hey just a question i recently bought a sony a330 slr with a 300mm lense, a 55mm lense,a uv and a cpl protector lenses 8gb mem card
for $850 just wanted to know if that is a good price (brand new)

You've already bought it so what does it matter? lol

i bought it over seas

Sonystyle USA website lists the camera as $849.00 (USD) retail so if the lenses and camera are in good working order then the combined items are well worth it.

This also premised on whether the 300mm and 55mm lenses are good for what you intend to make image wise

everything is brand new. also just after a few pointers like common mistakes made just that i'm new to photography and what adjusting the shutter speeds do to