Originally Posted by grimey121uk

Plus side with sony is that you can use loads of cheap minolta lens's and it has built in image stabilisation, although it isn't very effective on longer lenses which is when its needed the most

The down side is they are built like crap and aimed at people that want a automatic point and shoot camera which will limit your ability to use it manually due to the awkward control and menus

I would personally stick with canon or nikon