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Well, with some trepidation I've decided it's time to migrate from my Olympus OM-10 and Samsung digicompact to a digital SLR. I've not been able to get into my darkroom for six months due to house renovation and I'm not likely to soon. I'm really not impressed with compact over my 35mm prints, and basically it's time to upgrade 
Interest was initially sparked by the Sony Alpha 200, and it's attractive price point (£270 with 18-70mm lens). Further digging and shopping around has led me to the Alpha 300 (with 18-70mm) and the Nikon D60 (with 18-55mm AF-S) for £350-380. Reviews suggest however that the D60 is quite underwhelming for the price, and I'm currently favouring the
A300. Conversely, I have been told that the bundled 18-70mm with the Sonys has been slated. It's a shame that no dSLRs use the OM mount
The only thing I'm not really interested in are the Pentax/Olympus micro four/thirds cameras - I like my technology chunky
My budget won't really be able to stretch much beyond £400 as an absolute maximum, preferring to spend around £300-350(there's a reason I use a 20 year old SLR). Are there any competitors that I should consider? Does anyone have any recommendations for this price point, or experience with the cameras that I've mentioned?
Interest was initially sparked by the Sony Alpha 200, and it's attractive price point (£270 with 18-70mm lens). Further digging and shopping around has led me to the Alpha 300 (with 18-70mm) and the Nikon D60 (with 18-55mm AF-S) for £350-380. Reviews suggest however that the D60 is quite underwhelming for the price, and I'm currently favouring the
A300. Conversely, I have been told that the bundled 18-70mm with the Sonys has been slated. It's a shame that no dSLRs use the OM mount
The only thing I'm not really interested in are the Pentax/Olympus micro four/thirds cameras - I like my technology chunky
My budget won't really be able to stretch much beyond £400 as an absolute maximum, preferring to spend around £300-350(there's a reason I use a 20 year old SLR
). Are there any competitors that I should consider? Does anyone have any recommendations for this price point, or experience with the cameras that I've mentioned?