The Digital Camera Store

Written on the 2010-02-03

rating of 4.0

Wonderful camera, but the lens not so good. I'm looking for a new lens to replace the original one.
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Written on the 2010-01-27

rating of 4.0

I bought this camera because I have a 1970 Minolta SRT 101 35mm camera with wide angle and telephoto lens. I understood that I could use my lens from Minolta with this Sony A350. I found out this would not work. I found that I like the camera and the lens I bought. I am still learning how to use it.
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Written on the 2010-01-18

rating of 5.0

Camera works great and takes great pictures. I am an amateur, but I have been impressed with it's ease of use and the quality of pictures.
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Written on the 2009-12-27

rating of 1.0

I purchased this camera to provide photo documentation of projects I perfomed through my shop (antique restorations). The camera itself performed admirabley until Christmas morning. I have treated this camera with all do respect, it has never been dropped, thrown about or misused in any way. The memory card interface has failed - the camera will not recognize the card (the card has been verified to be in good working order). So after only 16 months of light duty and proper care it is completely useless. Sony wants me to pay $288 plus freight to repair a failure which is clearly a manufacturing or product design defect. I'm sorry but for what I paid for this camera I should not be experiencing this problem never mind having to pay to get it resolved. <br /> <br />ps: My last SLR cost half as much and lasted over 20 years without a single failure. I will NEVER buy another Sony product!!
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Written on the 2009-12-09

rating of 5.0

I have used this for almost two years and I has been all over the world. Takes great pictures and has held up will being in boats and rough terrian from Japan, Philippines and Dubai. great camera.
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Written on the 2009-10-14

rating of 4.0

This is by far the best DSLR I got. <br /> <br /> I get the best pic quality and loads of them out of it. <br /> <br />I do not like the fact that it is heavy which makes me wana leave it back some times but the picture quality makes it so worth it. <br /> <br />I only with they had PentaPrisms ...and also if it could still be lighter in weight. <br /> <br />Considering the number of features packed into it i know it ought to be atleast this heavy ..but it would be nice if sony could work a way to make it as useful yet light.
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Written on the 2009-10-04

rating of 4.0

I bought the alpha 350 to replace my Minolta 5D, and have been very happy with the features. The LCD live view is particularly helpful in capturing candid shots, but the image lags behind the position of the actual subject, sometimes causing you to miss the photo you want. I've found it most useful to frame the subject on the screen, but look at the subject live while depressing the shutter release.
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Written on the 2009-09-17

rating of 5.0

I have been shooting for more then 30 years now and any god photgrapher will tell that the only thing tha you have to have is light and a good camera. the lest that you have too do to get a good shot the better. <br /> Its like batman and his utility belt you will need stuff but the Sony A350 is One of the king of a well thought out DSLr's joy too work with view finder clear clean <br />image fast focus lens the tine flash is unreal edge to edge coverage is by far one of the best that I have Used. Not to SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST.but the flip screen now that's the kicker all and all this is the tool of tools for me Canon Nikon you better look out
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Written on the 2009-09-15

rating of 3.0

I had the initial Sony DSLR A100 and decided to move up to the A 350. So far I have been very pleased with the camera. It has additional features not found on the A 100. I in paricular like the pop up flash which activites automatically when indicated unlike the A 100 which had to be raised manually. It also has 4.2 more mega-pixels than the A 100. My only concern is the package in which the camera arrived. The package appeared to have possibly been exposed to liquid for it looked as if it had been wet and then dried out. This is reason I have only given it 3 stars. I still have a concern that something may show up later as a result of whatever caused the packing problem.
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Written on the 2009-09-13

rating of 5.0

I am very pleased with the Sony A-350 DSLR Camera that I purchased on Amazon.com The camera arrived just two days after purchased. I am a photography student and this is my second Sony DSLR. My first was the Sony A-100, also an excellent camera. The photos that I have taken with the A-350 are outstanding. I have produced a series of butterfly photos, taken in my flower garden that are selling as fast as I can print and frame them. The excellent color and detail that is produced by the Sony A-350 is amazing. <br /> <br />I reccomend this camera to anyone who is a serious photographer. I reccomend also that you purchase it at Amazon.com, because they make sure that you get what you are promised and that you get it delivered quickly. <br /> <br />Byron W. Childress <br />WaveWalker Photography
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Written on the 2009-09-03

rating of 5.0

Specifically bought the body only for use with my Minolta AF lens from my film Maxxum 9000 days. Been wanting a dslr for a few years and finally did the dirty deed. Had a great opportunity to 'learn' this past week in the Eastern Sierra. It's one of those practice, practice, practice learning curves, but love the results thus far. If anyone's interested in the pix they can go to promoguy.smugmug.com and check out the pix in the gallery Eastern Sierra. Took me until the last couple of days to get the purpose of ae but once I did, it make a world of difference. <br /> <br />And while I'm at it, may a give a big shout out to onecall.com who amazon partnered with.
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Written on the 2009-09-03

rating of 5.0

I purchased this as a second camera body to complement my KM 7D. I took it on a two week European vacation and it was perfect.
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Written on the 2009-09-02

rating of 5.0

This Alpha 350K, did function very well, it was very handy and convenient to use the tilting screen, <br />the responses are just fine, and I got used to the slow response when using the tilting screen. <br />I was able to take shots over my head at times or over crowds! Also was able to take unusual angles! <br />Also noted that the battery "metering"indicator show the drain/remaining charge, that it uses more <br />battery with the tilting screen on.I carry an extra battery anyway. We took excellent images with this camera!
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Written on the 2009-08-28

rating of 5.0

I replaced my Maxxum 5 with this Sony A350 body so I could keep all my minolta lenses. Very Impressed and I could not beat getting in the Digital game for under $500 not to mention a 14.2. Very happy, live view is clear and sharp, very easy to operate
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Written on the 2009-08-24

rating of 4.0

I am a semiprofessional photographer who, as a former Minolta user, has been trying to patiently wait on Sony to come out with a suitable pro model so as to continue to use lenses and accessories dedicated to my system. A year ago I bought this camera along with Sony's 18-250mm zoom lens, used it for some work, including a wedding. My first impression of the camera, upon immediately opening the box was a bit negative; it is small and has a very plastic feel. But after using the camera only a few minutes I was impressed with the responsiveness of the auto focus and very impressed with the 14MP detail. (I had been using a 6MP Konica-Minolta Maxxum 7D) The a350 made some great pictures. With that said I decided to have this camera body converted to use as an infrared camera (paying a lab to remove the infrared sensor) and have been using it for infrared photography for a year now, with good results. Since then I have been waiting for Sony to come out with a true pro model, which it has: the Sony a700 and a900. But in the time I have had using the a350, I have come to really enjoy two features which the higher end Sony models still do not offer: live view, and a tilting sensor. These are really great features and I will wait until Sony has a pro model with these. With that said I have recently made a purchase of a second a350 body, taking advantage of some great closeout deals as the a380 is destined to replace this camera. Most of my work is landscapes and environmental portraiture. I hike with my cameras, I go on float trips with my cameras, I wade in streams with my cameras, I expose my cameras to a lot of risk. The idea of dunking a $3000 camera is nauseating. I can now have two small camera bodies to hike with and have a relatively small chance of such a disaster. This camera can produce great results with good exposures and technic. Professional reviews of the a350 camera tend to be negative regarding its performance in low light and high ISOs. How I would respond is that you just can't put 14MP on an APS size sensor and have great performance in low light, regardless of the camera brand. With that said, 99 percent of the people interested in this camera would likely never notice this 'low light' performance issue. A camera is a tool, the camera body is only a component. The skill of the photographer is still much more important than miscellaneous technical details that tech people like to argue about. I would strongly recommend this as and entry level or backup professional camera.
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Written on the 2009-07-17

rating of 5.0

The picture quality is beautiful. I love that it uses my 35 mm Minolta's lenses.
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Written on the 2009-06-24

rating of 5.0

This is an excellent camera! I like it very well and very pleased with the service!
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Written on the 2009-06-19

rating of 5.0

The best thing about this camera is that it is super easy to use in the normal auto mode. It also has a lot of other special settings for custom shots for maximum creativity. The Super Steady Shot image stabilization reduces blur. The screen is tiltable for high and low angle shots. You can use Live Preview on a large w.7 LCD screen. The camera allows you continous shooting at 2 fps (frames per second) while you are viewing your subject in the view finder. You can also check out the high resolution thumbnails. Auto pop-up flash has delayed flash to eliminate red eye issues. 14.2 MP for ultra high resolution. I really don't have much to say about the lenses because I swapped mine out for some prefered ones once I got the camera.
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Written on the 2009-06-18

rating of 4.0

After a extensive research , I choose a350 + tamron 18-200 as my first DSLR solution . The DSLR is good , i used in my trip to grandcanyon , regret that i should buy it earlier. Pro: Price and function , with LiveView/14M pixel/anti shake buildin body/flippable LCD/... and <550Dollar , what you can ask for more ? Con: High Iso noice , avoid to use higher than 400 , still fine OVF slightly small , Fps too low , 2to2.5 , what a pity
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Written on the 2009-06-13

rating of 1.0

I bought a 350 from sony and either one or both of the 50mm and 28 mm fixed focus lenses on Amazon. Very unreliable auto focusing with both lenses. Trying to communicate with Sony to get repairs was very frustrating (almost as frustrating as with a cable/dish TV provider). Their "repaired" camera isn't. Printing a 24x36 poster from my Canon point-and-shoot is as good as one from the 350 and these lenses. Avoid.
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Written on the 2009-06-11

rating of 3.0

I've never once had to service Canon equipment that is over thirty years old; I am less confident in Sony because I've had other products (notably an HD camcorder) that failed and customer support and repair costs are outrageous. However, if this camera continues to perform as new it is a really good buy. It was the 14+ megapixels that sold me; nothing comparable was available from others. <br /> <br />I only bought the body, as the cheapy lenses offered in packages were of poor Chinese quality. Why Sony would sell such junk with a good camera, thereby degrading it, is beyond me. Only buy the body; the cheap lenses are crap. Instead I bought the 18-250 and 11-18mm Sony lenses, which each cost as much as the camera, but the quality is very good. (I've covered these separately here). <br /> <br />All functions work as advertised. I don't use the LCD at all taking pictures, which I suppose goes back to the film viewfinder days. But I find it impossible to see anything outside, and you save battery life by not running the LCD all the time. Battery life is excellent over a long period of time, and you can easily fill an 8 gig card with several hundred pictures before making a change. <br /> <br />On the other hand what you see in the viewfinder or LCD is NOT what you get. The value of "live view" escapes me. There is a claim of 95% for the viewfinder and 91% for the LCD, but from what I've seen at least a quarter or more of the picture is cut off. If you want something in the center of your picture you have to compensate for it by raising its position to the top of the view to get it centered. This is a real nuisance, although it apparently seems to be the case with some other digital SLRs as well. I haven't had to deal with this kind of problem since the old rangefinder days and it is really unacceptable on a relatively advanced product. You can use a point and shoot and not have to deal with this. The other nuisance is that the lenses make a racket when the camera is turned on, because even with the lens cap on it is adjusting autofocus. <br /> <br />I'm giving the camera 3 stars based on my experiences so far, after almost a year in use and several thousand shots. It might have been 4 or 5 but for the negatives I described above. I say "so far" because I have lost faith in absolute Sony quality. I'll revise this if it changes, but so far so good.
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Written on the 2009-06-04

rating of 4.0

I bought this camera when circuit city was going out of business, and of course I pickup the camera kit which included 18-70mm lens plus additional zoom 75-300mm. Came home try out both lens and it actually come out pretty good, can't complaint much of quality for the price of these lens. <br /> <br />Update: The pictures quality on this camera is super can't complaint. The ISO listed max 3200 but when I crank it up to 800, I notice noise in the pictures so anything pass this point is not useable image. The good thing it build in IS instead of on the lens like Canon & Nikon. <br /> <br />After shooting around 1,000 pictures, I started to hear shutter getting noisy which a lot of viewr complaint about this, so not sure if I got a defective or not?. <br /> <br />The Fps is a little slow (2.5/fps)....which I don't even think it do 2.5/fps, may be 1.5/fps (tested with Lexar Pro UMDA 300X) also the EV only +- 2 <br /> <br />Overall I like the camera but can't have all the bell & whislte at this price & model.
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Written on the 2009-05-29

rating of 5.0

having enjoyed my vivitar point 'n shoot until it broke, I was searchng for a new camera. almost bought a Nikon, until I saw the A350, 14.2 megapixels WOW beats cameras costing more. I love macro photography. The standard lens it comes with I don't think I've used it more than twice. I gota TAMRON 70/300MM 1:2 macro lens. In just ten weeks I have taken over 5000 pictures. Some of the best pictures I've ever taken. My friends say so too. Sony's website is great for tutorials. I work with color and light all day, so I think I have at least a little leg up. This camera takes a great leap up. Read the manual well. I read it, went to take pictures and when something turned out wrong I'd go back to the manual to figure why. The clarity, sharpness of the pictures are incredible! Cons? none that I can think of !
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Written on the 2009-05-03

rating of 5.0

Unless you are a professional photographer or solely bent on sports photography you will love this camera. The options are easy to use and operation is completely intuitive. I also purchased a Hoya polarizing filter and Sigma 18-200 lens to make some of the best photos I've ever taken. The extra megapixels will allow you crop and zoom your photos to perfection. The high ISO has allowed for low light pictures that I couldnt think about with previous cameras. Steady shot feature has allowed for great shots even with strong wind blowing. All this being said common sense still applies ie use of tripod and chosing subject matter in relation to sun.
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Written on the 2009-04-27

rating of 5.0

Have an A100 and this one adds live view and better low light capability, both useful for indoor pictures without flash that I often have to take. I have Nikon 35mm cameras and love them and their ergonomics. Sony's is very good as well.
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