Howdy,
My new father in law has offered me his 'old' DSLR camera for $300 (he just upgraded). I don't know much at all about cameras and photography, but want to learn, and so does my wife(!)
Here's what he has:
2007 Sony Alpha a100 DSLR, 18-70 mm zoom lens, lithium ion battery, shoulder strap, battery charger, USB cable, USB-to-video cable for TV, Spare lithium ion battery, 4GB SanDisk memory card, Sony carrying case, Magic Lantern Guide Sony a100 by Peter K. Burian, and original boxes, packaging material, user’s guide, software CD, etc.
Will this setup work for taking WIP and gallery pictures of model aircraft? What about taking walkaround pictures of aircraft and cars? For the photobugs out there, is this a decent beginner's to advanced camera in general? Finally, is this a good deal? It seems to be, but again, I don't know much at all about cameras. He sent me a review of it, which sounds great, but I don't understand most of the terminology used yet. It is a mulitple page review, and the 'next' button is hidden towards the bottom of each page.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/SonyDSLRA100/
Thanks!
Cheers,
Alex