The Sony Alpha (α DSLR-A100 is the first digital SLR for the Japanese consumer electronics giant. If it looks like the Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D and 7D, that's no coincidence: Sony bought KM's camera business in 2005.
The A100 shares the same basic design as the 5D and 7D, which includes the lens mount and CCD-based image stabilizer..