Sigma SA-7 35mm SLR Camera Kit w/ 28-80mm Lens

After shooting a few rolls of film with the SA-7 I'm impressed. The autofocus is quick and accurate and all the controls are intuitive and well-placed. Handling is excellent.

Since you'll be limited to a Sigma lens I must recommend the 28-300mm Aspherical which is an outrageously convenient thing. It's a bargain and provides a range of focal lengths which may make it the only lens an amateur would ever need.

Now the only thing I'm wondering is if I should have paid more for the SA-9 to get a faster shutter and date imprinting. You'll be happy with either of the two new Sigmas.

Although, Sigma is very well-known for lenses, their cameras are not as popular, which is a shame. Anyway, this is the second Sigma Camera that I own. My previous camera was a Sigma SA-300. The camera has seven years, since I received it as a gift and it is still working very well. I wanted a new camera that have newer features, and that is why I decided to buy a new camera. Since, my experience with Sigma has been very good, and after shopping around (I looked at Minolta, Canon and Nikon) I decided to stick with the Sigma SA-7. One thing that I really liked is that the lense mount is metal vs. plastic in some of the comparable models for other brands. One set back is that it only accepts Sigma lensesand that it doesn't have ability to add a battery pack. The bag that comes with the kit is very nice and roomy. You get lots of features for the money, lightweight, affordable price, good metering system, user-friendly, picture preview, multiple exposure, self-timer.