The Imaging Resource reviewed the Sony a100 DSLR and reports-

"The strength of Sony’s initial foray into the DSLR market is testimony to the wisdom shown by Sony’s management in partnering with Konica-Minolta and eventually taking over their DSLR operations. By any measure, the Sony A100 delivers strong functionality and represents an excellent value for the money. The sensor-based anti-shake system Sony inherited from Minolta is very capable, and has the usual sensor-based advantage of making all your lenses into image-stabilized ones. We think that the impact of anti-shake is generally underappreciated by the public: It can make a huge difference in the number of usable photos you come home with, and should be a key contributing factor in the selection of a camera/lens system to buy into. Having this capability built into the Sony A100’s body is a fantastic user benefit. We were very impressed with other characteristics of the Sony A100 as well, including its excellent fit and finish, high resolution, good color rendition, very good battery life, and very responsive handling. The only weak points we found were its somewhat high noise levels at ISO 800 and 1600, and a tendency toward exposure variability, particularly when wide-area AF was combined with multi-segment metering. Read the full review for a deeper discussion of this: We suspect that novice photographers won’t notice the fairly minor variations we observed, and more experienced users are likely to avoid the problem altogether by manually selecting their AF points. It is clearly a characteristic of the camera’s exposure system though, so we feel obligated to point it out to our readers. At the end of the day though, the Sony DSLR-A100 proved to be a competent picture-taking tool, and one that offers really excellent value for the money. It’s clear that Canon and Nikon have a new, strong competitor in the DSLR market: Bad news for them, but great news for the consumer!"

A100 Accessories
Lowepro CompuTrekker AW Camera Backpack (Black)
Sony VCT-1500L Digital Camera & Camcorder Tripod
SONY MSX-M1GN 1GB High Speed Memory Stick(R) PRO Duo Media ( Red )
SanDisk SDCFX3-1024-901 1 GB Extreme III CompactFlash Card
Sony 50mm f/1.4 Lens for Sony Alpha Digital SLR Camera

A100 features
10-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints
2.5-inch LCD display; in-camera image stabilization and anti-dust vibration systems
Eye-Start Autofocus system begins focusing as soon as the camera is brought to your eye
9-point autofocus system; 40-segment multi-pattern honeycomb metering for accurate exposure
Powered by lithium-ion battery (rechargeable battery supplied); stores images on CF I/II and Memory Stick Duo cards