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From: "Gambit @hotmail.com>"
Newsgroups: fj.comp.dev.digital-camera
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: Minolta Dimage 7Hi Digital Cameras -- reviews please


> Minolta Dimage 7Hi Digital Cameras -- is this any good and worth
> buying?  How's the Battery life? Is the lense removable???

I have one and love it. It has nearly every manual feature you could want,
as well as automatic.

I have two sets of 2200 mah batteries, and have never run out.

The lens is not removable, but has the best zoom range on the market: 28mm
to 200mm equivalent. Some teleextenders work well. Attaching this camera to
a telescope or microscope is cumbersome, but doable.