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[Godsmack 361]

Does anyone want my dayton or morel stuff? I'm really wanting to go with boss or lightning audio.

So whats bringing on this sarcasm this morning?

J

[nem 2,019]

Ok after my son's graduation I have been thinking of getting an SLR cammea after looking at other pictures. I really like the Sony Alpha series. I am looking at the a57 or the a65. If anybody has experience with either, let me know what you think about it.

[ssh 924]

Does anyone want my dayton or morel stuff? I'm really wanting to go with boss or lightning audio.

So whats bringing on this sarcasm this morning?

J

Frustration is my bet.

[ssh 924]

Opps, I was looking at a ffp version vortex on their site, but looking at the regular version at swfa. Now I notice the extra price difference.

[Frostedflakejake 148]

Ok after my son's graduation I have been thinking of getting an SLR cammea after looking at other pictures. I really like the Sony Alpha series. I am looking at the a57 or the a65. If anybody has experience with either, let me know what you think about it.

I know it's not one of the models listed, but Shogen has an a580. Might be worth asking him

[dem beats 1,223]

Opps, I was looking at a ffp version vortex on their site, but looking at the regular version at swfa. Now I notice the extra price difference.

Lol

Yeah.... I was wondering how you got that price jump. If you join snipers hide, and call the guy who runs the sight he may hook you up with a deal. It may not work, but its worth a try.

[nem 2,019]

Ok after my son's graduation I have been thinking of getting an SLR cammea after looking at other pictures. I really like the Sony Alpha series. I am looking at the a57 or the a65. If anybody has experience with either, let me know what you think about it.

I know it's not one of the models listed, but Shogen has an a580. Might be worth asking him

I looked at that one, it is very nice too.

[Julian 641]

Ok after my son's graduation I have been thinking of getting an SLR cammea after looking at other pictures. I really like the Sony Alpha series. I am looking at the a57 or the a65. If anybody has experience with either, let me know what you think about it.

I know it's not one of the models listed, but Shogen has an a580. Might be worth asking him

I looked at that one, it is very nice too.

Ive used the Sony a55 extensively and love it, the stock lens is kinda garbage on it but it is good for taking video. If you get some aftermarket lenses you will be seriously able to take a picture of anything and make it look professional. I will be buying my friends sometime soon too.

Edited June 13, 2012 by Julian

[nem 2,019]

Ok after my son's graduation I have been thinking of getting an SLR cammea after looking at other pictures. I really like the Sony Alpha series. I am looking at the a57 or the a65. If anybody has experience with either, let me know what you think about it.

I know it's not one of the models listed, but Shogen has an a580. Might be worth asking him

I looked at that one, it is very nice too.

Ive used the Sony a55 extensively and love it, the stock lens is kinda garbage on it but it is good for taking video. If you get some aftermarket lenses you will be seriously able to take a picture of anything and make it look professional. I will be buying my friends sometime soon too.

I can get extra lens, they are offering some nice bundle deals on the Sony store.

[Julian 641]

Ok after my son's graduation I have been thinking of getting an SLR cammea after looking at other pictures. I really like the Sony Alpha series. I am looking at the a57 or the a65. If anybody has experience with either, let me know what you think about it.

I know it's not one of the models listed, but Shogen has an a580. Might be worth asking him

I looked at that one, it is very nice too.

Ive used the Sony a55 extensively and love it, the stock lens is kinda garbage on it but it is good for taking video. If you get some aftermarket lenses you will be seriously able to take a picture of anything and make it look professional. I will be buying my friends sometime soon too.

I can get extra lens, they are offering some nice bundle deals on the Sony store.

you could always just buy the shell then buy new lenses instead of getting the stock one.

[Frostedflakejake 148]

^highly recommend this if you have the money

that's what I did.

[Julian 641]

If you are interested in making video with it I would suggest also buying an external mic.

[nem 2,019]

Their bundle option offers that.

[Julian 641]

You can get great Minolta lenses on Ebay for cheap.

[nem 2,019]

This would be the lens I would buy with it.

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665927767

[Julian 641]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Lenses-Filters-/78997/i.html?_nkw=minolta

[The enD 467]

Neal, heard anything from Mechman?

[nem 2,019]

Neal, heard anything from Mechman?

Not a word, not that I am suprised. Since Eric left I think their time is spent on other forums, but I will tell you this when I am ready to buy I am going with a Singer.

[Julian 641]

whats going on with them?

[nem 2,019]

whats going on with them?

I ask who won the contest, it would be nice if they spend a little time on SSA. They do sell their products after all.

[Julian 641]

whats going on with them?

I ask who won the contest, it would be nice if they spend a little time on SSA. They do sell their products after all.

what contest?

[The enD 467]

Neal, heard anything from Mechman?

Not a word, not that I am suprised. Since Eric left I think their time is spent on other forums, but I will tell you this when I am ready to buy I am going with a Singer.

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No response on caraudio too. I'll be probably going with a EA.

[nem 2,019]

whats going on with them?

I ask who won the contest, it would be nice if they spend a little time on SSA. They do sell their products after all.

what contest?

Their alt give away from last month.

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/topic/55375-mechman-may-giveaway/

[Frostedflakejake 148]

http://www.ebay.com/...ml?_nkw=minolta

meh. Cheap glass is cheap glass. Haven't used their new stuff, but their old stuff really was sub-par in my opinion.

This would be the lens I would buy with it.

http://store.sony.co...552921665927767

I would say that 55mm isn't wide enough for a good all purpose lens. I would try to get closer to 30mm. I have a cheap 55-300mm (Sigma) and I can tell you that the 55mm is simply not wide enough for me to keep it on the camera. I only use it for macro or zoom shots. I strongly advise getting another lens to accompany that telephoto.

[The enD 467]

I don't know, but DSLR is quite an investment, so it will be wise to do some reading before any kind of purchase.