TAINKC,THAT'S THE KIND OF NEWS I WANTED TO HEAR,ABOUT THE AF LENSES.I HAVE BEEN USING A MINOLTA 7000i FILM CAMERA WITH A MAXXUM 5200i FLASH FOR YEARS OF GREAT SERVICE. THE SHOE FITS [no pun intended] A DSLR SONY I TRIED AT ONE CAMERA STORE,BUT NOT SURE IT'S CORRECTLY DEDICATED.I HOPE A TECH. FROM SONY HAS THIS INFO.I APPRECIATE YOUR COMEBACK SIR, AND LET YOU KNOW HOW THIS TURNS OUT..JIM1945
thank you also for your input sir....money is a very big object at this point tho.....a salesman assured me that the minolta flash was compatable.guess i'll need to speak with a sony company tech.
`thanks for the comeback MT. the other stuff i mentioned is a remote shutter,power cells,and a cable contact for studio lighting power pack....not that important.... glad about the lenses and a reworked flash.the more expensive things to replace...happy shooting pardner
heard sony took over minolta co. need to find out a few things concerning this. i've been using a minolta 7000i film camera that finally gave out,and would like to go digital.. i have a 2500 dedicated flash and several lenses and gadgets for the minolta....does sony produce a dslr compatable to the equipment i have ? THANKS FOR ANY INFO...jim1945
you can omit the 105 mm lens. the 70-200 mm lens will be fine for portrait and full body shots...enjoy the trip,and please show us your work on returning. jim1945
run a test; F-16 @ 125 using 800 ISO...use as starter setting.bracket by opening F-stop..this should get you into the ball park.if you have to drop shutter speed,you must use a tripod under 60...hope this helps...jim1945
ihave been a professional photographer for some 22 years,but cannot blaim anyone else for enjoying the this fun and interesting hobby...i feel some compositions need a little tweaking..i say this just to be helpful though....you can ask 10 different professionals a question on this,and get 10 different answers.and they will all be correct..jim1945