Sony Alpha A900 Digital SLR

does anyone have any comments (good or bad) on the Sony Alpha A900
Digital SLR? I have never went to digital and have always used a
Minolta 9xi and have some very nice lens that would mount to the Sony
and am very used to the full frame view finder. I would like to try one
but at my age (75) I hate to put a large amount of money in something
but I do want something with a full view viewfinder and would like to be
able to use my lens. Thanks for any input.

JAS
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JAS wrote:

does anyone have any comments (good or bad) on the Sony Alpha A900
Digital SLR? I have never went to digital and have always used a
Minolta 9xi and have some very nice lens that would mount to the Sony
and am very used to the full frame view finder. I would like to try one
but at my age (75) I hate to put a large amount of money in something
but I do want something with a full view viewfinder and would like to be
able to use my lens. Thanks for any input.

It's looks are very cool and the mount is the same as Minoltas but I
don't know how well the the metering works. YMMV.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/AA900/AA900A.HTM

http://www.docs.sony.com/release/DSLRA900.pdf
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JAS wrote:

does anyone have any comments (good or bad) on the Sony Alpha A900
Digital SLR? I have never went to digital and have always used a
Minolta 9xi and have some very nice lens that would mount to the Sony
and am very used to the full frame view finder. I would like to try one
but at my age (75) I hate to put a large amount of money in something
but I do want something with a full view viewfinder and would like to be
able to use my lens. Thanks for any input.

It's looks are very cool and the mount is the same as Minoltas but I
don't know how well the metering works. YMMV.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/AA900/AA900A.HTM

http://www.docs.sony.com/release/DSLRA900.pdf
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On 9/11/2016 12:56 @wiz, JAS wrote:
does anyone have any comments (good or bad) on the Sony Alpha A900
Digital SLR? I have never went to digital and have always used a
Minolta 9xi and have some very nice lens that would mount to the Sony
and am very used to the full frame view finder. I would like to try one
but at my age (75) I hate to put a large amount of money in something
but I do want something with a full view viewfinder and would like to be
able to use my lens. Thanks for any input.

JAS


2008 model. Though one of the best digital cameras you can buy even today.
You should be able to get a very good deal on a 2nd hand body.

android wrote:
In article ,
JAS wrote:

does anyone have any comments (good or bad) on the Sony Alpha A900
Digital SLR? I have never went to digital and have always used a
Minolta 9xi and have some very nice lens that would mount to the Sony
and am very used to the full frame view finder. I would like to try one
but at my age (75) I hate to put a large amount of money in something
but I do want something with a full view viewfinder and would like to be
able to use my lens. Thanks for any input.

It's looks are very cool and the mount is the same as Minoltas but I
don't know how well the metering works. YMMV.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/AA900/AA900A.HTM

http://www.docs.sony.com/release/DSLRA900.pdf

Thanks for the links.
JAS

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You either teach people to treat you with dignity and respect, or
you don't. This means you are partly responsible for the mistreatment
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Noons wrote:
On 9/11/2016 12:56 @wiz, JAS wrote:
does anyone have any comments (good or bad) on the Sony Alpha A900
Digital SLR? I have never went to digital and have always used a
Minolta 9xi and have some very nice lens that would mount to the Sony
and am very used to the full frame view finder. I would like to try one
but at my age (75) I hate to put a large amount of money in something
but I do want something with a full view viewfinder and would like to be
able to use my lens. Thanks for any input.

JAS


2008 model. Though one of the best digital cameras you can buy even today.
You should be able to get a very good deal on a 2nd hand body.
Thanks for the comment, I wonder what a decent shutter count is.

JAS

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You either teach people to treat you with dignity and respect, or
you don't. This means you are partly responsible for the mistreatment
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In article ,
JAS wrote:

Noons wrote:
On 9/11/2016 12:56 @wiz, JAS wrote:
does anyone have any comments (good or bad) on the Sony Alpha A900
Digital SLR? I have never went to digital and have always used a
Minolta 9xi and have some very nice lens that would mount to the Sony
and am very used to the full frame view finder. I would like to try one
but at my age (75) I hate to put a large amount of money in something
but I do want something with a full view viewfinder and would like to be
able to use my lens. Thanks for any input.

JAS


2008 model. Though one of the best digital cameras you can buy even today.
You should be able to get a very good deal on a 2nd hand body.
Thanks for the comment, I wonder what a decent shutter count is.

Most bodies are optimized for 100-150k clicks, but age is a factor too
just like random failures. I think that a good and well maintained
enthusiast device should read less than 50k.

http://tools.science.si/index.php

http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/the-alph...opic97489.html

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android wrote:
In article ,
JAS wrote:

Noons wrote:
On 9/11/2016 12:56 @wiz, JAS wrote:
does anyone have any comments (good or bad) on the Sony Alpha A900
Digital SLR? I have never went to digital and have always used a
Minolta 9xi and have some very nice lens that would mount to the Sony
and am very used to the full frame view finder. I would like to try one
but at my age (75) I hate to put a large amount of money in something
but I do want something with a full view viewfinder and would like to be
able to use my lens. Thanks for any input.

JAS


2008 model. Though one of the best digital cameras you can buy even today.
You should be able to get a very good deal on a 2nd hand body.
Thanks for the comment, I wonder what a decent shutter count is.

Most bodies are optimized for 100-150k clicks, but age is a factor too
just like random failures. I think that a good and well maintained
enthusiast device should read less than 50k.

http://tools.science.si/index.php

http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/the-alph...opic97489.html

Thanks for the links. I have been searching for a good used one.

JAS

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You either teach people to treat you with dignity and respect, or
you don't. This means you are partly responsible for the mistreatment
that you get at the hands of someone else.

On 2016-11-08 20:56, JAS wrote:
does anyone have any comments (good or bad) on the Sony Alpha A900
Digital SLR? I have never went to digital and have always used a
Minolta 9xi and have some very nice lens that would mount to the Sony
and am very used to the full frame view finder. I would like to try one
but at my age (75) I hate to put a large amount of money in something
but I do want something with a full view viewfinder and would like to be
able to use my lens. Thanks for any input.


I've had one for many years. Tough camera. More features than one would
normally use. Good in body stabilization.

Very good noise wise up to ISO 800. Reasonable up to 1600 or so.
(Really, if you print up to 8x10 you don't notice the noise much - same
for display).

This is not a light camera.

I'd expect there are a lot of used ones on the market in great condition.

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Alan Browne wrote:
On 2016-11-08 20:56, JAS wrote:
does anyone have any comments (good or bad) on the Sony Alpha A900
Digital SLR? I have never went to digital and have always used a
Minolta 9xi and have some very nice lens that would mount to the Sony
and am very used to the full frame view finder. I would like to try one
but at my age (75) I hate to put a large amount of money in something
but I do want something with a full view viewfinder and would like to be
able to use my lens. Thanks for any input.


I've had one for many years. Tough camera. More features than one would
normally use. Good in body stabilization.

Very good noise wise up to ISO 800. Reasonable up to 1600 or so.
(Really, if you print up to 8x10 you don't notice the noise much - same
for display).

This is not a light camera.

I'd expect there are a lot of used ones on the market in great condition.

Thanks for the reply, all sounds good. Maybe except as for the weight, I
have just had a rotator cuff surgery on my right shoulder and have to
have the left one done when this heal, boy does it hurt,ha. Delivered
too much freight in my younger years. Thought I could do anything.

JAS

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You either teach people to treat you with dignity and respect, or
you don't. This means you are partly responsible for the mistreatment
that you get at the hands of someone else.