kysham : No need to put any filter on the 50mm f1.7 lah! It is so recessed that it's hard to touch the front elements. Plus flare can sometimes be artistic also mah... hehehehehehe....

I see that you have the A100. If you can live with that then any of the newer Alpha bodies will be great boost in performance for you.

What is the reason for jumping ship? Is there anything in the alpha mount that you want but cannot be provided for by Sony? If not then there's really no reason to jump.

Why I stuck to Sony:

1. I am not a high ISO pixel peeper thus all the Sony has poor high ISO performance crap does not affect me. With the A550, that argument is getting real old, real fast anyway.

2. The F58 flash - it is cheaper than the canikon's counterpart. It is more versatile and real fast in usage. Turning from landscape to portrait orientation is a SNAP, literally!!! I challenge any 580EXII and SB-900 users to beat the F58's speed in turning from landscape to portrait orientation without the use of any brackets. Problem is you will only miss it when it's not there.

3. Steady Shot Inside - all mountable lens (except for unchipped, manual focus lenses) stabilized! 'Nuff said.


braindead_fr3ak
For APS-C bodies you will need 16mm for a proper wide angle. 18mm is like 28mm on a FF - acceptable but some of you would wish it was wider at times. 24mm on APS-C is cramped! 28mm? DO NOT even go there!

The 24mm and 28mm are for FF. I like 24mm better than 28mm - that's why the new 28-75mm F2.8 lens holds no interest for me. I would rather they have a 24-70mm F4 or even a 24-85mm f3.5-4.5 for a budget alternative to the 24-70mm f2.8 Zeiss.

I'll be there after 6pm

TrutH_SeeKeR : You could do this:

Sell off your 10-20mm and your 18-200mm and buy

1. Tamron 17-35mm to cover the wide angle
2. Second hand SAL 75-300mm to cover tele range (it's a bit slow but should be ok on the A850)

You already have a 50mm and the 105mm which means you're pretty much covered all the way to 300mm

On the contrary, the A900/A850 are the cheapest FF cameras you can find out there! Although the price is nowhere near the entry or mid levels category but if you compare FF to FF, you will know Sony has the lowest priced ones!

No worries lah dude... I have ONLY ONE LENS on my A850 and that is the cheapo Minolta 50mm f1.7 but that alone also can shoot many things already. 50mm on a FF is quite versatile.

If you want the FF, just get it. You are not gonna find any other FF 24MP camera out there for the price of the A850. You can collect your lens later slowly... Besides you got sponsor mah.