Launched with a price tag of just over £1600, Konica Minolta's Dynax 7D, complete with a standard 17-35mm zoom, fits in the same bracket as the Pentax *ist D and Canon EOS20D.
(From Konica Minolta lens literature ... It can also be used on the Maxxum 3000i, 9000, 7000 and 5000 in manual focusing mode (autofocusing and focus indicator will not function).
Compare the upcoming E-500 with the Olympus E-300, Canon Digital Rebel (300D), Digital Rebel XT (350D), Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D and Nikon D70 on our SLR comparison table.