Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>When my daughter was that age, she had a ball with a little Pentax 110 >slr kit. She was a very grownup and careful kid and spent great amounts >of time setting up "sets" and taking Barbie and doll-related pictures. >She would dress up the dog and take endless shots of the poor, suffering >beast. I had a little kit with a few lenses and flash for her. I was >apprehensive about her handling the small pieces of this little rig but >it actually seemed to fit her just right and was easily managed. The >fact that it was more than just a toy-like camera/system seemed to >instill some respect for the equipment and I'm glad I approached it the >way I did back then (she'll turn 27 next week!). She has turned out to >be an excellent photographer with a good eye, good technique and a >steady hand. I think that most of the basics were learned with that >little camera. Craig But this *is* a true film camera SLR manual focus with different lenses. I have a complete set that still works properly and although is more and more find out film and labs is still a usable camera. The only 110 camera -perhaps including some Rollei and Minolta- that did worth. Felix