Originally Posted by Justmadeit:
“Im looking to get an slr, a guy i know is selling a sony alpha 100 for £150 with the standard lens kit
The only thing that puts me off is the images arent live on the lcd so you have to put your eye up to the small window
Any recomendations??”
This is probably the cheapest DSLR going.. Not a brilliant camera, but atleast it will give you an upgrade path with better lenses as and when you have more money.
DSLRs generally start at around £500.
As for not having a live image on a screen, if you moving to a DSLR, then it is more grown up and a viewfinder is what you should be using as a camera is not stable at arms length, no stability means blurred images.
The main reason for not having a live image on a scree is because SLRs (digital and film) have a mirror that flips up each time a photo is taken.
Though Nikon and Canon have found a way of doing live images it really should only be used when thae camera is on a tripod when taking macro images (close up detail shots of very small things)
Learn to use the camera as it is different to using a compact. Check the camera over properly and take a couple of shots, again use a tripod so you can focus on something obvious, as you need to see if it focussing properly.
Get the pics onto a computer to see at a larger size to check the focus points.. It may have been dropped and you will not know untill you can check this.