I have the A300 and think it is a very nice camera for the price. I have an old Minolta Beer-Can lense 70-210mm F4, a Sigma 17-70mm 2.8-4.5 and a Sony 50mm 1.8 to go along with it. When I first purchased I was looking for a good camera with a lower price and the A300 ranked right up there with the first Canon and Nikon entry level options and was much cheaper. So I was able to spend some money on lenses and still pay around the price I would have paid for the Canon or Nikon. Also, back then, all the Nikon 10mp DSLR's used the exact same image sensor as the Sony's since Nikon purchased them from Sony...
If I was to purchase now it would still be a tough decision, but I think the latest batch of entry level DSLR's from Canon are the best and Nikon's entry levels are just meh.
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I have the A300 and think it is a very nice camera for the price. I have an old Minolta Beer-Can lense 70-210mm F4, a Sigma 17-70mm 2.8-4.5 and a Sony 50mm 1.8 to go along with it. When I first purchased I was looking for a good camera with a lower price and the A300 ranked right up there with the first Canon and Nikon entry level options and was much cheaper. So I was able to spend some money on lenses and still pay around the price I would have paid for the Canon or Nikon. Also, back then, all the Nikon 10mp DSLR's used the exact same image sensor as the Sony's since Nikon purchased them from Sony...
If I was to purchase now it would still be a tough decision, but I think the latest batch of entry level DSLR's from Canon are the best and Nikon's entry levels are just meh.