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I first got a Sony A57 a few years ago for a trip to South Africa. It exceeded my expectations! I just got another one to keep on a tripod to take photos of birds at our feeder. I am using Minolta Maxxum lenses which work perfectly and equally as well at a fraction of the the cost of similiar Sony lenses. This is a good travel camera! Very flexible and produces great prints! I have made prints up to 13x19 that are absolutely beautifull. Lenses are available in both Sony and Maxxum brands that allow you to photograph virtually anything.
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Used Camera bodies...know this: Bad Pixels are sometimes hard to spot until a critical moment. The only drawback to this purchase was two bad pixel clusters on the sensor. But the camera is still quite usable and very nice. The SONY A58 is a newer, lighter version of the A-Mount SONY's, but lacks many of the best features of the A57.
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Pros: Low noise @ high ISO, well balanced body, clear image zoom, excellent battery life Cons: EVF is a little hard to get used to Bought this as an upgrade from the a380 and couldn't believe the difference in picture quality, especially at high ISO. Less noise @ ISO 3200 than the a380 had a ISO 800. Easier to handle (larger grip), much longer battery life (almost twice as long), and love the Sweep Panorama. Have even been able to take hand-held shots as slow as 1/5 of a second shutter speed. The only worry I had when I bought this was whether my Sigma lenses would work, especially the older ones, but they work perfectly. Sony has really hit a home run with this camera.
I purchased the Sony Alpha 57 for my caribbean cruise. I took over 1000 pictures and some video. I still have a lot to learn about camera what a huge product for such a reasonable buy, as I bought it used. I am so happy, so satisfied. I cannot believe the beauty and the clarity of the pictures. Sony is top of the line. Very incredible for the price what I have and all the features. Thank you Sony!
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I have used this model shooting indoors with horrible light with no flash at all and got excellent pictures shooting in RAW. I absolutely love this camera, It is best shot at f1.4-2.8 minolta AF lenses for fast action. Hands down this is the BEST CROP SENSOR to date in 2015. If you want to spend the extra $$ and buy a Nikon D7100 you will get a little better imaging but price wise, your buying a D300S and getting much more for the $$.
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