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Sony vs. Canon Anonymous
I am a beginner and want to get a DSLR. I started browsing in camera stores and reading since early jan. I am down to choosing between these guys:

Sony A100 or A200 vs. Canon Rebel Xti

I have no lenses and smaller budget of $1,000. I would like to take the route of just buying the Body and getting /p/ recommendations on lenses. I would hate to start out with these lens kits the reviews don't like on those cameras.
>> Anonymous
You should look at the new Pentax K200D. Bad ass sub-1k camera.
>> Anonymous
>>135163which i never said were equal to canon

nope but you say they are superior

i only care enough to post this and don't care enough to find the thread

it's recent though
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>135180
At some price points compared to the equiv model the sony has better features.

sorry to shatter your illusion but there is a newcomer and its not shit.
>> Anonymous
don't listen to these fools, just flip a coin between the models you want. Do a coin flip tournament and buy the winner.
>> Anonymous
>>135185

lulz, sensor shift, that's it
>> Anonymous
>>135217


I don't know specifics, but either the canon or nikon doesn't have a built in AF motor and some thing else, correct?
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>135247
The low-end Nikons (d40, d40x, d60) don't have an autofocus motor built into the camera body. Since, before the D40, Nikon made most of its lenses such that they would autofocus driven by a motor in the body, this means that a lot of Nikon lenses won't autofocus on those cameras.

(No Canons have a focus motor in the body, but *all* Canon lenses have a focus motor in the lens, so it's not an issue)
>> Anonymous
well, you shit-face, there is professional and pro-sumer. you can't afford either. get a d40.
>> Anonymous
Don't forget the fact that Sony has the stabilization system built in (inherited from minolta).

I have a A100, it saved me some shots.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>135483
I think we've covered that.
>> Anonymous
>>135484
Oh sorry about this then... It was lost somewhere between all the "GTFO, fag, troll, LOL (...)" and other memes...

anyway maybe OP should look at this
>>135316