Happy and New Camera Armed, or am going to be...

So the owners, did not take the house deal and wouldn't even negotiate. Ok, I will keep looking, but that doesn't get me down too much. Why?

Because for my birthday both my parents and my bf combined their money and got me the dream camera. Yes, after months of wanting this camera. After drooling over it. After dreaming about it. After speaking about it non stop as my birthday grew closer. I, Bevin Allison, was given the money to order it!

So immediately I set my sights on ebay, the land of deals. I then ordered a brand new body for the Sony DSLR A550! I am waiting for its arrival and chomping at the bit. No, it isn't a supper dupper high end tank of a camera, but it is the one I can have and will do what I need right now and it is a huge upgrade from the DSLR A100, which will be my new back up camera.

In fact, a friend got an A230, I believe, after seeing how good my A100 was. Then I say her pics w/ the same lenses I was using and the pictures where so much crisper and clearer that I just know, that the A550 will do one hell of a good job for me.

I remember when first getting my Sony I was nervous at first. The A100. It was new on the market. Sony hadn't made a DSLR before. It was the first. Then I heard two things that sold me. 1. It was formed out of a partnership w/ Konika and Sony. 2. It had an internal dust blower and I worked in a barn and used cameras a lot in barns and the others did not have that.

Why did the fact that it was Konika technology that impressed me? I worked for a photo place in the UK that used Konika print film. I would buy it for myself too. I found it to be thee best 35 ml film I had ever used for the camera and for print jobs. I am not kidding. When I came back state side and it seem non existant I saw my pictures take a nose dive in quality. Colors where drab, focus was bad... using the same camera, just using Kodak or Fuji film or printing.

I knew, that Konika, and yes I am probably spelling it wrong since I am a bad speller, was what I wanted in my camera. Turned out I made a great choice too. I would be a sales person for this DSLR if I could, I love it that much.

I went for the 550 not the 500 because I wanted the 14mgp. No, it isn't a great difference from 12 for visual quality of most prints, but if you want a larger print it is worth it in my opinion and not for that much a cost difference either. I think Sony's offer far more for their price than other cameras too.

However, I think that is due to the fact that not as many people buy them, because they haven't been making them as long. I think if they had a stronger foot in the door, like Nikon say, they would indeed cost more. Strangely, especially their higher end cameras, their quality of late has been ranked higher than many stronger saled brands. That does not surprise me in the least, as Konika was always a better film, yet not as utilized in this country.

Thus, the lesson here is that, just because someone has been doing something longer or a company has been making something longer. It doesn't mean the product will be better. It just means it has a stronger name brand recognition in the industry. This is true w/ service industries too. It is true in anything.

Anyway, when I get it, I will be taking pictures like it is going out in style to learn about it and get used to it. I will be reviewing it on here as well. Stay tuned, I am sure I will be gushing for quite some time.