Going for a A900

[dynacam]

Time has come to retire my 7D, and get the A900 as all my lens are FF and it seems a shame not to make the most of them -

Minolta 28mm f2.8
Sigma 50mm Macro f2.8
Minolta 50mm f1.4
Konica Minolta 17-35 f2.8-4 (D)
Konica Minolta 28-75 f2.8 (D)
Minolta 70-200 f2.8 APO High Speed G
Minolta 70-210 f4
Tamron 200-500mm f5-6.3 (D)
Kiron 2x Tele-Converter

And from what I read and images seen I understand they should work and perform pretty well.
Also there is a lot of good information on this board which helped make up my mind, so thanks to all those who have the A900 and for sharing there ideas.

[David Kilpatrick]

Excellent line-up of lenses. Yes, you should find they all work pretty well on the A900 and transform your output.

Welcome to the forums!

David

[Birma]

Welcome to forum dynacam and good luck with your new A900. I'm sure we look forward to seeing some of the great shots this camera can produce.

[01af]

Ever heard the dumb saying, 'the camera doesn't matter; it's the photographer that matters'? As a matter of fact, cameras don't take pictures. But---people don't take pictures, too! It's people with cameras who take pictures.

I bought a Dynax 7D in March 2005 and another in June 2006. With both cameras combined, I fired about 5,500 frames a year.

Since I bought my Sony A900 in January 2009, I am shooting about 800 frames a month on average which translates to more than 9,000 frames a year. I never owned a camera, analog or digital, that makes taking photographs such a joy as the Alpha 900. With regard to photography, buying the A900 was by far the best decision I ever made---and that includes the decision to buy the pre-owned Minolta AF Apo HS 400 mm 1:4.5 G lens which now counts as my 2nd-best buying decision.

-- Olaf

[bfitzgerald]

It might be dumb to some..

I still have what I consider to be my best shot, on my worst camera..beaten up old compact. So I would have to say..whilst I don't have top notch stuff..it's a lot more to do with the eye, than the machine. Obviously nobody shoots sport on a pinhole..so limitations do apply.

9000 frames, but how many are really good? This ain't a numbers game..I would trade 5000 of my most boring shots, for 1 awesome one anyday