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Originally Posted by postcardcv
I'm certainly not saying that and I don't think anyone else on here would either - the A200 is a very capable camera and I'm sure you'll get a lot of enjoyment out of it. I was just agreeing that you can read as much as you like about differnet brands and models (often written by those who use it and have a definite bias) but nothing beats getting to a shop and seeing which you prefer.
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I'd second that. It is very hard to buy a bad entry level dslr these days. They are all capable, all offer manual and semi-auto modes, all have enough pixels to print easily at A4. The differences as far as the bodies go are down to ease of use, handling etc - and to tell that you really need to handle the camera.
There might be some advantage of some brands over others in terms of lenses and accessories, though. Konica-minolta had backwards compatability with it's older lenses, some of which were superb (and very cheap secondhand). I dont know if that has been continued with Sony, which bought K-M out - someone on here will know for sure.