btw, read back several pages, we've already discussed this in detail regarding the choice.

bottom line, i would not recommend the new a230 unless you're the sort of person who must have the latest in everything.. Sometimes being new doesn't mean it's any good.

not really. the 2 sets which i managed to play about feels flimsy, especially the incorporation of the on off switch with the shutter, most of the time, i'll unintentionally turn the camera off instead of taking the shot. The on off switch is too easy to turn without any resistance.

The grip too has a tendency to be slippery after several minutes of use. Granted it could be my palm's sweaty but this doesn't happen at all with a200. All in all, the newer bodies feels like a downgrade from the a200. Granted it's target are for new photographers but it's stretching the limit on the alpha brand. We fall in love with a200, 300 and 350 due to the way it's build and its user friendiness. I can't recommend the a230 to my friends knowing that they'll not have the same experience as i had with my a200. My main gripe is how i cannot change the focus point of the fly with a230... By the time you go into the menus to change the focus point, your subject is already gone.

This post has been edited by raist86: Aug 14 2009, 04:36 PM

a200 uses cf & ms.

a230 uses sd & ms.

CF cards are know to be faster than sd.

want to ask bros here for help. I left my tripod in my other car in Melaka and i'm going to Penang tomorrow (now in KL). Is it possible for anyone in penang to loan me their tripod? I don't mind paying a rent for it. Please let me know asap.

Seriously forgotten to take out my tripod from my other car when i sent it in for repainting.. @.@ bodoh betul.