A lot of times in photography you'll have to make the best compromise to get good results. Do you blow out highlights in a high contrast scene to get proper exposure on the subject or under-expose the subject to protect highlights and push shadows in post. Does your lens have a large enough aperture to get enough light for a decent exposure in dimly lit venues and if it does will the depth of field be so shallow that your subject is partly blurry. For these reasons I think you should learn how digital cameras work so you can deal with these problems. This site will help you get your feet wet with easy to understand terminology.
https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/learn-photography-concepts.htm And this one will helps understanding how lenses work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3A3SnPFPk0
You might want to look at used lens prices before you decide. Used Minolta glass is usually a bargain. The 70-210 f4.0 can be had for around $100 and the 50 f1.7 around $50. The A68 body is $600 but has many features not offered by other brands at that price point.
For budget photography, the Sony a-mount can't be beat. The A68 has features not available in other entry class and works like mirrorless with evf and full time pdaf focus. used Minolta lenses are a bargain too. The 70-210 f4.0 beercan can be had for around $100. The mirroless 70-200 f4.0 is around $1100 dollars. The Minolta 70-200 f2.8 hs lens is usually around $1000. The e-mount equivalent is about $2500.
Because I could start using Canon glass on my a-mount type camera.
Canon should bring back their pellicle mirror tech in a digital camera with evf and full time pdaf focus.
Sony A-mount is like a DSLR but has an evf and full time live view pdaf focus. Can use both Sony A-mount lenses and Minolta af lenses.
Sony A99II shoots 42mp stills @ 12fps and can use bargain Minolta AF glass.
You do know Sony makes a DSLR. The a-mount is based on the old Minolta cameras. They have evf like mirrorless and can use Minolta af lenses which are a deal. The A68 is an above average entry camera with great features at the price point.
I-70 eastbound into the San Rafael Swell was incredible.
The Sony A68 is a $600 body only with A77II focus module. 79 pdaf points with wide coverage plus mfa, focus near far range adjust so you can shoot behind a fence and not focus on the fence, full time live view, and uses Minolta af lenses natively. The 70-210 f4.0 can be had for under $100 usually but the 80-200 f2.8 hs @ around $1000 would be really good on that body.
If you create a duplicate layer over the original, desaturate it and then set blend mode to soft light you'll get similar results. You can then change opacity of this adjustment layer to vary the effect. In-camera may do some noise reduction in the shadows.
I-70 eastbound into the San Rafael Swell is incredible.