| We were all set to go on holiday when I had a | | | | manufacturer that ticked all my boxes was Sony |
| brainwave that I wanted to upgrade my Fuji | | | | and the choice of camera would be their entry |
| Compact Digital Camera. The Fuji produced | | | | level model the Alpha a200. |
| pictures that were reasonable, well actually they | | | | I decided on this model based on looking ideal for |
| were pretty good, but a friend of mine had | | | | someone beginning or starting out with a DSLR |
| recently purchased a DSLR (Digital Single Lens | | | | camera, although a very powerful and highly |
| Reflex) Camera which produced absolutely great | | | | capable camera with 10.2 megapixels and an 18 - |
| pictures. Having been a keen photographer in the | | | | 75mm wide angel macro lens as standard would |
| past I looked into the difference between the old | | | | produce some above average pictures for a |
| 35mm SLR Cameras and the modern day DSLR. | | | | below average experience person. |
| My findings and overall conclusion were eye | | | | When I first started to use the Alpha I was |
| opening to say the least... | | | | learning something new about what it could do |
| The old SLR camera was certainly a means of | | | | each and every day, added to that the high |
| photography for the dedicated photographer with | | | | quality of photographs that it was producing lead |
| a lot of factors being involved in order to get the | | | | me to wonder what this great camera cold do if I |
| right shot, and certainly no means of viewing | | | | invested in some additional accessories. |
| what you had captured until it was later | | | | Before long I had the standard camera and lens |
| developed by the chemist. To have been a | | | | as well as a 28-200mm lens, which is good for |
| wedding photographer back then must have been | | | | close range pictures as well as fairly distant shots, |
| like living on your nerves every time a picture | | | | a 70 - 300mm lens, which is more suited to |
| was taken, the uncertainty of its outcome must | | | | longer distance shots such as the moon and |
| have been mind bending stuff. | | | | distant aeroplanes. Added to that the 2x |
| When I discovered that a modern day DSLR was | | | | converter which once attached to a lens brings |
| in no way anything like this for many reasons. | | | | any distant images even closer, so when used |
| The pictures taken can be instantly viewed on the | | | | with the 70 - 300mm it gives a distant range of |
| LCD screen found at the rear of the camera, the | | | | 600mm, which produces some amazing images, |
| camera itself has many innovative and beneficial | | | | and a set of magnifier lenses that make small |
| built-in modes and features including automatic | | | | things much, much larger especially insects. |
| focus, and anti shake mechanisms giving clearer | | | | Even now when I go anywhere I rarely leave the |
| pictures even if the hands are a bit shaky. | | | | house without my Sony Alpha a200 and generally |
| Once I had been awakened to their magnificent | | | | the 28 - 200mm lens attached. It seems such a |
| performance and purpose it was simply a decision | | | | long time ago since the Fuji compact camera, but |
| of choosing which one to get. After many nights | | | | a decision and step that I am more than happy |
| reading review after review and report after | | | | that I took. |
| report I came to the conclusion that the best | | | | |