Like many, I have been waiting for years to get my hands on a full frame digital camera but increasing film and processing prices forced my hand before that could happen and I have purchased a Maxxum D7 and Tamron lenses. Generally the quality is very good. Even at 6 MP, my work appears to be at least as sharp as that which I've obtained from a Minolta X-700 with Vivitar Series I lenses and Kodachrome film so this feature has declined somewhat in importance to me. If the Maxxum 9 does have a full frame format, I think a killer feature for this camera would be an APS-C setting so that lenses for the Maxxum 7D would work until one could afford full format lenses.
Frankly, if KM brought out a Maxxum D8 with a 8-10 MP CCD, I'd probably get that one instead.
Definitely, the AF system needs to be more robust as the 7D gets fooled too often. I still do a lot of manual focusing.
Screens need to be user-interchangeable too!
A more powerful processor to permit RAW files to be enlarged for inspection of sharpness is needed too.
Frankly, if KM brought out a Maxxum D8 with a 8-10 MP CCD, I'd probably get that one instead.
Definitely, the AF system needs to be more robust as the 7D gets fooled too often. I still do a lot of manual focusing.
Screens need to be user-interchangeable too!
A more powerful processor to permit RAW files to be enlarged for inspection of sharpness is needed too.