Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]it depends on what you want and how much you want to spend, of course. i have an el cheapo lomo smena, cost about 20 bucks. it has adjustable f-stops and shutter speeds. it'd be a great way for your nephew to learn exposure and composition without having to worry about dropping/losing etc. if you're wanting to go more SLR, you might try something like the pentax ZX-M. it's available with a 50mm f/2 for around $300.00. it's a great little camera with a really nice lens. it's what i always recommend to people coming into my store wanting a first camera. they're usually more interested in an N80 with 28-80 Crapron zoom or something like that. but that's advertising's fault. a yashica T4 super has a really nice lens. and the stylus epic, of course, is always a good and inexpensive choice. i think i'd recommend getting him something MANUAL, though, so he'll actually learn photography and not learn just to press a button. digital, as many have suggested, is always a good idea. my compliments on encouraging photography in a young'un. - --brad - -- brad daly bwdaly@hiwaay.net photographs: http://home.hiwaay.net/~bwdaly "Before I was a drug addict, I had so many different problems. Now I just have one: drugs. It gave my life a real focus." --Lyle, in John Waters' _Cecil B. Demeted_ "War, what is it good for? It's good for business." --Billy Bragg