I am sorry I couldnt find specifications of Sony Alpha A750. For review of other cameras, you may please let me know the price in which you bought it. It will help me compare it with other models available at similar price. There is one more thing... Once you have bought it, then dont think much about how it is better from others :))..... All camera have their good points and bad points and then all users have their good points and bad points in using a particular camera. You should always trust your own photographic equipments. If you cant trust them, you can never take good pics. Technology keeps on upgrading and any equipment which is best in the world at this moment may not be the best next month!!
EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY !!! Pankaj On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Sony Alpha A100 Digital > This seems to be one of the first DSLRs launched by Sony and is out of > market now. It gave a good competition to Canon 40D and Nikon D60 etc. > On the net both pros and cons are available for this camera but over > all it is supposed to be good. > > CANON 40D - Mg alloy body / 22.2 x 14.8 mm CMOS sensor / EOS > Integrated Cleaning System / lens option highest / LCD 3' / ISO 100 - > 3200 / PRICE - highest > NIKON D60 - fibre body / 23.6 x 15.8 mm CCD sensor / Image sensor > cleaning system / lens option more / LCD 2.5' / ISO 100 - 3200 / PRICE > - lowest > SONY A100 - fibre body / 23.6 x 15.8 mm CCD sensor / absent / lens > option less / LCD 2.5' / ISO 100 - 1600 / PRICE - medium > > There are many other features to compare with. > > If I had to choose a long lasting sturdy body, I would have gone > personally for 40D just because it has a magnesium allow body which is > much more sturdy than fibre body though it has smaller sensor but same > megapixel (thats why it is costlier than other two). > > If I had to look for price (fixed budget) then with similar features I > would have gone for Nikon at lowest price. > > Why wouldnt I choose Sony, because it has lesser lens option as its > lens mount is not compatible with all. At the same price and similar > options, Nikon is always a better option for me over Sony and > remember, I belong to Nikon fanclub!! :)). > > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 8:14 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> Very good write up and equally matching photographs. Thanks Pankaj ji. Well >> said "Photography is an art and that is within you and not in the camera." >> Perhaps you can give a good interpretation. I find my Sony alpha 100 DSLR >> (with normal lens and a telephoto lens; my son has alpha 750 which I used in >> California for photography) giving good results for focusing plant parts and >> I use extension tubes (have not yet bought a real macro lens) for close ups, >> but for general profile of plant especially habit I find my Panasonic Lumix >> (DMC-ZS3, 25 mm wide angle, 12 x, HD movie; Leica DC VARIO-ELMAR >> 1:3.3-4.9/4.1-49.2 ASPH.) giving good results. All parts are equally >> focussed. I also use it for portraits and video recordings. Perhaps you can >> throw some light on that. >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 1:32 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Well written, Pankaj. Thanks for sharing your valuable experiences in a >>> simple manner. >>> This useful episode is going great!!! >>> Look forward for more such nicely written articles on the subject. Keep it >>> ON! >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Vijayasankar Raman >>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>> University of Mississippi >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> How to SELECT? >>>> >>>> Before selecting, the foremost thing is to decide your budget. You may >>>> be lured by better cameras once you started knowing about them hence >>>> you will have to limit yourself with the budget, i.e., stop looking at >>>> anything beyond your budget. You may at times feel like, "ok if I add >>>> few more thousands to my budget then after 2-3 months I will buy >>>> another and better camera!!". But remember, companies keep on >>>> releasing new models throughout the year and hence better models keep >>>> coming. After 3 months you may realise that there is still a better >>>> option which you have to wait for another few months and this goes >>>> on.....so STOP AND LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE AT THE SHOPS, >>>> unless you are planning to go for a very high end camera. >>>> >>>> One more thing you should remember that buying during festive seasons >>>> may give you lot of discounts and other accessory offers. For people >>>> living outside India, especially in Europe or USA, the best time to >>>> get many offers are during Christmas sale. You really get some >>>> extraordinarily cheap rates. >>>> >>>> Once you have fixed your budget, its time for setting up your priorities: >>>> >>>> 1. Sensor Size (Bigger the sensor size, better better should be the >>>> result. Sensor can usually be of two types, CMOS or CCD. There is no >>>> clearcut distinction about which is better, but CMOS use less power, >>>> are faster and comparatively cheaper than CCD). >>>> 2. Megapixel (at optimum size, 10 megapixel is good enough, you may >>>> think of 12 megapixel too, but always remember, that you need an >>>> external storage device for all your pictures and a bigger flash card >>>> too. Most of us are not planning to get a door size printouts of our >>>> pictures, hence limiting yourself to 12 megapixel is a good idea). >>>> 3. Body Size (some cameras are heavy and in field at times you really >>>> find it to be too heavy and curse yourself for carrying it especially >>>> on long or high altitude treks.) >>>> 4. Modes: Look out for the MANUAL mode. Any camera with MANUAL mode >>>> gives you more option to create your own modes for taking shots. If >>>> you are looking for closeup shots then look for availability of MACRO >>>> mode and also look for the minimum closeup distance of the lens. Its >>>> usually written on the lens or the camera body. Also look for the >>>> placement of FLASH on the camera at the minimum closeup distance. >>>> Because if you want to use flash on macro mode then it castes a shadow >>>> of the hood on the subject. Ability to use flash in macro is always a >>>> good option. In compact cameras and prosumers, if you have a camera >>>> with lens which doesnt pop out then its always good. This technology >>>> is called INTERNAL FOCUSING (IF) and its written on the lens or body >>>> for DSLRs. For compact cameras, this is a good option as it doesnot >>>> caste shadow of the hood on the subject. >>>> 5. Attachment options: Some lower end camera also comes with accessory >>>> lens (attaching other wideangle or telezoom lens) and extra flash >>>> attachment options. So if such options are available then its good to >>>> enhance your creativity as well as the usage of you camera. >>>> >>>> REMEMBER, A GOOD CAMERA WILL NOT GIVE YOU GOOD RESULTS. IT ALWAYS >>>> DEPEND ON YOUR OWN ABILITY TO USE A CAMERA PROPERLY TO GET THE BEST >>>> RESULTS OUT OF IT. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Pankaj >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *********************************************** >>>> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >>>> >>>> >>>> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>>> Research Associate >>>> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >>>> Department of Habitat Ecology >>>> Wildlife Institute of India >>>> Post Box # 18 >>>> Dehradun - 248001, India >>> >> >> >> > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
