Roz Land

OK, I admit it...I am a camera-junkie.

But it's been 3 whole years since I bought a new digital camera, and EVERYONE knows how fast technology changes!

After months of researching, reading, looking and thinking about which of the new DSLRs I was going to upgrade to, I finally took the plunge today. I bought a Sony DSLR-A100K. And it is definitely different from my Sony Digital F828 --- no using the LCD image to shoot by (only for review), no auto pop up flash, no nightfinder indicator, no videos---more manual settings than before, and HOPEFULLY, better quality, SHARPER images with 10MP on board. That's one thing I noticed about my old camera--- it didn't shoot well in dim light (even with a flash) and most images tended to be blurry. Action shots just never quite cut it... This new one has image stabilization built into the camera (not the lenses) and a steady feature that's supposed to help that. Rarely used the video feature (we got a GREAT video camera.) Came with an 18-75mm lens and I added a 75-300mm lens to the collection. We shall see. Will definitely be posting more commentary here about it, and samples of photos.

My other choice was the Nikon D80, but just couldn't fork over that much money...and lenses are even MORE expensive. I am still charging the battery, and haven't taken much in the way of photos yet. But I will.....