2006

Sony A APS-C system

Discontinued

A small APS-C SLR system created by Sony using Konica Minolta's technologies and assets after the latter decided to withdraw from camera business in March 2006.

The range of cameras includes both conventional SLR models with an optical viewfinder and SLT models with a translucent mirror and electronic viewfinder. All cameras are equipped with sensor-shift image stabilization. As for the lens lineup, it was inherited from Konica Minolta in 2005 and expanded with new models that cover the focal length range from ultra-wide angle to super telephoto.

Camera lineup

APS-C digital SLR cameras with Minolta/Sony A mount (15):
Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 (2006) • Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 (2007) • Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 (2008) • Sony Alpha DSLR-A300 (2008) • Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 (2008) • Sony Alpha DSLR-A230 (2009) • Sony Alpha DSLR-A330 (2009) • Sony Alpha DSLR-A380 (2009) • Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 (2009) • Sony Alpha DSLR-A550 (2009) • Sony Alpha DSLR-A450 (2010) • Sony Alpha DSLR-A290 (2010) • Sony Alpha DSLR-A390 (2010) • Sony Alpha DSLR-A560 (2010) • Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 (2010)
APS-C digital SLT cameras with Minolta/Sony A mount (10):
Sony SLT-A33 (2010) • Sony SLT-A55 (2010) • Sony SLT-A35 (2011) • Sony SLT-A65 (2011) • Sony SLT-A77 (2011) • Sony SLT-A57 (2012) • Sony SLT-A37 (2012) • Sony SLT-A58 (2013) • Sony SLT-A77 II (2014) • Sony SLT-A68 (2015)

Minolta/Sony A mount lens lineup

Total lenses: 16
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Standard prime lenses
1.8	Sony DT 35mm F/1.8 SAM [SAL35F18] • ⌀55 • APS-C		2010 ●
Short telephoto prime lenses
1.8	Sony DT 50mm F/1.8 SAM [SAL50F18] • ⌀49 • APS-C		2009 ●
Macro lenses
2.8	Sony DT 30mm F/2.8 Macro SAM [SAL30M28] • ⌀49 • 1:1 • APS-C		2009 ●
Wide-angle zoom lenses
4.5	Sony DT 11-18mm F/4.5-5.6 [SAL1118] • ⌀77 • APS-C • Rebranded lens		2006 ●
Standard zoom lenses
2.8	Sony DT 16-50mm F/2.8 SSM [SAL1650] • ⌀72 • APS-C	Pro	2011 ●
3.5	Sony DT Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-80mm F/3.5-4.5 ZA [SAL1680Z] • ⌀62 • APS-C		2006 ●
3.5	Sony DT 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 SAM [SAL1855] • ⌀55 • APS-C		2009 ●
3.5	Sony DT 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 SAM II [SAL18552] • ⌀55 • APS-C		2013 ●
3.5	Sony DT 18-70mm F/3.5-5.6 [SAL1870] • ⌀55 • APS-C		2006 ●
Telephoto zoom lenses
4.0	Sony DT 55-200mm F/4-5.6 [SAL55200] • ⌀55 • APS-C		2007 ●
4.0	Sony DT 55-200mm F/4-5.6 SAM [SAL55200-2] • ⌀55 • APS-C		2009 ●
4.5	Sony DT 55-300mm F/4.5-5.6 SAM [SAL55300] • ⌀62 • APS-C		2012 ●
Superzoom lenses
3.5	Sony DT 16-105mm F/3.5-5.6 [SAL16105] • ⌀62 • APS-C		2007 ●
3.5	Sony DT 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6 SAM [SAL18135] • ⌀62 • APS-C		2012 ●
3.5	Sony DT 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 [SAL18200] • ⌀62 • APS-C • Rebranded lens		2006 ●
3.5	Sony DT 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 [SAL18250] • ⌀62 • APS-C		2007 ●

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