KM Maxxum 7D

[Willowroot]

Could be but where would you put it?  I think that was the main reason for not having one.  Minolta are known to make the odd sacrifice in order to improve ergonomics.

[mustangowner]

My question is in reference to the rear color LCD monitor on the KM Maxxum 7D.  Would it have not been better to use a portion of the monitor area by designing a separate window which shows a constant aperture, shutter speed, ISO readout when the camera powers up similar to the one seen on the Canon EOS Digital Rebel rather than using a dual purpose monitor which briefly shows the readout?  Just a thought.
Of course there exists the possibility of increased battery drain
and that might be one reason it was excluded in favor of the dual approach.

[jamesdak]

ummm, isn't that imformation in the viewfinder where you need to be looking anyway to compose your picture?