cpcrampton
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Registered: 16th Feb 07
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Ok....so i am a complete novice with a camera.
I want to buy an level DSLR.
can someone give me guidance. I have been told the sony is much easier to use and give shot previews when selecting setting etc. hence making it easy to use.
here is my choices
http://www.jessops.com/online.store/categories/products/nikon/d3200-digital-slr-camera-in-black-18-55mm-vr-ii-lens--84946/show.html
http://www.jessops.com/online.store/categories/products/sony/a58-digital-slt-camera-18-55mm-lens-tamron-70-300mm-lens-93725/show.html
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andy1868
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Both will be good cameras, so you probably won't go far wrong with either. Go somewhere that you can handle both and have a good play with both then decide which you prefer. One thing to think about is the Nikon has an optical viewfinder meaning it's a traditional one. The Sony has a digital screen in it's place, reading through some of the photography forums they seem to be an acquired taste but not without their advantages ie a much faster shooting rate than the equivalent Nikon. A lot of people swear by them, a lot of people despise them so take both comments with a pinch of salt.
I haven't used either so i can't comment first hand but looking at this comparison the Nikon seems to be the better camera, but that's based on a whole camera basis, there may be things that you want where the Sony is better.
http://snapsort.com/compare/Nikon-D3200-vs-Sony-SLT-A58
That said you get the longer lens with the Sony deal, if you wanted the Tamron for the Nikon it'd cost an extra £100 (Nikon also do a 70-300 which can be had for less than £100 second hand  )
[Edited on 02-08-2014 by andy1868]
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cpcrampton
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Thanks for the sound advice. I will get myself down to a shop to have a play.
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Cavey
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Snapsort is a brilliant site, found that recently. As he said, the Tamron 70-300 can be bought for £120or so brand new
http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk used to be awesome, haven't used it recently, but I'd assume it'll still help out!
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