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Back into Photography with a Sony A300K So i couldn't pass up the chance to get a DSLR for dirt cheap, and i am now back in the game. i was driving back from cali with a friend, and we knew Circuit City was having a going out of business sale, so we decided to take a look and see what was left. we stopped at the one in Kaizer in Oregon. (the store was a mess lol.) there wasn't much i wanted, until i came a cross the DSLR's. there were 2 in my price range that i was looking at. all were 30% off by the way =o. Nikon D40 (i think) 6mp, 359.99 or Sony A300K 10mp, 419.99 and what made this even better was oregon's lack of sales tax :thumbs: all in all, for the camera plus a 4gb CF card, it cost me 451.98 my question to you, is where should i start to relearn everything? i haven't touched an SLR since highschool when we were using Pentax K1000's =o any advice would be appreciated, and hopefully i'll be able to start contributing some shots of my own =D |
W00t~! Another Sony user! YaY! You are in possession of the camera with the best live view system on the market! Which lens/es did you get? Maybe take a beginner's SLR course at Langara or Focal Point. |
Good choice...I was considering a Sony, but Zeiss lenses (while phenomenal) are a little pricey...but third party lenses like Tamron and Sigma are starting to make some GREAT glass these days... As for where to start? ANYWHERE :) Take pictures of your friends, your car, your neighbourhood park and experiment...post them up, and wait for feedback...then get right back out and see what you can do. |
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ok, lens is a DT-18-70mm F3.5-5.6 |
^^^ You need to throw away that lens and get the Sony Zeiss 16-80mm. :) |
$$ i've already spent too much as it is haha, it will have to wait for a while. unless you've got one you want to off load for cheap? ;D |
Hehe...no. I like mine. I do have a 17-35mm f2.8-4 I might want to get rid of though. |
Should have gotten the nikon >.> |
why? |
Err, yeah, why?? |
Because I dislike Sony =] And he's my brother and I can harass him all I want ^^ |
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I dislike sony as a whole, and yes I have. One of my ex's is a photographer. I just found the Nikon less confusing, that's all =] No need to get offended. |
200k user here, for about a year now. It's awesome. |
Sony users unite :D A350K w/ Tokina 28-70 F2.8 Besides all the Sony hardware is based off the great Konica-Minolta. |
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I'm the total opposite - All of my audio/video equipment except my PVR is Sony. Never had a problem. Quote:
Konica Minolta 7 35mm SLR Konica Minolta 7D DSLR Sony A700 DSLR Minolta 50mm f1.7 Minolta 50mm f3.5 macro Minolta 135mm f2.8 Minolta 200mm f2.8 APO HS G Minolta 17mm~35mm f2.8 D Minolta 24mm~105mm f3.5~4.5 D Minolta 28mm~105mm f3.5~4.5 Minolta 70mm~210mm f4 Minolta 75mm~300mm f4.5~5.6 Tamron 70mm~210mm f2.8 SP LD Sigma 170mm~500mm f5~6.3 APO Sony/Carl Zeiss 16-80mm f3.5-4.5 :) |
I didn't say I hated Sony, I said I disliked it as I found the Nikon to be much less confusing. And the only thing of Minolta I've ever had was a P&S camera that broke 2 months after I got it lol. |
Quite the collection there. Grabbing a Minolta 24-105mm next week. Just gotta find a nice 50mm and maybe a beercan :D Quote:
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