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What to do, what to do? Getting back into photography...

Started Sep 7, 2017 | Questions thread
EvilOne
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Re: What to do, what to do? Getting back into photography...
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I just went to ebay.. ( not my favorite place ). Ive been an a-mount shooter for decades. Trying to put myself in your place, with your concern for OVF. You could not find a better A-mount than a Sony A700. I found a package on Ebay, that shows a well maintained Camera with a genuine Sony V-grip ( worth 300 dollars by itself ). all the paper work and included boxes. And also a very important book from Gary Friedman on the A700 ( I have this book and by itself is worth 75 dollars. Chargers and extra batteries straps and cables etc.

What ever you do , do not look for the cheapest camera.. look past the price, and look for clues as to how the camera was maintained by the owner. this set up looks like it was kept pristine by the owner. Documentation is important when considering a used camera. This set up appears to be one that would be well maintained by the effort to " Keep all of the peripheral stuff like paper work, boxes, packaging and even that Gary Friedman book tells me this is a good offering.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Alpha-DSLR-A700-12-2-MP-Digital-SLR-Camera-With-Vertical-Grip-/152666741451?epid=100123496&hash=item238ba59acb:g:cZEAAOSwf-VWab2z

Bill

Here is a shot I took of my son taken from 90 feet away from the penalty box  using this camera.

blow this up to see Michael's face, even through his wire guard face mask.

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Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi Nikon Coolpix 990 Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 Sony SLT-A77 +5 more
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