Sony Alpha A35 Review
Value and Verdict
Sony Alpha A35 review - Value
For the price, the Sony A35 offers
plenty. Within a comparable price band to budget DSLRs such as the Nikon
D3100 and Canon EOS 1100D, the Sony A35 has a higher resolution sensor,
more autofocus points and a higher speed burst mode. For beginners the
functions are explained when the camera is left to dwell for a second,
but not to the determent of those better informed.
Although the
amount of lenses on offer may not quite match up to the Nikon or Canon
DSLRs in the same price range, Sony is making impressive headway to
provide a wider profile of optics. This, combined with other clever
features such as the Sweep Panorama mode, make the A35 a real contender
at the lower price range.
Sony Alpha A35 review - Verdict
Overall
it's hard to fault the A35 in any area. The body is sturdy and well
laid out, the camera's functionality highly impressive for the low price
range and the image quality excellent. The only downside, per se, is
user preference as to whether an electronic viewfinder is acceptable in
use instead of an optical viewfinder typical in DSLRs. Beyond that the
A35's a superb camera that'll more than give the current crème of the
entry-level DSLR market a run for its money, not least based on the top
notch sensor at its heart. Highly recommended.
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Latest comments
November 30 18:37
RachW
This or the Nikon D3100? Anyone got any ideas?
December 08 15:00
Tony D
Re Frank's question: I think you are referring to using studio flash? I have tried to use external flash (my trusted old Nissin 360)with a 3rd party hotshoe adaptor. It fires perfectly, but as you suggest - the viewfinder/screen goes dark when you select a sensible shuter speed for flash and the ambient light is only moderate. It seems to be trying to indicate underexposure in this way, but why?? You can see from the indicator on the screen that it will need the flash!! My work-around at the moment is to raise the internal flash - which turns the viewfinder brightness up to "normal" - and then to cover it with a bit of black tape/card so it doesn't interfere with the Nissin's output. This works, but it does seem like an oversight on Sony's part to dim the viewfinder in this way.
December 19 15:03
Anson
Just Bought an Alpha 35...Loving it . Had old autofocus minolta lenses that are shooting out some beautiful shots .. Alpha over nikon any day!
April 05 20:31
John Powell
I quite like the view finder going darker or lighter , as It tells me that the exposure is going to be under -over or correct , jus tby looking at the view finder. I have had this for ages in my Minolta a1