Originally posted by d.bradley regken,
First, I love Maine. I rode my motorcycle from Ontario to Portland and back in 5 days, and have great memories of the place.
Second, I need to ask....what is "action" shooting, and what makes you pick the 16-XX length of lenses for this type of shooting?
Third, depending on your answer to the question above, I think your best option might actually be an A700 with some kind of lens. Abes of Maine has the a700 for ~$1150, and there are some great minolta lenses on the used market that I can point you to if you can give me some more details on how you'll use the equipment. The A700 has blistering AF and a great viewfinder, you'd just need to find the right glass for the front of it.
Canoe races, track meets, hockey, and wrestling. All things I'd be able to get very close to the action. It would be nice to also have a 70-210 fast AF zoom. What does Minolta have that fits the bill? I've considered the A 700. I can't see me wanting to go longer than 200mm. The idea of old Minolta AF lenses sounds really good. let me hear your ideas.
Thanks,
Ken