02-04-2021, 06:03 PM
Gareth wrote:
[quote=pdq]
Would like to spend under $200. Not professional by any means, not planning on upgrading further in the future.
I feel like the budget got left out of this conversation. I say go with the A65, keep it simple and stick with what you know. Unless, as pRICE says, you just have the kit lenses, then maybe selling it all and starting over would be a good option.
For under $200, you'd probably be looking at the early NEX series of mirrorless Sony's. I don't know enough about those to give a proper opinion, but they are tiny so things like handling and battery life are going to be wildly different from a DSLR. And, how well those early models really handle the adapters... I don't know. Plus, I think the adapter you'd want is the latest model, the LA-EA5, which is $250 on its own. The earlier adapters had various compromises and limitations.
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support...s/00021281
At this point, I wouldn't step into the Sony mirrorless world unless you're willing to go for at least an A5000/A6000 or better.
I believe the A58 used is your closest option with the budget parameters https://www.dpreview.com/products/sony/slrs/sony_slta58
It has a newer imaging chip than previous SLT cameras, not quite the latest but should provide good image quality.