Originally Posted by
jamesdak
It was a sad day for many of us when Minolta left the business. That's when I made the switch to Canon as I just could not do Sony.
Minolta has many, many top notch AF lenses.
That's good to hear. I was hoping that their lens quality didn't decline after the shift to autofocus. The prices seem reasonable... a quickebay scan shows prices in the 40-70 dollar range for most normal lenses, and even the weirdo ones look like under $300, mostly. That Sony digital bodies use the same mount might be a bonus, although I have my Dad's old Canon when I want to play around with digital. (Old 8.1 MP EOS, I'll probably get a newer body sometime.)
--Shannon