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Thread ID: 96036	2008-12-26 08:49:00	D90 vs 450D vs A300 SLR choices	sam m (517)	PC World Chat

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732565	2008-12-26 19:32:00	Don't bother with Sony they are not a contender in the SLR market. Canon and Nikon are the two consumer level SLR contenders IMHO. Any Camera Club member will tell you the same. Totally agree! Local club just about evenly divided between the two brands. :)	R.M. (561)
732566	2008-12-26 19:58:00	Dean F - I thought that it didnt matter which of the 3 brands I am looking at in regards to lenses as you can get a Sigma lens which will fit. Yeah you can get Sigma lenses - or Tokina any of the other brands that make lenses with the same mounts as the camera you have - but as an economic decision over the long term, it isn't worth it. If your hobby grows and you get more lenses and end up selling some - then you will lose a lot of money on the non-brand lenses. For instance, Nikon lenses made thirty years ago are still worth good money.	Deane F (8204)
732567	2008-12-26 20:23:00	Yeah you can get Sigma lenses - or Tokina any of the other brands that make lenses with the same mounts as the camera you have - but as an economic decision over the long term, it isn't worth it. If your hobby grows and you get more lenses and end up selling some - then you will lose a lot of money on the non-brand lenses. For instance, Nikon lenses made thirty years ago are still worth good money. Great info. This is the sort of stuff that I wouldnt have thought to ask or consider. Still considering the D90, just need to convince the wife :D	sam m (517)
732568	2008-12-26 21:05:00	For my money I would leave the Sony - they bought the licencing from Minolta so you're really getting an older system than that which Nikon or Canon have developed for digital. Interesting, In all the reading I done before purchase no one mentioned it was old gear bought from someone else, You have a link to this information?	Metla (12)
732569	2008-12-26 21:07:00	Oh... Sony α (Greek letter alpha) is a digital SLR camera system introduced on June 5, 2006[1]. It utilizes and expands upon Konica Minolta camera technologies, including the Minolta AF SLR lens mount, whose assets were acquired by Sony after the end of Minolta's camera operations in early 2006. Sony also has an 11.08% ownership stake in Japanese lens manufacturer Tamron,[2] which is known to have partnered Konica Minolta and Sony in the design and manufacturer of many zoom lenses.	Metla (12)
732570	2008-12-26 21:12:00	Interesting, In all the reading I done before purchase no one mentioned it was old gear bought from someone else, You have a link to this information? Its nothing to worry about, were really going out to buy extra lenses.	plod (107)
732571	2008-12-26 21:24:00	Interesting, In all the reading I have done before purchase no one mentioned it was old gear bought from someone else, You have a link to this information? Indeed, we live and learn.	Cicero (40)
732572	2008-12-26 21:49:00	Indeed, we live and learn. I have always liked the Sony brand and was drawn to the Sony camera as friend has one. Camera salesman told me of the link to Minolta which didnt worry me. He also reasoned that Sony are being very price competitive to get into the market which goes someway to explain the price difference.	sam m (517)
732573	2008-12-26 22:18:00	Indeed, we live and learn. True, but it makes no difference really, The camera is highly rated in every review I have read, and the thousands of posts at various forums I visited before purchase. As far as the Lens are concerned, I reckon I can get by with 2 or 3, and wouldn't spend more then a few hundred dollars on one, So I'm not concerned about losing money or lack of options.Hell, I lose near $300 a week on food.... Quite satisfied I bought exactly the right camera, for me.	Metla (12)
732574	2008-12-26 22:49:00	I once had all the best canon kit,till I realised there wasn't a photographer in me trying to get out,so now make do with box brownie equivalent.	Cicero (40)
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