>>4489485I forgot to add: Nikon D200 is a good option if you shoot Nikon. All the FF lenses work fine on the APSC CCDs...
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>>4489353 yesterday, they're fun to use. But yeah I wouldn't recommend a bridge camera unless you got one really cheap like <$40 and already had lenses + batteries that worked. That particular one (Dimage 7) iirc is a 1/2" sensor, the Dimage A1/A2 had a 2/3" sensor but uses rechargables from the K10D/KM5D DSLRs. Avoid the A200 since those have a battery that's more difficult to get
Personally of all the CCDs A-Mount is my favorite. The lenses are dirt cheap and the cameras get really nice images. I have a KM 5D, A390, and A58 (not CCD but CMOS) that I love equally. My Pentax K200D I want to get rid of (think the sensor is just gone...its "brown" hued) but I just bought 2 K10Ds for $30 each off buyee to mess with. A-Mount lenses are cheap enough you might find yourself collecting them.
Honorable mention if you want a camera that isn't a CCD but gives the feel/colors...Canon 5D Classic/Mark II.
