Sony Alpha A100K 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 Lens by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony Alpha A100K 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 Lens
Digital camera Review: Great first DLSR camera
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had experience with other DLSR's but this is the the first one I've owned myself.. and so far it's great.. with a good highspeed C card I can take pics all day on one battery.. I've got it dialed down to 5MPs and the quality is still great.. the availability of other brand accessories is still a little light but I trust the Sony name will soon encorage more companies to develop products for the A100 camera.. the internal image stabiliser is pretty cool but I dont have enough photogrhpy experience to know how good this camera really is.. but overall I like it and that's what counts.Digital camera Review: Happy Photographer is enjoying his A100
Summary: 5 Stars
Ace Digital did a fine job in getting the order and sending the camera the same day. Tracking on UPS worked fine. It arrived in good order.
The A100K is a great camera. I have been a SLR photographer for a long time, pleased with the switch to PHD cameras generally (push here, dummy), but longing for the control and especially the accuracy of focusing that an SLR provides. The A100 does the job beautifully. Pictures are crisp and predictable. The 3 FPS cycle is fast. Battery life is awesome, including the sleep mode it drops into even when the flash is up. The literature claims 750 photos per charge, with every other shot using the flash, and I believe it.
The only thing I have found is that the Auto setting on the guide wheel is not what you want to use for everyday photos. If you are takng landscape shots, use the landscape setting. Ditto for portraits. Ditto for close ups. Auto does not do the best job for any of these conditions. In fact, I try to stay away from Auto, and I have found this curious. The problem is in focusing more than exposure.
The focus evaluation setting is really helpful. You can see if you had shake or subject movement very easily. The anti-shake function is really hard to evaluate: if the subject is a bit blurry, does this mean that the anti-shake didn't work, or that the subject moved? Tripod use improves focusing accuracy, but then it would on any camera.
I added the Sony 70-300 mm telephoto lens and I am really happy with that as well. Great resolution, especially at max tele settings. I live 30 miles away from a mountain with a lookout hut on top, and I can see the hut clearly at the 300 setting, using a tripod.
One last comment about tranferring photos. The Sony-supplied cable connection is 20x faster than removing the CF card and using the card reader on my HP computer. Since the 10 MP photos are 2.3 MB each, this time savings is considerable.
This is a great camera. I am very happy with it.
Digital camera Review: High Quality - Perfect Images
Summary: 5 Stars
The Sony Alpha A100K is the best camera I have ever owned. The images are nothing short of spectacular.
The lens mount allows you to use telephoto lenses from other camera's. I have an expensive telephoto lens that was on my old 35mm Minolta and it fit this Sony digital perfectly. You will notice a lot of Minolta features on this Sony since Minolta has left the camera business.
The image stabilization feature makes it real hard to mess up a shot.
If you are a beginner or a pro, this camera is easy to use for perfect pictures every time.
Digital camera Review: I LOVE this camera!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've owned this camera for over a year now and have had absolutely no problems with it. The photos are fantastic, it is very easy to operate and produces very professional results. It's a very comfortable camera to hold and has a large LCD screen on back that's very user friendly. Some cameras have a menu system that can be complicated or just ugly, but not this camera. Highly recommended! I would absolutely buy this camera again if something happened to the one I have now.Digital camera Review: I love it!
Summary: 5 Stars
After 2 months of use I can find nothing wrong with this camera.I have found the color and the detail of my pictures from this camera matches exactly the picture my mind had formed when I was taking it. As I said in the heading I LOVE IT!