Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>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. Natham A Nikon FM with standard AI or AIS 50mm f1.8 would be an inexpensive and useful option. Felix