Sony Alpha DSLR-A350K with 18-70mm lens

Pros: Fast autofocus, useful live view, Minolta lenses, intuitive operation, 16:9, image stabilization on-board...

Cons: 16:9 view not available in viewfinder, body needs more rubber, poor quality kit lens.

The Bottom Line: Highly recommended body for its impressive overall performance at a reasonable price. A better choice than the Canon Digital Rebels or Nikon D60. Avoid the kit lens!

Review: Introduction With prices starting to come down a little on the Sony A350, I decided to purchase a back-up body, this time with Sony's standard zoom kit lens. Most of this review is identical to my review of the Sony A350 body only, ...

Pros: flip out view finder

Cons: soft jpg in low light

The Bottom Line: The flip out view finder screen on this camera and the easy to navigate menu make it ideal for beginners and professionals alike.

Review: The flip out live view finder on this versatile camera allows me to get the crazy angles that are my signature style. This is my favorite part of the camera, and is why I chose it over a comparable different brand. The flexible ISO settings allow ...

Pros: 14mp for under a thousand clams!
Image stabilization in the body

Cons: Needs a little design modification to become ergonomically comfortable.

The Bottom Line: fourteen megapixels will become the standard for pro cameras as will in-camera image stabilization. Buy Sony and start out ahead of the curve!

Review: Bloo Dog says: I am a twenty-five year Canon-using professional, and I've dumped Canon. Sony's Alpha A350K beats anything Canon has to offer. Sony's image stabilization system lies in the camera rather in the lens. That means that (unlike Canon ...

Pros: Fast; best live-view; tilting screen; image quality; menu system; wireless flash; battery life; great value.

Cons: Small viewfinder; poor built-in flash set-up; slow burst rate.

The Bottom Line: Great camera for the money with true industry leading innovations. Sony appears to be in it for the long haul so the considerable investment required in photography is protected.

Review: I have owned several P&S digicams over the last 5 years but this is my first DSLR. After 1 month of casual use I am happy overall but that came only after understanding what the camera is good at and what you can change to make it better. I have a ...

Pros: The camera was great. When it was working.

Cons: SONY customer service is AWFUL. They are both apathetic and incompetent.

The Bottom Line: The camera was great for 4 months. Far too short of a life span. Because of their VERY POOR customer service, I would recommend Canon or Nikon.

Review: At this point I will never buy another Sony product ever again. After only 4 months my camera stopped focusing properly. I took the camera to the nearest Sony store to see if their proclaimed "camera-guru" would be able to ascertain if it was ...