Comments about Sony Sony a500 Digital SLR Camera, 12.3 Megapixel & 3.0" LCD Screen, with DT 18-55mm Lens:

Nice overall design, fits well in hand, love built in stability, and acepts my older Minolta lenses. I I had this camera now for two weeks, and have used it to shoot a soccer game, and some wildlife photos. The 5 fps is nice for both action and wildlife, it also comes in hand when shooting a 2 and 5 year old when they play. The ability to take my older lenses with the minolta a mount. This just added value to the camera and no need for me to buy more lenses. All featers work well on my old lenses also. I also like the high iso nice for low light work if needed, and the built in stability means i dont need is lenses which also cuts my cost down. This camera does not have video but i didnt want video so i dont miss it. I looked at both canon and nikon and went with sony. I am very happy with my choice!