Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/05
[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. Nathan - I don't recommend the K1000 myself too much because it does not have DOF preview. A Spotmatic SP, SPII, or any of the other screw mount clones is a good idea. Go to my page below and browse through them. Karen -- Karen Nakamura http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/