A good friend of mine has offered me his old A100 with kit lens in excellent condition for £100. The only trouble is my trial shots through the kit lens have been less than impressive. I want the camera for wildlife particularly birds.
My binoculars are Nikon HGs and scope is a Kowa TS613 so I'm familiar with how good glass can be and also how expensive. I've drawn a balance by buying secondhand and have saved a fortune.
The Minolta 70-210 looks like an excellent lens, if only I could win one on ebay, but I'm adding another £110 with (for me) unpredictable results.
£210 is a lot for me to spend at any time of the year but just before Xmas, :eek!:
A couple of things worry me. You dont see much Sony camera gear for sale in the classifieds here, its all Canon, Nikon etc. Also the present results arent wow factor.
Does anyone have any advice please? To be honest I wasnt particularly looking for a still camera right at this moment, but the opportunity to try and buy for £100 what was a £500odd camera seemed rather too good to miss.
My binoculars are Nikon HGs and scope is a Kowa TS613 so I'm familiar with how good glass can be and also how expensive. I've drawn a balance by buying secondhand and have saved a fortune.
The Minolta 70-210 looks like an excellent lens, if only I could win one on ebay, but I'm adding another £110 with (for me) unpredictable results.
£210 is a lot for me to spend at any time of the year but just before Xmas, :eek!:
A couple of things worry me. You dont see much Sony camera gear for sale in the classifieds here, its all Canon, Nikon etc. Also the present results arent wow factor.
Does anyone have any advice please? To be honest I wasnt particularly looking for a still camera right at this moment, but the opportunity to try and buy for £100 what was a £500odd camera seemed rather too good to miss.