Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Olympus OM-1 with 50mm f1.8 without a doubt. Nice size, smooth and a joy to use. Usually $100 - $150 in the US (no idea in The Netherlands, sorry) and plentiful too. Even the 50 1.4 is a bargain... The big plus over the Nikon, besides the size and lower price, is that the focus ring goes the correct way so the eventual move to Leica will be easy ;-) - marc On Oct 5, 2004, at 9:12 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I figure this will warm the hearts of the film dinosaurs on the list > :-) > But it is a legitimate request. A friend of mine needs a manual focus, > manual everything SLR camera with standard lens for her teenage son's > photography class, and has asked my help in choosing one. I guess the > default recommendation is a Pentax K1000 or possibly ME Super; but > what are similar offerings from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Minolta? It has > to be 2nd hand, since all their new cameras are autofocus which is out > for this purpose. > > TIA > > Nathan > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >