Hi
I have no clue of which DSLR to get because they have almost identical features, price and specs.
I know that Sony is a new comer in the DSLR market and that the α100 is their first DSLR model, and that the α100 is slightly older than the D40x.
So which one should I get? I'm used to many Sony Cyber-shots... and for a DSLR one has to "buy into a brand" ie. the lens, memory card, accessories etc.
2007-11-26 20:32:15 · 5 answers · asked by Qugel 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
"Sony like no other"
2007-11-26 21:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
As already stated, the Sony is really a Minolta. However, all the Minolta MAXXUM AF lenses made since 1985 (when Minolta introduced the AF MAXXUM 7000) will mount to the Sony. You can buy an adapter to use the even older Minolta MC/MD lenses (MC was the original designation for Meter Coupled; MD was the designation for lenses compatible with the Minolta X-700 in Program Mode).
Minolta made a lot of very high quality glass for the older 35mm film cameras* and it continued with glass for the MAXXUM line.
My vote is for the Sony. Having in-camera Image Stabilization means you don't have to pay for it every time you buy a lens.
* Minolta glass, specifically the 16mm f2.8 fisheye and the 35-70mm f3.5 and 70-210mm f4 constant aperture zooms were all licensed by Leica and sold as Leica lenses for the Leica SLR cameras. In fact, the Leica R-3 was really a Minolta XE-7; the Leica R-4 & R-5 were based on the Minolta XD-11. A fact that causes Leicaphiles to break out in hives to this day.
2007-11-26 23:50:05 · answer #2 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't get either.
I'd get the Nikon D80.
The lens selection is much larger than either the Sony or the D40X (autofocuses with all Nikon AF lenses ever since the first one).
This can save you big when you go to buy additional lenses, because the used market is full of great older glass.
A second reason? The D80 has a comfortable, full-sized grip, which you will come to appreciate if you have to hold the thing for a long time.
Hope this helps.
2007-11-27 16:29:34 · answer #3 · answered by V2K1 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sony is new in the DSLR, but they have all of Konica Minoltas stuff. A100 seems to be alot like a rebandaged KM body that was in the works before they buyout. They are both good cameras, and sony has the in body anti-shake. Sony has a in body sensor cleaner (which I've heard mixed results on, Olympus and Pentax one's are better).
Nikon D40x is the more compact and lighter body, with VR lenses available and it's little brother D40 is most popular DSLR body in USA.
2007-11-26 23:11:51 · answer #4 · answered by clavestone 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Despite the well known "Sony" name, do you really want someone's first attempt at a DSLR?
I'd go with Nikon, they've been making DSLR cameras for nearly a decade now! You'd think they'd have it right by now!
2007-11-27 01:52:22 · answer #5 · answered by It's the hair 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋