Sony Alpha A350 DSLR review at CNET
In PMA 2008 Sony made a surprise move by announcing two and not only one new DSLR body. The Alpha A350 is the more impressive of the two since it packs 14.2 megapixels, together with a long list of concentrated features like sensor based stabilisation, swivel screen and live preview. CNET has reviewed the A350 and finds that it is a good camera with good dynamic range, performance and build quality.
The overall score is 7.2 out of 10. It is remarked that it is better to use with good quality lens and that the kit lens is not good enough for the job. But is this not the case with optics anyway? At the moment all entry DSLRs start at 10 megapixels but I disagree with Engadget’s opinion that it is better to go for the 10 megapixel A300 in order to save for good lens. In fact the price difference between A350 and A300 is so small that it depends on what you want, A300 with kit lens, or A350 with more serious lens that might even exceed the body price.
Of course in the sub $1000 DSLR body class there is plenty of alternatives, so you have plenty of excellent alternatives from all of Canon, Nikon, Olympus and Pentax.
Link 1: Engadget
Link 2: CNET
[...] Sony A350 has been reviewed before but the review of dpreview is certainly stricter than most and shows the two-sided personality of [...]
June 10th, 2008 at 8:57 am