kiwi303 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 If you go Sony, the Minolta Maxxum AF lenses with the MA Minolta mount go right up to the Sony Alpha A mount since Sony simply bought out Minolta when they went under. Many of the early Sony lenses are just later Minolta lenses with Sony branding replacing the Minolta logos. There are LOTS of cheap Minolta lenses with the same quality as Canon or Nikon lenses available for much cheaper than the more famous brands. through there are also lots of Minolta lenses with less quality than Nikon or Canon too to be honest, you'd need to do a bit of research buying second hand glass, but the Minolta AF range of lenses is cheap and available and well capable of giving good shots. I'm watching ebay currently for a good cheap Sony A300/A350 DSLR refurb now... What it came down to me to decide for Sony was Holding the different brands, I didn't like the feel of the Canon or the Nikon compared to the Sony, the Sonys just felt so much more "right" in my hands. And for my definate Amateur level, it's not like I need excessive amounts of Pro features, I just want a cheapish camera that can supplement my P150 Sony point and shoot with a decent telephoto lense for outdoors shots which are too far to zoom the PnS to snap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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