Sony alpha 200 DSLR

#1 Wed, 21 May 2008 - 04:14 68kMLA

Got one of these Saturday. Its a nice 10.2 MP entry level DSLR, amazingly uses CompactFlash (even though its Sony). Uses the Minolta A mount, so just about any Minolta/Konica Minolta lens made starting in 1985 is 100% compatible. Sony has done a very good job IMO with the technology they acquired from Konica Minolta 2 years ago. It'll be great to see how the future alpha 900 full frame DSLR will turn out if you ask me.

#2 Wed, 21 May 2008 - 05:12 68kMLA

Sweet deal man.

#3 Wed, 21 May 2008 - 14:52 68kMLA

I've been looking at one of these pretty hard recently. I got rid of my Olympus Evolt-E300 DSLR a few years ago and I miss it!

How much was your sony?

#4 Wed, 21 May 2008 - 16:42 68kMLA

I got mine with the 18-70 mm DT lens for $550 locally.

#5 Thu, 22 May 2008 - 01:55 68kMLA

hollyy crapp, i'd love to have one of those, i hear sony makes a pretty sweet dSLR, I personally have a Canon 10D and a ton of lenses and accessories. ut that would be nice to have so i can use my minolta lenses.

Blake.

#6 Sat, 24 May 2008 - 05:03 68kMLA

Its a very nice body, the DT 18-70 lens is kind of meh (but you get what you pay for really). I picked up a Minolta 50mm/1.7 for $135, which is much better, so we'll see how that works out.

#7 Sat, 24 May 2008 - 07:17 68kMLA

I played with one with one of these in the store today, nice. Unfortunately, it would be wasted on me :/

#8 Sat, 24 May 2008 - 10:09 68kMLA

I'd love ot play with an alpha system dSLR, Especially with how the 350 has it's liveview set up, with a separate sensor.

It seems like a good system in that everything's gauranteed to work together (compared with Nikon's wall-chart of "ifs" and "buts" caused by low end equipment, and the fact that their system is nearly 49 years old.), but unlike Nikon's (and even Canon's EOS system by now) it's not really that big.

Let's just say though... "at least it's not Olympus" [

] ]'> (Although Olympus, like Minolta/KM/Sony has what the people who buy their cameras need.)

#9 Sun, 25 May 2008 - 07:49 68kMLA

Haha, Four Thirds System. What a joke.

#10 Mon, 26 May 2008 - 03:05 68kMLA

Those available Zeiss lenses look interesting!

The 4/3rds system works pretty well for wildlife, where you want high magnifications. Problem is, Olympus wants really really serious money for some of their more exotic lenses, like over $5K.

#11 Mon, 26 May 2008 - 03:23 68kMLA

Yeah, the $700 one (16-80? I honestly forget) is very very highly rated for sharpness. Some people don't like the color though, as it differs a bit from Minolta lenses, but I wouldn't mind one.

#12 Wed, 28 May 2008 - 16:09 68kMLA

Got my Minolta 50mm f/1.7 (circa 1987) in yesterday. Incredible condition, not a single scratch on any of the glass surfaces. The picture quality is amazing, with great sharpness, virtually no chromatic abberation, and the bokeh is awesome. It just works with my 2008 alpha body too.