery * Width: 5.91 inches * Height: 4.17 inches * Depth: 3.05 inches * Weight: 26.81 ounces (without battery or media) * In the box: Maxxum 7D camera body, wide strap (WS-4), remote cord clip, eyepiece cap II, eyepiece cup (FC-1400), shoe cap (SC-1000), body cap (BDC-1000), video cable (VC-500), USB cable (USB-2), LCD monitor protect panel (MPP-1000), lithium-ion battery (NP-400), lithium-ion battery charger (BC-400), DiMAGE software CD-ROM (includes DiMAGE Viewer)
You can compare it to a 
$8,000 Canon EOS-1 Ds Mark II 16.7MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)!
Maxxum 7D DSLR
Minolta (actually it’s Konica Minolta now after Konica bought Minolta) has Maxxum 7D DSLR now. You can get it at amazon.com for $1,689.95 including an AF 28-100mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens. I’m thinking about buying a new DSLR to replace my current Maxxum 7xi SLR.
Here’re the Product Specifications.
* Type: 6MP digital SLR camera with anti-shake technology * CCD resolution: 6.3 megapixels * ISO equivalent: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 * Maximum shutter speed: 30 seconds * Minimum shutter speed: 1/4000 second * Resolution modes: 3008x2000, 2256x1496, 1504x1000 pixels * Image quality mode: Standard, Fine, Extra-fine, RAW, RAW+JPEG (Fine) * File format: JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG, (DCF 2.0 compliant, DPOF supported by printing functions in ver.1.1, Exif 2.2) * Memory: Type I and Type II CompactFlash Cards * LCD monitor: 2.5-inch TFT color * Autofocus modes: Single-shot AF, Continuous AF, Automatic Autofocus (DMF is selectable in menu). Predictive focus control for moving subjects. Auto-tracking focus point display * Metering type: Direct TTL metering; 14-segment honeycomb-pattern metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering * Flash modes: Fill Flash, Pre Flash with Red-eye reduction * Viewfinder: Eye-level fixed system with optical-glass pentaprism * Self-timer: 10- and 2-second delay * Other functions: Instant playback, customizing, zone matching * Video output: NTSC/PAL * PC interface: USB 2.0 high-speed * Battery: 1 NP-400 Li-ion battery * Width: 5.91 inches * Height: 4.17 inches * Depth: 3.05 inches * Weight: 26.81 ounces (without battery or media) * In the box: Maxxum 7D camera body, wide strap (WS-4), remote cord clip, eyepiece cap II, eyepiece cup (FC-1400), shoe cap (SC-1000), body cap (BDC-1000), video cable (VC-500), USB cable (USB-2), LCD monitor protect panel (MPP-1000), lithium-ion battery (NP-400), lithium-ion battery charger (BC-400), DiMAGE software CD-ROM (includes DiMAGE Viewer)
You can compare it to a
$8,000 Canon EOS-1 Ds Mark II 16.7MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)!
Unlocking Sony Ericsson T610
I bought a terminator dongle on EBay to unlock my SE T610 cell phone. The first trial failed since the software didn’t work on Windows 2003 Server. I got “Phone Not Power Up” error. Then I tried DIV4 from the instruction and got “Error 101”. I switched to my laptop and it worked nicely. So I unlocked the phone and flashed it with new firmware R4C003 US3 and Standard Modem R4C003. Lastly I un-branded it so it has the OEM version of everything.
During the flashing process, my laptop lost power due to used up battery:-( Luckily, everything was fine eventually. Now I have the latest firmware R6B and finally get rid of those “predefined contents” that I could not delete previously. The free memory is about 2.7MB now.
Added More Memory
The server hosting this site now has 512MB memory. This will be the last upgrade on the box. Since it runs on Red Hat Linux 9 and Apache 2, the memory requirement is not too demanding.