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Hi everyone!

My name is Michelle, I'm 25 and I'm absolutely brand spanking new to any serious notion of photography as a hobby. I take pictures of myself and my baby usually (I'm that person everyone hates on Facebook). I want to take pictures of people still, as well as some more creative things (unsure what exactly but it will come to me!). I want a camera that's reasonably good at a bit of everything though, just to get started with.

I have joined this forum looking for a bit of beginner advice. I'm looking at a budget of £400 (would rather spend closer to £300 or less if possible!) to buy a camera for teaching myself with. I have narrowed it down to the Sony A58 (DSLT) or the Nikon D3200 (DSLR) and as I'm a newbie I'm not very sure whether the lack of optical viewfinder is a pro or a con with the Sony (my preference).

What am I gaining/losing by choosing the Sony camera over the Nikon? I really liked the feel of it in the shop but I'm unsure whether I'd be losing some vital option by not choosing a camera with an optical viewfinder...

And I believe there is an issue around lighting with the DSLT over the DSLR? Is this a big deal?

Any advice greatly appreciated.
 
Welcome Michelle to the forums. I have not used a camera without an optical viewfinder so cannot comment on your choice. Both a very good starter cameras, it depends a lot on what feels comfortable in the hand I don't think the viewfinder should cause many issues, other will advise I am sure.
 
Thanks for the welcoming messages. I'm not sure if it makes that much difference to be truthful but I'm a student at the moment, due to graduate in November with no job lined up, so if I'm going to be crazy and blow what little money I have on a camera then I should really really really be sure of which camera I want!
 
Personally I prefer to use an optical viewfinder. The main reason for this is I do not like the delay between pressing the shutter button and the shutter operating. That you get with some screen finders.
 
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Hi Michelle, And welcome aboard TP, looking forward to hearing from you and maybe seeing some of your images on the various forums. "Enjoy".
 
Welcome Michelle to the forum :wave:
 
I'm going to bite the bullet today and go buy the Sony camera... woo!
 
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