Although Konica Minolta have now ceased making cameras, there are still a few of these around (and warranty/service has been handed over to Sony).
The A200 is the last of KM bridge mount digital cameras in the pro-sumer market. It has a 8m pixel CCD and 28 to 200 (35mm equivalent) manual zoom lens - much better than a motor driven lens which tend to have noticeable "stops".
Although fairly big (not quite as big as a D-SLR) and quite heavy, the range of functions available from fully automatic to fully manual with a number of programme modes in between means that you get pretty much all the benefits of a D-SLR in a smaller, more convenient package. It's no pocket camera however.
A number of items standout:- the excellent quality lens (which has very little barrel distortion or vignetting) and which can take both wide-angle and telephoto adaptors the multi angle display which makes self portraits (with remote) or taking pictures from unusual angles (like above heads in a crowd) a doddle, the range of functions and adjustments and finally the superb anti-shake which allows you to take crystal clear photographs in low light conditions without flash.
I've only noticed 2 drawbacks so far. The EVF is not the highest quality which can make things difficult in low light or for manual focus and on standard colour and white balance settings, colours under grey sky conditions can seem quite drab (which can be overcome by changing the standard settings).
Overall an excellent camera which can still be bought at a bargain price
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