Sony DSLRs

Django x2

Django x2

Django x2

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Hi chaps,

I have an ageing Sony A200, which I bought on a bit of a whim, with kit lens and a Minolta prime.

Now, one of my cousins swears by Sony DSLR's, and I can't quite remember why, he says something like they are the only brand to do something clever with the camera internals and that's why he buys them.

Personally, I fancy a move over to Nikon as I just prefer the feel and the shots that they take off the bat. I used to have to work the Sony hard to get a decent shot.

Am I nuts? This isn't a hobby, I just like to occasionally take out the DSLR and take some shots, holidays, baby, dog, stuff like that.
 
Sony have tried lots if different things, within their DSLR line they changed to a semi-translucent mirror technology (SLT). It has pros and cons,,generally cons IMO and has been done before by canon amongst other but the tradeoffs were deemed not worth it.

Sony have some good cameras and lens, some innovative technology and they try hard. But really, everything is a bit disjoint and confusing. Their DSLR line up seems like a dead end to me yet this has all the good lenses. Their NEX cameras are good but have minimal lenses. Their new FF NEX is appealing up has hardly any lenses yet.

Nikon is old school and slow to innovate in general (although they had the first image stabilized lens AFAIK and had the worlds first DSLR), rid camera are really photography related with things like video or HDR modes not as well integrated as the competitors. They make camera for photographers really, and they do it very well. Things like autofocus aren't touched by Sony, despite Sony's claims.
 
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