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http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/konica-minolta-a2.shtml

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以下便是Luminous Landscape的Minolta A2 Review內，本人看到指出的缺點，經本人整理後，如下：

(1) Build and Material Quality: is is an area where the A2 disappoints. The camera it feels a bit "plasticy" in comparison to the Sony F828, the Olympus C-8080 and some of the other contenders in this category. The A2 is hefty enough, and feels all-of-a-piece, but is just not quite in the top ranks when it comes to the materials used on the body. The fit and finish are fine though, and the grip is nicely textured.

(2) The memory card door doesn't have a latch. It's spring loaded though, so there's little danger of it opening accidentally.

(3) The slightly poorer choice of build materials and slightly lower quality of fit and finish are likely more of an esthetic concern than of practical importance, but is an area where I would like to see Minolta upgrade this camera in a future edition.

(4) I'm not that pleased with the feel of the zoom ring. It isn't as smooth as it might be. Again, quality of materials and finish seems to be a bit lower than that of the Sony F828. There is also a real manual focusing ring, that may be fly-by-wire.

(5) A bit disappointed to see though that the rear LCD only swivels on one axis, It doesn't rotate sideways, which would be nice for when shooting in portrait orientation. Canon's design is much better in this regard.

(6) There is the usual built-in pop-up flash — but it doesn't pop up. It's a minor thing, but one has to manually raise the flash when required. Most cameras in this price range do so automatically, or at least have a release button. This seems a bit out of character with the A2's otherwise exemplary design.

(7) Flash coverage is good, but be aware that as with most such digicams the lens shade needs to be removed to avoid darkening of the bottom of the frame at wide-angle settings. The flash is just not far enough above the axis of the lens to clear the petal-shaped lens shade at wide focal lengths.

(8) Not so nice is the fact that Minolta's hot shoe is non-standard. In other words you not only can't attach a non-Minolta flash, but you also can't use other accessories (such as bubble levels) that mount on a camera's hot shoe. The Minolta hot-shoe design is indeed superior to a standard one, but it's a real pain not to be able to use accessories, or a less expensive flash unit.

(9) There is one button on the rear panel that I feel could be somewhat better positioned. An exposure compensation button is located just below the main power button, and even after two weeks of shooting I often found myself pressing the power button and turning the camera off when all I wanted to do was dial in some exposure compensation.

(10) The A2's manual runs about 175 pages. It is very clearly laid out and most explanations are easy to follow. The index isn't as comprehensive as one could wish, and some advanced concepts could be explained in greater depth.

(11) ISO 400 and 800 are both pretty bad, and useful for documentation but not most esthetic purposes.

(12) Many newcomers to digital photography are frustrated by the fact that cameras like the A2 produce images that are not as sharp straight out of the camera as they expect them to be. Of course this has nothing to do with any lack of resolution, but rather with the fact that these particular files need an appropriate amount of USM to look their best, and the amount they need tends to be at least 50% higher than one might be used to from other cameras. When properly sharpened and noise reduced these files are excellent, but it does take some work to get them to that state. As a consequence, beginners and those not familiar and comfortable with image post-processing may become frustrated with their initial results, and so cameras like the A2 may not be the best choice for someone unwilling to make the effort.

(13) Don't think though that the A2, or any of the 8MP cameras that I've tested or seen so far, will satisfy a photographer who is really quality conscious and who wants to be able to make prints bigger than about 10X12".