Photography
I have just purchased a new Sony a55, digital SLR. The reason I went with a Sony is that they now own the rights to the Minolta bayonet mount. I have a number of Minolta lenses and didn’t want to throw them away.
The a55 is a truly digital camera – even the viewfinder is electronic.
Other features include a drop-down articulated LCD, HD video, sweep panorama and built in geotagging. This last feature is excellent, as I can never remember where half my shots were actually taken.
It also has loads of other options that I will probably never get to use.
The metering system is far superior to my old Konica Minolta Dynax 7D with very balanced exposure and far less contrast.
It remains to be seen just how good my shots are.
If I do take any snaps that I think are worthwhile, I will post them up on this page.