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Currently I use a Sony A350 and I find it works well for me so far. I am considering investing in some lenses but the more I look into it the more confused I get. I have never tried a Canon or Nikon but I have heard they are pretty good for nature/ bird photography. Then I see that next generation DSLR's are coming out with 24+ megapixels. Has anyone compared some or all of these brands and if so would it be worth investing in new glass or would it be better to wait for the next gen. cameras to come down in price. Incidentally The lenses I have and can get for my A350 will also work on the new Sony A900 (24.6 m.p).

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I am a Sony fan mud236. I am on my fourth Sony camera now. I have 3 lenses. Two are Sony's and one is a Sigma.

 

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Sony DSLR A200 camera. Sigma 400mm APO prime lens, Sony 55-200mm lens, Sony 18-70mm lens, Kenko 1.5X teleconverter.

This one was taken with a 55-200mm lens mounted on a 1.5X teleconverter and hand-held no less.

 

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Sony DSLR A200 camera. Sigma 400mm APO prime lens, Sony 55-200mm lens, Sony 18-70mm lens, Kenko 1.5X teleconverter.

One of the lenses I was looking at was a sigma 50-500mm APO. Have you used this lens and how do you find your sigma lenses in general?

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http://www.photosig.com/go/photos/browse?id=17250  Try this link Mud,  it should take you to a site I go to very frequently.  Photosig.com. they have camera and lens reviews by real amateur and pro photographers from round the world.   hopefully this link will take you to the 50-500 sigma page. 

Thanks!

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I have a Sigma 400mm prime lens which I am just starting to get to know. It seems very sensitive, but I'll get the hang of it. Took this with it yesterday.

 

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Sony DSLR A200 camera. Sigma 400mm APO prime lens, Sony 55-200mm lens, Sony 18-70mm lens, Kenko 1.5X teleconverter.

Nice shot. Gotta love Woodpeckers.

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I have seen great shots with Sony cameras. It's their proprietary software that I can't deal with.

I've had a Konica/Minolta 7D since it came out a several years ago and I'm going to up grade in a few weeks and I'm getting the A-900.  If you look at the new Sony with the 24 mp and then at the new Nikon with 24 mp the difference is roughly 5 thousand dollars just for the camera!  The Nikon will be using the Sony sensor and the camera is about 8k.  I can still use my older lenses but I do know that I will have to upgrade them to get the full effect of the 24mp.  I hope this helps.

Deb

I am Canon all the way but I do use sigma lenses I have a number of them I have found that value for money is very good because of my situation I cannot nor will I ever be able to purchase the high quality Canon glass but I have found that the sigma range in the same price range as the canon are a better quality lens than the canon ones.

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