Alpha A100 viewfinder

What is the viewfinder on the A100 like? i'm looking for a camera for yearbook class and i need it soon. i really am in for a large viewfinder.

-Josh

It's a fairly decent viewfinder for its class I think. If I were you I'd go find one in a store that you could play with before making your decision.

I Am A New Member And Have Just Purchased A Sony F100. I Have Some Experince With Film Slr. My Question Is This, I Like To Shot Sports And When Use Sutter Priorty At 1/1000 My Results Are Dark Even In Broad Daylight, My Lens I A 18-77mm, Can Any One Help.

Tommy

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Originally Posted by roundinthird

I Am A New Member And Have Just Purchased A Sony F100. I Have Some Experince With Film Slr. My Question Is This, I Like To Shot Sports And When Use Sutter Priorty At 1/1000 My Results Are Dark Even In Broad Daylight, My Lens I A 18-77mm, Can Any One Help.

Tommy

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This should have been a new post perhaps as it really doesn't have anything to do with the origional post. However, try exposure bracketing and exposure compensation. Try a different metering mode such as spot metering as the camera is probably trying to expose for the highlights of the daylight rather than your subject. Also if there is not enough light for the largest aperature for your lens that could also be a cause to underexposure.

I find the view finder comfortable. I have a larger then average nose and I think if my nose was a bit longer, I wouldn't be able to use it very comfortably. I also like the sensor that turns off the lcd when you put your eye to the finder so this bright light isn't in your face.

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Originally Posted by roundinthird

I Am A New Member And Have Just Purchased A Sony F100. I Have Some Experince With Film Slr. My Question Is This, I Like To Shot Sports And When Use Sutter Priorty At 1/1000 My Results Are Dark Even In Broad Daylight, My Lens I A 18-77mm, Can Any One Help.

Tommy

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Try putting the camera in aperture priority and than set the aperture to the maximum your lens will support eg., f3.5. Than set the camera to iso1600. Lastly, take a picture at 1/100 and check the exposure. If it is bright enough than you can set the shutter faster so try 1/250, than 1/500 etc until you get the action stopped. You might not need to go to 1/1000 to get the action stopped. Generally, set the shutter speed to the fastest setting you can and still have a bright or "properly exposed" print. If your subject is still blurred (because you can't use a fast enough shutter) than you need to get a lens that is capable of going to a wider aperture. I fast lens that is on ebay for under $100 is the Minolta 50mm f1.7.