dasloaf wrote:
If you go with Canon or Nikon, there are numerous lens rental companies and makes taking better pictures, cheaper. They are the big 2 and I would go with either of them before Sony.
I've been involved in photography for 50+years, and have come to be somewhat amused/bemused with the brand name issue. I currently own Sony A-850 bodies, and am completely satisfied with their performance. After all, the camera is really the 'brush' in the artist's(photographer's) hand. My reason for choosing Sony is the built-in stabilization(every lens that I own is stabilized!) and the features for the $. Also, many of the other brands use Sony imaging chips! When I was working as a retail camera salesperson, I would tell my customers that you could put all of the various brands of camera in a box, reach in without looking and you would pull out the best one. It is a matter of how a camera feels in your hand, and whether or not that brand has the accessories that you need to accomplish your goal.