Originally posted by niceshot 500 smackerooneys
Too much. My personal view is that the
asking price of Sony A-mount cameras is over-inflated. One
auction on eBay finished recently here in the UK for 240GBP, which was a bit of a bargain.
Compared on sensors, the mirrorless a7 series offers better value (excepting when you get a bargain as above).
- For the 500 asked for an a850, you can probably get an a7ii which will have a couple of generations newer sensor.
- The a7Rii and a99ii use the same sensor IIRC; the asking price of the dSLR is TWICE that of the mirrorless.
On the flip side, Minolta AF lenses are very good value: you ought to be able to get all three of 28/2.8, 50/1.7 and 70-210/4 "Beercan" for less than 100; somewhat more if you choose the Tamron SP 70-300 USD as mentioned above (but, like the Pentax system, no OIS).