Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D in Walthamstow Marshes – Unleashing the CCD Kraken

By Ibraar Hussain

With this dark grey miserable harsh winter never ending I thought I’d add some colour into my (and your) day by writing about colour and my experience with it. Much has been said about CCD colours from DSLR’s of yore, some of which had the fabled Kodak CCD sensor. Such examples would be the Olympus E-1, The Pentax 645D and the Leica M9. I had been reading about all of this and I had the urge to shoot with my DSLR – a Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D which has a CCD sensor, which I can’t seem to find any information on. I think Sony may have manufactured this, or it may have been Konica Minolta – I’ve no idea, yet it’s not a Kodak sensor.

I wanted to try and find something with a lot of colour – something which would be great to crank up in ancient Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 which I have (the only one which will work on my 2012 Macintosh Pro Tower).

Helios 44-2 f2
Helios 44-2 f2

I read a lot about this camera and many people suggest the colour is the most pleasing they’ve ever come across on a Digital Camera. Now some say “Film like” but I can attest to the fact that it’s nothing like Film. In RAW one can try and mimic Film stock but straight out of camera it’s obviously a Digital Sensor image – albeit one with the look and characteristics of a sensor from the 00s.

But such things must be subjective as people with Leica M9’s and Olympus E1, E500, E400, E300 say their cameras produce the best! Some such as Ken Rockwell say Nikon or Canon. Anyway you get my point. I wanted colour; lots of deep, vibrant, saturated, cranked up, popping in yer face colour!

My Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D (I have one labelled as Maxxum) is long in the tooth, but I love using it – the look and feel is perfect, it has a large bright VF and just feels great to shoot with and I shoot with it whenever I get the opportunity to shoot.

I wrote an article about it previously here on 35mmc (unfortunately soon afterwards the site went down and all comments were lost/deleted – so feel free to take a look and comment)

It was late Spring in 2022 and my last and final Spring in Walthamstow. I was born in Clapton but have lived nearly all of my life in Walthamstow. The weather was fine and I decided to take my boy for company to Walthamstow Marshes, an area of marshland and haunt for bird watchers (and doggers!) around the River Lea which rises from it’s source in Leagrave in Bedfordshire and flows South and a little East until it merges with the River Thames at Trinity Buoy Wharf in Poplar in the East End of London.

Helios 44-2 f2
Minolta 50mm f1.4
Minolta 50mm f1.4
Minolta 50mm f1.4

The River Lea is important as it forms the ancient boundary between Middlesex and Essex – it also divides Walthamstow from Clapton (in Hackney) and I have been traipsing round it (on foot and bike, alone and with friends, girlfriends and the odd fling) since I was a boy of 10. I know it like the back of my hand, though it has changed drastically in the last 20 years. The influx of Hipsters and Yuppies into Hackney and then into Walthamstow has tamed it, it’s no longer the rough and adventurous unknown I used to explore – the crisscrossing Railway lines and the hidden nooks where you’d find burnt out cars, the Canals and waterways and ponds and little copses – all tamed now – with neat sign posts, walkways, paths, ice cream parlours and cafe bars. But hidden within you’ll still find the odd secret spot and some parts still retain the whiff of nostalgia and childhood memories as they stay relatively unchanged.

It seemed fitting that as I was born in Clapton yet am a Walthamstow boy, I should bid adieu to my home by taking my boy to where I used to roam when his age 40 years and more ago. Then I could part company – and I doubt I shall ever return as my dad had just died the previous December and my Mother, now widowed, was selling the house (she has sold it and moved away). It was also the place where back in 2004/5 (I forget) I took along my first DSLR – A Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D to Photograph boats along the river.

Helios 44-2 f2
Helios 44-2 f2

So it was a sad melancholic feeling I had as I armed myself with the Maxxum 7D, the Minolta 50mm f1.4 and the Helios 44-2 M42 lens I love using, then walked from Blackhorse Road down Coppermill Lane, by the old Coppermill Library (long gone) past the turning leading to St. James’s Park then past the old Copper Mill itself, houses and the Waterworks – where I used to do a paper round on freezing cold winter mornings when at school. Under the railway arch of the Chingford to Liverpool Street Branch (which I’d take when travelling to school in Wood Street – 1984-87) then into the Marshes proper.
It was gorgeous day, my son didn’t understand what I felt, he had his football and was kicking it around. I stood on the other side of the Coppermill Fields and watched a Train go past, before I decided to cross the field and make my way under a subway where I knew there was a lot of graffiti I could consider photographing.

There was a lot of graffiti – not the mix of raw fantastic 80ies street art combined with offensive racist stuff I used to find – but tame Hipster graffiti by hip kids and adults. Some of it is nice, very “Brick Lane” type of stuff and nothing which is really organic. But interesting compositions and excellent for photographing especially when one wants to unleash the colour of the CCD Kraken!

There were also pretty murals in the subway, of animals and birds one can come across in the marshes – making really nice subjects.

I shot with both lenses, using combination of small and larger apertures. Anything which would give me good contrast and remotely interesting. I also took some very memorable portraits of my boy which my wife really liked.

Helios 44-2 f2
Helios 44-2 f2
Helios 44-2 f2

After 15 minutes or so he was getting bored so we took a walk up to the River Lea where I stood on the small bridge dividing the two Towns, and watched the Barges and Boats moored along the banks,at families feeding the swans and ducks, then South towards the Olympic Stadium which is hidden beyond a bend in the River, North to the Rowing Club and towards Tottenham – parts which are relatively unchanged. With a last goodbye we back to Coppermill Fields by the car park to play football.

Getting back to the ‘Lab’ – the CF Card stayed in the camera for a while – a long while, until much later when at my new abode in Wivenhoe on the River Colne (I’ve since left that and moved further out into the Country on the Suffolk Essex border by the Stour Estuary) I uploaded the Files onto LR5 and was very pleased with the colour and the look. It wasn’t “Film like” in any way shape or form, but there was so much colour latitude to play with I was able to crank up the hues to technicolor levels! Amazing what LR5 can do with a 20 year old camera’s files!

I’ve been playing with RAW files on almost every Digital Camera with RAW capture I’ve had/used – ranging from Olympus OMD EM-5ii Fujifilm XE2s to Canon 750D Sony A900 and Panasonic Lumix GX7 and I must admit I have been generally more pleased with the range of colour I got from this than any other – bar the Yellows and the type of Red I prefer. The colours aren’t as popping as I’d want but they’re saturated and ‘natural’. I’m prefer Agfa Ultra pop! The Best Yellow’s I’ve had have been from, ironically, a Kodak compact camera! The Best block primary colours I had were also from the Kodak and an OLympus XZ-1. But generally this was great to experiment with and to work on afterwards. Unlike some cameras I’ve used before (Fuji X100) the Reds for example don’t blow – nor have the other colour’s turned to gunk or a mess – they’ve retained the colour but have managed to pop without bursting.

I’d be interested to know from readers which CCD camera’s they’ve tried and which they think give the most pleasing colours, and whether the Kodak CCD’s really pop as legend has it.

Minolta 50mm f1.4
Minolta 50mm f1.4
Minolta 50mm f1.4
Minolta 50mm f1.4

Now tweaking them again I am very very pleased; my goal to shoot colourful things and then get some popping in yer face colours seems to have worked, to a certain extent, though what it has done is whet my appetite again. I’ve been playing with old decrepit Digicams and now on the lookout for an old Pentax K10D and an Olympus E1 DSLR which has the fabled Kodak sensor so watch this space, for when Spring is here I’ll go out and shoot stuff with lots of primary colours – get an overdose of it to wash away the grey misery of the long harsh dark winter.

Going over these photographs again makes me sad, I doubt I’ll ever see my old home again and I doubt I’ll visit those old haunts, but thankfully I have some memories.

Minolta 50mm f1.4

All photos Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D / Dynax 7D / Alpha 7D
Minolta 50mm f1.4 Helios 44-2 f2 @ ISO 100.
Edited on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 on a Macintosh
Walthamstow Marshes London E17

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Paul Quellin on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D in Walthamstow Marshes – Unleashing the CCD Kraken

Comment posted: 25/03/2024

Another really enjoyable article Ibraar. I was impressed with the Helios images, a very different feel from the Minolta glass. The reds really caught my eye. Not easy to know what they would have been like originally, but they look very life like here; especially the red in the LG on the 2nd and 3rd image. How often do we look at bright reds in a digital image with a tinge of disappointment? Not here. Of course we'll all perceive the colours slightly differently and males are supposedly more vulnerable to what are called 'colour deficiencies'. I have a red green deficiency it seems and of course it doesn't stop green being my favourite colour, my love of red and green complimenting each other in compositions etc. Perhaps colour perception is almost as varied the the recording of colour on film and sensors.
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Ibraar Hussain replied:

Comment posted: 25/03/2024

Thank you once again Paul for your insightful and helpful comment! I noticed the red as well - it’s natural yet saturated without being blown out. I was quite impressed with the ability of the camera CCD to do this well and with LR 5 for making it possible. I’ve been using a couple of Kodak CCD cameras lately - a compact Kodak Easyshare Z950 and an Olympus E1 - both are very impressive in terms of color. The Olympus I must admit is a delight - the ‘Kodak Color Science’ seems to be more pleasing - still natural yet with a hue which has a more nostalgic feel. The yellows and blues are also wonderful. I am usually I find Goethe’s color theory very interesting and I find different colors affect me in a different way and some hues are more pleasing than others Goethe says that red is most perfect as a hue in cochineal dye - and this Minolta red is quite similar. Thanks again

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Bob Janes on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D in Walthamstow Marshes – Unleashing the CCD Kraken

Comment posted: 25/03/2024

Excellent stuff!
My undersatanding has always been that the 7D used a Sony sensor - The same sensor was in the 5D that I started off my digital SLR experience with - unfortunately it can suffer from FFB (first frame black) after switching on. I think the K10D takes the same format of bettery as the 7D...
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Comment posted: 25/03/2024

Thank you Bob! My 7D has first frame black issue which I’ve got used to. And thanks - makes sense it being a Sony sensor as they were in partnership I recall before Sony bought the whole camera division - including the staff !

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Bob Janes replied:

Comment posted: 25/03/2024

The partnership looked like it was beyond sensors from quite early on - My little Minolta G400 (aka Konica Revio KD-420Z) has a slot for an old-style 'chewing-gum-style' Sony Memory stick...

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Ibraar Hussain replied:

Comment posted: 25/03/2024

Thanks ! Remember the Fuji cards and the IBM Microdrive? :D

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Dave Powell on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D in Walthamstow Marshes – Unleashing the CCD Kraken

Comment posted: 25/03/2024

BOY did you release the CCD Kraken, Ibraar!!! LOVED those colors, your story, and the character of that Helios lens. Your article reminded me of something I learned about Ansel Adams when I worked for Polaroid. While he was an avid early adopter of instant cameras, he generally avoided using them for landscapes. He had another pet project in mind-- urban graffiti. Unfortunately, people preferred his traditional work. But Polaroid's in-house galleries featured a fare share of Adams's graffiti work.

Your images are simply gorgeous! I found a Wiki list of cameras that supposedly used Kodak CCD sensors (at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_digital_cameras_with_CCD_sensors), and my 8MP Olympus C-8080 WZ apparently has one of the larger ones. That, the camera's "Zuiko" lens, and its "characterful" processing, may explain why its colors are so wonderful.

But CCD sensors offer another benefit beyond just color. As "global" sensors, they capture and process image data all at once, rather than line-by-line. This makes them especially suited to stopping fast-moving subjects, which won't experience the "rolling shutter" distortions that I played with in an earlier article (at https://www.35mmc.com/24/09/2022/some-rolling-shutter-fun-from-a-moving-bus-by-dave-powell/ ).

Thanks again for this lovely article, my friend!

Dave
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Ibraar Hussain replied:

Comment posted: 25/03/2024

Thanks Dave ! I had no idea about Ansel Adams Polaroids - I tried searching for any Adams’ urban graffiti but nothing - I’ll get on the desktop later on and search the Polaroid galleries A shame CCD are more expensive to manufacture - I first came across charges coupled devices when I was at university in 1994 during Space science - space instrumentation lectures and also used them to capture some images at the university of London observatory in Mill Hill London and when CMOS became popular I always wondered why such tech was abandoned. Color and light are the two most important things for me when photographing - I have to be honest and say that I don’t need any more than 5 or 6 Mega Pixels and anything more than ISO400 for anything I have or will ever shoot so I’m currently enjoying the Olympus E1 which is a delight to use with results with such pleasing color and tone. Thank you so much again my friend

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Dave Powell replied:

Comment posted: 25/03/2024

You are welcome my friend! I do wish you luck finding Adams graffiti shots online. It is possible, though! When I tried a couple months ago, I found just two black-and-whites. I'm going to try again and perhaps write an article if I find more. And CCD sensors may be one of the best reasons to use those lower-megapixel beauties! My faves are the 8-MP Olympus C-8080 WZ and 5-MP Minolta DiMAGE A1. Both MARVELOUS!

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Ibraar Hussain replied:

Comment posted: 25/03/2024

Thanks Dave ! Do let us know if you find some more as I’ve had no luck so far! I’d recommend playing with an Olympus E1 - I’ve been using mine for a while now and it’s very special. And if you get a chance - try the Kodak Easyshare Z950 for some color therapy!

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Gary Smith on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D in Walthamstow Marshes – Unleashing the CCD Kraken

Comment posted: 25/03/2024

I believe the first Sony digital that I owned had a CCD but I suspect it was a Sony chip and not a Kodak chip. Your images sure do pop! A lot of color hidden in the marshland of your childhood! Thanks for sharing!
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Ibraar Hussain replied:

Comment posted: 25/03/2024

Thank you Gary! I have a Sony A200 at home which I’m curious to try - as I bought it for next to nothing but haven’t actually used it. I heard good things about the color rendition from it Did you have one of these ?

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Gary Smith replied:

Comment posted: 25/03/2024

No, my first Sony was a 2mp Sony DSC-F505 (I think). Shots from December of 2000 only show "Cybershot" as the camera type in the exif.

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Comment posted: 25/03/2024

Real old skool! My first was a Fuji Finepux from I think 2002.

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Tony Warren on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D in Walthamstow Marshes – Unleashing the CCD Kraken

Comment posted: 26/03/2024

Another enjoyable article Ibraar which appeals on several levels.

My sole CCD camera is an Olympus C2000Z, recently brought out of retirement to try it out with IR. Looking back over my old images with it they do seem to have slightly more vibrant colour than my later CMOS equipped cameras. Colour and contrast perception do tend to be personal however and I can only refer to a comment by Ansel Adams that he found he tended to print with more contrast as he got olderas an example. As an aside, Imogen Cuningham was another early adopter of Polaroid. I wonder if Dave knows if Polaroid hold any of her work with the film.

Living half a world away from where I grew up, the internet map applications are probably the only way I will return. And from what I have seen upto now, I would probably not recognise much.

Finally I am like you retaining aging computers to be able to use favorite software. The last non-subscription Lightroom version on a 20 year old iMac and CS2 on an even older G4!

Cheers.
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Ibraar Hussain replied:

Comment posted: 26/03/2024

Thanks Tony! There seems to be a lot of love for CCD colour and look. I do wish the sensors were still being produced and developed for still photography use (rather than scientific use) Haha!! Yes, aging computers. They work fine - the only down side being when the browser stops being supported ! I was until recently using an old Apple Macintosh SE30 to word process - the feel of those lovely keyboards lead me to get a comparable one for the Mac Pro (mine I think is 14 years old) Thanks again - and would be interesting to read Dave’s response

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Phillip Wilson on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D in Walthamstow Marshes – Unleashing the CCD Kraken

Comment posted: 26/03/2024

Hi Ibraar,

I enjoyed reading your article and seeing the color on you images. They really pop! With the evolution of digital cameras, the first digital SLR I purchased was also the Konica-Minolta Maxxum 7D. There have been a lot of photos taken with that camera, and I have always noticed that the pics taken with the 7D require the least amount of editing of all the cameras I own. Those include 2 Sony's and a Canon DSLR.

We went to Cancun for our daughter's wedding several years ago, and the 7D went with us. I learned then in that part of the world, you have to go outside about a half an hour before sunrise to avoid lens fogging. Once it gets acclimated to the humidity you are good to go..

You can find me out on Flicker too at PhilWinIL. There are some Cancun photos posted there.
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Comment posted: 26/03/2024

Hi Phillip - thanks for the comment and I'm going to have a look at and add your flickr. Apologies for the late reply as I've only just noticed the pending comment!!

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Dana Brigham on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D in Walthamstow Marshes – Unleashing the CCD Kraken

Comment posted: 26/03/2024

Beautiful images -- again showing that megapixels and ISO are not always a guarantee of a vibrant and sharp image. I love my Nikon D80 -- which I am pretty sure has a 10MP, CCD sensor (not sure who made it) -- and the images, straight out of the camera have a warmth and pop that makes me think of Kodak emulsions (slides!) of yesteryear. I have a batch of Minolta Maxxum/Dynax film cameras/lenses, but I had never thought of adapting more vintage glass to them -- did you find a typical 'Sony A' to M42 adapter worked? Or was it something more unique? Thanks!!!
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Gary Smith replied:

Comment posted: 26/03/2024

I see 3 replies from you. 2 of them start with: "(odd -- my comment text disappeared when I clicked Post Comment)"

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Ibraar Hussain replied:

Comment posted: 26/03/2024

Thanks Dana ! It was a standard m42 to A mount adaptor which works fine with no focus issues or anything. Thanks again

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Aengus MacNaughton replied:

Comment posted: 26/03/2024

Yep -- not sure how to delete the additional replies -- but when I clicked 'POST COMMENT' I got no confirmation in the web page or in email -- but normally I would -- so I kept trying!

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Aengus MacNaughton replied:

Comment posted: 26/03/2024

Cool! Thanks -- need to get one *NOW* -- even just to use my M42 lenses on my Maxxum film cameras. Hmmm -- I wonder what I can adapt to my Nikon D80????? Thanks!

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Ibraar Hussain replied:

Comment posted: 26/03/2024

I have an M42 adaptor for all my cameras - film and digital. I see new lenses being sold which are manufactured by 7Artisans et al - but never any M42 lenses (bar Zenit who I think have built a new one) On my do get list are the Jupiter 85mm and the Mir 1b.

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Dana Brigham on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D in Walthamstow Marshes – Unleashing the CCD Kraken

Comment posted: 26/03/2024

(odd -- my comment text disappeared when I clicked Post Comment)

Love the warmth, pop and sharpness of the images -- it doesn't always come down to more megapixels and crazy ISO!!! I love my Nikon D80 -- 10MP CCD (not sure who made it) APS-C -- straight out of camera the shots remind me of Kodak emulsions of the past.... I have a batch of Minolta Maxxum/Dynax film cameras and lenses, but never thought about adapting more vintage glass to them -- did you just use a typical 'Sony A' to M42 adapter or did you have to find something very specific that worked with your 7D? Thanks!!!
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Comment posted: 26/03/2024

I see 3 replies from you. 2 of them start with: "(odd -- my comment text disappeared when I clicked Post Comment)"

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Dana Brigham on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D in Walthamstow Marshes – Unleashing the CCD Kraken

Comment posted: 26/03/2024

(odd -- my comment text disappeared when I clicked Post Comment -- twice now, going to try one more time)

Love the warmth, pop and sharpness of the images -- it doesn't always come down to more megapixels and crazy ISO!!! I love my Nikon D80 -- 10MP CCD (not sure who made it) APS-C -- straight out of camera the shots remind me of Kodak emulsions of the past.... I have a batch of Minolta Maxxum/Dynax film cameras and lenses, but never thought about adapting more vintage glass to them -- did you just use a typical 'Sony A' to M42 adapter or did you have to find something very specific that worked with your 7D? Thanks!!!
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I see 3 replies from you. 2 of them start with: "(odd -- my comment text disappeared when I clicked Post Comment)"

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blanko on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D in Walthamstow Marshes – Unleashing the CCD Kraken

Comment posted: 28/03/2024

I can fully recommend the Pentax K10D, I used it when I started my photography hobby in 2021 (time sure flies), picking it since it seemed to have a good combination of features for a low price - IBIS which should give you 2-3 stops of extra hand-holdability, access to all the cheap but good Pentax K lenses (and M42 with adapter, flange distance is exactly the same so it disappears entirely inside the camera's throat!) and good reviews about ergonomics and robustness. Managed to find one for 80€ with the 18-55 kit zoom.
I eventually upgraded to a K-3 ii since I wanted more resolution and better performance at higher ISO for getting into birding, otherwise I've always been happy with the K10D. It's still sitting on my nightstand.
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Comment posted: 28/03/2024

Thanks for that!! I was actually going to pick up a K20D body recently for a bargain £40 but it was sold. I’ve heard good things about it and it’ll go nicely with a Chinon I have which has Pentax K lenses Thanks again

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Andrew on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D in Walthamstow Marshes – Unleashing the CCD Kraken

Comment posted: 24/06/2024

I have a large collection of vintage digicams and am “building up” to an article for this site. I have older cameras with CCD sensors and with CMOS. I tend to “feel” that CCD produces nicer photos than CMOS, but if I’m honest, the difference is very subtle. Far more significant, in my experience, is the way that different manufacturers implement their rendering to .jpg. I have consistently found that I prefer .jpg from Olympus, Canon and Fuji. It’s probably no coincidence that all 3 are legacy camera manufacturers.
I have an Olympus C-7000 compact which produces beautiful (7 megapixel) photos. As far as I know that has a Sony CCD sensor which is shared across multiple brands including Sony. So technically, all implementations of that sensor should behave the same, but when it comes to the .jpg’s they don’t! Olympus just manages to get something out of the sensor that nobody else does.
But also, I have a more modern (12 year old) Fuji XA-1. That was the “odd one out” Fuji X-series with a conventional Bayer sensor rather than the X-trans. And the results? Wow! If I’m honest, far superior to anything more vintage. I feel a bit sad that it’s so much better, but there we are…..
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Ibraar Hussain replied:

Comment posted: 24/06/2024

Thanks again I’m going to keep my eyes peeled for your article ! Yes the ‘colour science’. Kodak did a fine job with theirs. Lovely colours and look. I’ve a collection of oldies which I’m going through slowly including some Kodak’s. Next on my list is the KM A200 bridge camera I have and which I used to own yonks ago - and now again. I used to have the XE2s Fuji - quite nice but a different sensor to your one as you said.

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