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 do hear of Olympus SLRs having their mirror fly off, etc. I think that Essex in NJ can fix virtually anything. With the Bessaflex, that is not likely to be a problem as the SLR problems seem to be age-related. KEH is conservative in their rating. If it is anything higher than "bargain" or "ugly", it is probably in good shape. JLS At 01:36 PM 10/6/2004, you wrote: >Re: OT: I need a cheap FILM camera >Was in the same situation helping a friend's sister find a >good student camera went with a with a used Nikon FM2 & a >50mm f/1.4 lens partly price $150 for the lot & the fact >that the camera is quite reliable . Any FM/FM2/FM2n would >be a good choice but in all honesty so much oof the older >pro stuff is quie cheep could have gone with an F3 for $35 >more also the Canon MF stuff is proper cheap at the moment >but they got out of MF in the late 80's early 90's if I >remember , so this stuff is bit long in the tooth by now >and all of these lenses Nikon & Canon did wear out as I >remember . > >Chuck > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information