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Sony Alpha A350
Sony Alpha A350
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Lori (lmigliore) 1 pts

Currently looking at Nikon D60, D80 or Sony A350. I currently have Minolta lens from an older 35mm camera. Would these work with the Sony A350?

Minolta AF 50 lens and AF 70-210 lens. I want to be able to capture fast action shots in both outdoor and indoor low level lighting situations.
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Andrew Skinner (blackdoorphotos) 18535 pts
June 6, 2008 9:37 AM
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Lori,

If your Minolta lenses are the A-mount styles, then they will fit on the Sony Alpha A350, and I would recommend going with that camera to save on lens costs.

All of these cameras will enable you to capture fast action shots in indoor and outoor low lighting situations, it is the lens that you will need to choose. If the lenses you have already have an aperture setting of f/2.8 or wider (a lower f/#), then you'll be fine. If not, you might have some issues. The wider the lens aperture, the more light the lens will let in for the image being captured. That is what you need.

Another item to take into consideration when purchasing the right lens is the zoom length. If you're taking photos of sporting events, you're going to want at least 200mm zoom if not 300mm or 400mm (to get really close to the action). The longer the lens you get at a wide aperture, the heavier and more expensive it will be. If you want the capability though, you'll have to spend the money. Good luck and happy shooting.

Andrew
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Lori (lmigliore) 1 pts
June 6, 2008 4:10 PM
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thx
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Andrew Skinner (blackdoorphotos) 18535 pts
June 8, 2008 7:30 AM
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Lori,

I'm glad we could help. Please come back with any other issues or questions.

Andrew
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