Are Sony SLT cameras a good value?

Sony released 12 Single Lens Translucent (SLT) digital cameras from 2010 to 2016. All of the Sony Alpha cameras use the A-mount, that was originally created by Minolta for 35mm film SLRs.

SLT cameras use translucent mirror technology to have phase detection auto focus and an electronic viewfinder. Phase detection autofocus is better than the contrast detection focusing used in the mirrorless camera competition.

For video recording, the electronic viewfinder can be used, where an optical viewfinder would be blacked out. Like current cameras, the live view shown in the viewfinder can preview image exposure.

I think the Sony Alpha APS-C cameras are a better value than comparable Nikon and Canon DSLRs.

7 of the Sony Alpha cameras have a proprietary flash shoe, 2 have plastic lens mounts, and 2 are full frame. There are also 2 full frame DSLR cameras.

▶️ Sony A-Mount Lenses:    • Cheap Minolta & Sony A-mount DSLR Lenses  

0:00 Are SLTs still a good value?
1:09 What is a Single Lens Translucent camera?
2:13 Minolta A-mount and the First Black Frame Problem (Error 58)
3:35 iISO flash shoe
4:43 SD Memory Card Requirements
5:51 Entry Level A33, A35, A37
8:20 Upper Entry - A55, A57, A58
10:36 Upper Entry - A65, A68
12:10 Prosumer - A77, A77 II
13:54 Full Frame - A99, A99 II
15:47 Which to choose?
Sony Alpha A65 Lenses: https://www.outsidetheshot.com/best-s...

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First Black Frame issue for the two Minolta DSLR cameras: https://www.dyxum.com/columns/other/F... and https://www.konicaminoltasupport.com/...[question]=4177&tx_faqmanager_pi1[product]=77&tx_faqmanager_pi1[producttype]=14&tx_faqmanager_pi1[category]=1

Konica Minolta Support: https://www.konicaminoltasupport.com/...[question]=4177&tx_faqmanager_pi1[product]=77&tx_faqmanager_pi1[producttype]=14&tx_faqmanager_pi1[category]=1

Press release for Konica Minolta selling their camera division to Sony. This is what allowed Sony to break into interchangeable lens digital cameras: https://www.konicaminolta.com/about/r...

Minolta Creative Expansion Cards: https://tech.vitorfonseca.com/article...

Minolta/Sony iISO flash shoe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IISO_fl...

Four Thirds camera system. They are DSLRs that have phase detect AF: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Th...

Single Lens Translucent mirror SLT cameras from Wikipedia. This page explains how the pellicle mirror is used in the translucent mirror technology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_SL...

Sony MiniDisc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDisc