Sony Alpha DSLR-A700
Cameras Buying Guide
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October 29, 2007 12:34
4.5/5
My father has the Alpha DSLR-A100 and this has easier access to frequently used controls. This is a very enjoyable camera to hold and shoot. You will never regret this purchase. -
December 11, 2008 09:32
5.0/5
If somebody had told her this was a Nikon with a Nikon label on it...her review would have been glowing, with an excellent rating. She would have gone on and on about how wonderful the new "Nikon" is and how all of its feature sets are so much simpler now...take my advice. I've owned full-frame "pro" cameras by both Nikon and Canon...and I'm sick of them both. I'll take Sony anytime. Easy to use, professional quality imaging and ergonomis galore. Intuitive? My God YES!!! The lenses you can use with this camera are great, and no other vertical grip can compare to this one and the one for the A900. Be the future of professional photography. I'm an ALPHA!!! -
October 25, 2008 08:59
5.0/5
I wanted to update myself leaving my old Nikon D40 and, even while I was a little sckeptical about Sony, took the advise of a friend. I don't regret any single penny I spent in this camera! -
March 10, 2008 08:18
4.5/5
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February 26, 2008 01:41
4.5/5
I love my A700 and wouldn't trade it for any competitor's equivalent model, even though I've always wanted a Nikon camera. Controls are easy to navigate, and I love that it can sync studio lights (haven't had a chance to utilize that feature yet). My 3500i flash (BTW, the onboard flash produces better results than any other built-in I've ever seen), and 3 lenses from my Minolta 7xi film camera all work on the A700. Not having to shell out the cash to replace those items mitigates its $1,500 price tag. No space to go into great detail, but suffice it to say that you can take advantage of the A700's myriad of features, use it as a fully manual camera, or even a simple point-and-shoot -- all with great results. -
November 13, 2007 01:26
4.5/5
Overall superb, I jumped ship leaving my Nikon F5 to the moth balls, first digital SLR, and so far I am truly impressed, I love my Leica point and shoot digitals, but I cannot get it to go fast enough to catch the great expressions my kids make, or enough contrast from the scenery - this camera though, handles it very well. I splurged for a few lenses, Sony 50mm and 75-300mm, as well as a Tamron 11-16 and feel I need at least one more to make it a solid kit 16-80mm from Zeiss/Sony. Although it is not touted as a professional camera, I would put it right up there in their class, for the weight to quality ratio it is the pack leader the Canon and Nikon are just too heavy for a digi cam the speed is with a 40x+ CF card and with 8gigs I can easily put a couple of thousand images on one card the battery though rated for 605 shots has lasted for me thus far delivering about 1100 on one charge the biggest negative I have it the lack of an f-mount converter for the Sony system , that would have been cool. It has only been here for two weeks, but I am confident enough at this point to write this review and add it to the stable. -
November 3, 2007 08:27
4.5/5
It doesn't take too many unusable photos.
