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So I found a cheap bridge camera that I have free access to. Is it worth learning on. (www.adorama.com)
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I have free access to a family member's camera but it really isn't the best. I think it has a 1/2" sensor though the sensor is not listed anywhere on the box or in the manual which I guess is a red flag. Should I wait and save up more money to buy a better camera or could I use this one to learn on?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The problem I ran into is that this camera only has 2 f-stop settings: 3 and 7. Which means I can only adjust the shutter and iso. Also it can only shoot jpg files. I didn't think I was pissing and moaning. I just wasn't sure if such a limited camera would teach me the right lessons.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Oh, my bad I was mostly ranting about myself in case that's what was going on, I was just saying that when I was (because I was)...I would've been better off just using what was on hand for whatever it was capable of. My apologies for being a jerk, and sorry.

As for what you're looking at that is a bit primitive to me to be honest but you can still learn on any camera. Try and learn composition with it until you've picked up a decent one, you can learn composition on a flipphone. If you're on a budget, I will say mirrorless is probably more or less the future but DSLR tech still does the job just like film cameras still do work just fine and you can grab a used and decent DSLR for pretty cheap these days (as well as a starter lens to go with it). I'm still using DSLR's personally.