Steve-thank you, I look forward to sharing them as I go along
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Jack- That
isa helpful tip, thank you! And I agree with you about the K20.
Jsherman999- Specifically I will be using it for landscape photography going deep into the Sierra Nevada mountains (and other such long enduring hikes). I wanted a camera I could bring with me with some sharp and light primes that could basically handle all kinds of weather conditions that had excellent resolution in a fairly small and lightweight package. The K20d seems to be exactly that camera. Live view (for 100% compositions and focus check) and it's other features are all icing on the cake. The extra resolution, live view/focus check , and superior sealing give it a slight edge over my A700. Thank you for the comments on my photography, I do appreciate that very much.
Edit: (sorry forgot the lenses) I ordered the K20 with the kit (II), 35mm f2.8 Macro, 40mm f2.8, 55-300 f3.5-f5.8 (passed for now on the 16-45mm). I intend on getting a couple of small primes next starting with the 21mm LTD.
Nostatic- I currently own an A100,200,700 and have an A900 available on loan (whenever I wish), I have about 22 minolta and sony lenses (many are collectables) and a couple of flashes. I also have the Maxxum 9,7,5 (and other) film cameras that I keep in my rotation.
The A900 is a real notch for Sony, it offers a lot for the buck if you want/need full frame. It could use some tweaks on a firmware upgrade, but it is solid overall with arguably the best feature being that huge and bright viewfinder (have to be honest it is rather impressive).
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On another note, I am viewing some files I have already taken with the K20D now, once I get used to the footprint of the images and make my tweaks, Ill take it out for some fun test shooting tomorrow.
Cheers,
Carl