Sony Alpha DSLR SLT A55 Translucent Mirror Digital Camera, 16.2 Megapixel, Quick AF Full HD Movie, Live View with Phase Detection, 15-Point Autofocus

2012-08-26T21:00:00

I am not a professional, just like taking pictures. I take mostly landscape and wildlife photos. I also do alot of macro shots of flowers, bugs etc. I recently bought a second A55 Sony body. I wanted to be able to put another lens on it, so I wouldn't have to keep changing lens all the time. Once I was familiar with the camera I loved it. It is not heavy, and has alot of great features. If I had one complaint it would be, getting use to the small grip it has. I was use to the Sony A100 before I got the A55.I would reccommend but phasing out for newer models!

Harley G.

2012-05-13T21:00:00

Have been using for wedding and vacation shooting since May 2011. Love the sweep panorama for doing a bridal party shot. My customers love it when I present an 8x24 group shot as a thank you for their wedding business. The 16mp is more than enough for the enlargements and handles well in all situations.

GLEN E.

2012-04-02T21:00:00

I find this camera very easy to use and the resulting pics are great. My only compaint is the on / off switch location and action makes it easy to turn on / off by mistake. Good battery life.

abaneki

2012-01-28T19:00:00

Advance innovations with internal HDR, sweep panoramas, and many other leading features. Very reasonable price for all that it offers.

WALLACE P.

2011-11-20T19:00:00

great camera at low price. Just love 10fps and panarama capability

FRANK M.

2011-11-02T21:00:00

Sony has been very smart to continue most featyres pioneered by Minolta

Fast F.

2011-10-16T21:00:00

Having owned big dslr with heavy lenses is always an hassle during travels. Lugging around pounds of equipment while walking around France whole day or any other cities is such a pain. Coming from big grip cameras handling the A55 was awkward and uncomfortable at first but after weeks of daily use it's the opposite. Eventually I sold all my big cameras and lenses and went to the lighter one. A55 + Sal 16-105 and 70-300G was the perfect combo for me. Now I enjoy more photography and liveview is very useful, in fact my usage of this feature is 85% (as I avoid the casual photographers pose, peeping through OFV, it's a magnet to pickpockets in some third world countries) though the image in EFV is huge. One thing annoying is the battery life but solved when I bought an extra battery. Don't believe to those people in the internet that bashes this camera because of loss of light due to translucent mirror blocking the sensor. It's only a half stop, in real life shooting and printing it will show no difference. Don't also believe pixel peepers because they don't really shoot and most of them don't own this camera. ISO 3200 hundred is still very useful though the highest value I use is 1600. There's also a lot of fun features such as HDR, face detection, smile shutter, sweep panorama, posterization effects, 10 frames per second for sports and a lot more to discover. Buy this camera, AF is amazingly fast compared to it's peers, and I'm sure you'll gonna enjoy it! Life is too short lets buy the most enjoyable things that will make us happy, A55 is one of them hehehehe!

aml43

2011-09-03T21:00:00

Have used for 3 weddings and a fireworks show. Everything I needed to capture fantastic memories. 10fps and the panoramic feature allowed me to present the newlyweds with images that left them nearly speechless.

GLEN E.

2011-09-03T21:00:00

I have 2 small kids doing all kinds of sports. The phase detection autofocus VDO and 10 fps allow me to take great pictures and VDO.

Tommy

2011-09-03T21:00:00

I like the potential built into this technical wonder. The weight savings alone for me, as I am older, is a boon to my photography, as I carry my camera often, wherever I go. Point and shoot camera's do not have the quality or versatility this unit delivers, and at a modest price. Sony has really advanced in the field very rapidly, and has unlimited potential with their developing product line.

lDICK F.

2011-09-03T21:00:00

Have used this product in all my travels, famjily situations, etc. No problems thus far after several thousand pictures.

DAVID O.

2011-04-06T21:00:00

Along with my Sony G 70-400 lens, this is great for my bird photography hobby. It has very fast focus with the lens unlike my old Sony camera. I love having both the HD video and panarama mode on one camera. So far I haven't found any cons. Love the GPS so I can see where I took a photo.

littlebirder

2010-11-10T19:00:00

Being a previous user of an A700 the new A55 is a big step forward, it is sharp, great image quality, light and easy to use. The only big problem here is that the electronic viewfinder (awesome)cannot work independently from the LCD. Being that the case when I tested it with my Interfit studio light and set the camera to the settings for shooting with the softbox and umbrella the LCD goes almost black and therefore the viewfinder as well so you need to shoot blind. I called Sony and there was no way to fix that. Hey, is an electronic viewfinder. I returned it to the place I bought it and ordered the A580 from Sony with a optical viewfinder in hope the problem would be solved. If you don't shoot in studio this camera is great. Otherwise consider the A580.

ERNESTO G.