I find myself looking very seriously at a Sony product...

[dug777]

The price is relatively attractive here, the reviews i've read have been very complementary on the whole, and the in-camera IS is always nice...

Lens? I'd like a nice prime...

 

[yhelothar]

It's a nice camera, but if you have an extra $200 lying around, I'd get the Pentax K10D.
Pentax makes some fine primes.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: astroidea
It's a nice camera, but if you have an extra $200 lying around, I'd get the Pentax K10D.
Pentax makes some fine primes.

That's also in the running i suppose..i've heard the K10D is tiny tho? I've got reasonably large hands, the 'ist' pentaxes felt extremly small and uncomfortable to use...

How does it compare to the Alpha? If you were to recommend a prime for the Alpha, what would it be??

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Burn the heathen! :|

 

[KLin]

*throws a Nikon camera at dug777*

The power of Nikon compells you!! 😀

 

[dug777]

but but the D80 costs lots (altho i assume i could 'borrow' my old man's F80 lenses when i'm visting the folks?)...

😱

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

/me gets out matches and petrol

 

[dug777]

/dug heads off to eat a festive New Years Eve dinner with his folks and missus 😉

*wonders what the thread will look like on his return*

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

You're gonna burn, pretty boy!

 

[imported_Mike]

Sony makes some nice cameras, but the A100 is not their best work. Since they are relatively new to the DSLR scene and it isn't bad, I'll forgive them. 😉

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: Mike
Sony makes some nice cameras, but the A100 is not their best work. Since they are relatively new to the DSLR scene and it isn't bad, I'll forgive them. 😉

Suggestions for a prime? 😛

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: Mike
Sony makes some nice cameras, but the A100 is not their best work. Since they are relatively new to the DSLR scene and it isn't bad, I'll forgive them. 😉

Suggestions for a prime? 😛

Um, why are you taking my lame thread hijack attempt and dismissing it with a question that keeps this thread on topic? :Q

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: Mike
Sony makes some nice cameras, but the A100 is not their best work. Since they are relatively new to the DSLR scene and it isn't bad, I'll forgive them. 😉

Suggestions for a prime? 😛

Um, why are you taking my lame thread hijack attempt and dismissing it with a question that keeps this thread on topic? :Q

😱

um...

Happy New Year from me? It's 2007 here 😎

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: Mike
Sony makes some nice cameras, but the A100 is not their best work. Since they are relatively new to the DSLR scene and it isn't bad, I'll forgive them. 😉

Suggestions for a prime? 😛

Um, why are you taking my lame thread hijack attempt and dismissing it with a question that keeps this thread on topic? :Q

😱

um...

Happy New Year from me? It's 2007 here 😎

You bastard!

Originally posted by: icejunkie

I hate how dug is in like the future and sh!t...

Happy New Year :beer:

 

[JulesMaximus]

Happy New Year mate! :beer:

And whatever you do, don't buy a Canon camera (although, a 30D would fit your large paws as well as any full size DSLR). 😉

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Happy New Year mate! :beer:

And whatever you do, don't buy a Canon camera (although, a 30D would fit your large paws as well as any full size DSLR). 😉

😱

I'll rethink this wehn i'm not so happily inebriated :beer:

HAppy New Year!

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: astroidea
It's a nice camera, but if you have an extra $200 lying around, I'd get the Pentax K10D.
Pentax makes some fine primes.

That's also in the running i suppose..i've heard the K10D is tiny tho? I've got reasonably large hands, the 'ist' pentaxes felt extremly small and uncomfortable to use...

How does it compare to the Alpha? If you were to recommend a prime for the Alpha, what would it be??

Ah but the *ist cameras were meant to be small lightweight cameras.
The K10D is designed to be more of a pro camera.
Check out Wesley Fink's recent review
He says the K10D feels the most solid, is the heaviest, and has the best build.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: Mike
Sony makes some nice cameras, but the A100 is not their best work. Since they are relatively new to the DSLR scene and it isn't bad, I'll forgive them. 😉

Suggestions for a prime? 😛

Pentax 77mm F/1.9 Limited
🙂
The Pentax 50mm F/1.4 only costs $180, while the Sony version costs $350 - nearly double the price for pretty much the same thing.

 

[dug777]

Cheers astroidea, i might have a rethink, go in and try holding a K10D 🙂