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Am I the only person in the forum still using an A200? I doubt there are many - but the time has come to upgrade. I do not have the budget for a flagship, but I'm open to second hand. One thing I would like to do is keep use of as many of my accessories as possible. The model range is pretty bewildering since I last had reason to look. I've found myself going round in circles. I have a hit list of specific features I would like to get in the upgrade. I'm hoping that armed with a list of my accessories and the new camera feature wish list, one of you Sony aficionados may be able to suggest what from the range may fit the bill. ACCESSORIES HVL-F36AM Flash VG-B30AM Battery Grip 4 x Minolta/Alpha Mount Lenses WISH LIST Dealbreakers Video Wi-Fi (or some form of mobile transfer, Bluetooth, NFC, whatever) Big Plus Points Live View (viewed on PC or laptop) External Mic connection Bonus Articulated LCD General Spec increase - won't be hard from a 200 Any suggestions as to which of Sony's models will tick most boxes from the above will be very gratefully received.

Todays blogpost is about my first DSLR, the Sony A200 :-) I take a look back 7 years ago on my favorite pictures i made with this great camera: https://dsphotosblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/7-years-ago-the-sony-a200/

Hello to everybody. I'd like to upgrade my Sony A200. I own three lenses: Sony 50 F1.4, Sony 70 300 G and Minolta 28 F 2.8. I'm here asking for some advice because I'm quite confused about what would be a wise move... switching to an E mount camera or to one of the few surviving A mount cameras? Here are some sparse thoughts: - I'd like to keep and profitably use the lenses I already own and paid for. In this regard, after reading some review of the LA-EA adaptors, I'm not 100% convinced about them. In case of an E mount camera like the A6000, I simply would not use its nice AF with the adaptor, and while this would be acceptable with the 50 and the 28, I fear it would be painful with the 70-300 G. Besides, I think that using an adaptor would negate the weight advantage of having an E mount camera with native lenses. In the end, I'd have to buy some native E mount lens in order to fully exploit the new camera / system. - Let's suppose I'll stick with A mount. I'll have to choose from a not convincing A58, an IMHO ageing and expensive A99, and a very nice and tasty A77 II. It looks to me that the A77 II it's the only sane choice... - Finally, I'd like to keep the budget under 1000 € As I said before, I'm very confused and I don't really know what would be better for me. My photographic habits are mainly travel photography, but I really enjoyed occasionally shooting sports and wildlife, albeit with the limits of my hardware. If you have some advice or other food for thought, I'd like to hear from you. Thanks in advance, D.A.