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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thom_vee" data-source="post: 1286000" data-attributes="member: 69132"><p>Thanks to everyone who contributed to this forum to help me make my decision. Finally I did make up my mind and I have chosen the Sony A200 over the Olympus. I felt that not only was Sony offering the best value for money, but also it seemed to be a safe option with regards to "investing in a system". The recent release of the Sony A900 only justifies this point. Although, the 2x crop factor of the Olympus was tempting, the clincher came when I decided to look up the prices of additional new or 2nd hand lenses for the two cameras. Not only were there far less 2nd hand lenses available for the Olympus, the new lenses (zuiko) bigger than 300mm were off my charts.This essentially negated the original advantage with buying shorter(almost cheaper) zuiko lenses. On the other hand, Sony had a lot more options available and I have just bought my first lens - a used minolta 75-300mm for less than half the price of a new one! This essentially was the deal breaker. When I see someone with an olympus E-510 next, I shall think that it is one that I did consider strongly, but for now, I am more than happy with my decision to go Sony. I shall be receiving the camera tomorrow, and I hope to be able to share my impressions soon. Thanks again.</p></blockquote><p></p>