The Sony Alpha range have a good pedigree. They took over the Minolta range and have further developed it. One of their advantages is they have the Minolta anti shake system built into the body, so all lenses you use have this advantage. Other systems like Nikon build it into the lens, so you need a range of lenses. Plus I think the sensors used by Nikon and Canon are made by Sony, so apart from processing electronics the pics should all be the same quality.

And older autofocus minolta lenses fit the sony mount, so you can buy older film cameras and reuse the lenses.

Ken

I recently sold my Canon EOS 40D which I thought was an excellent camera. I would agree with what has been said on here, depending on how much you are going to use the camera you need to think about the cost of lenses and perhaps buy a camera that has a good lens range. Canons are good for this as you can buy the sigma lenses which are good quality and less expensive.

Thanks for the replies given me a bit to think about . From whats been said i'm  edging toward the cannon as it seems to have more options on lenes etc but i 'll have a look about and i'm sure i'll be asking more questions what ever one i get.  At least it  seems theres not bad makes.
Thanks again.
Lee

lee4206 wrote on 05. Dec 2009 at 16:49:


Lee - you're not far away. If you want to come out and take a few shots, see what it's all about, etc. when you return just give me a shout.

Kevin

lee4206 wrote on 10. Dec 2009 at 23:12:


Should fit the bill nicely.

Next step is to wean yourself off the "Auto" mode and start experimenting.

Kevin

Beware of sigma lenses, I have had a few and after a few years the seals seem to fail resulting in fogged internal lense surfaces.