Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/06

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Subject: [Leica] OT: I need a cheap FILM camera
From: enitka1 at comcast.net (ernie nitka)
Date: Wed Oct 6 07:31:13 2004
References: <CE59A0F99A0B86071CD4523A@hindolveston.reid.org> <BD89101E.7AB3%mark@rabinergroup.com>

I was in the same quandry - ended up getting a Pentax ME Super and have 
been real happy with it and the many inexpensive lenses that go with it.  I 
mostly wanted one to use a "Lens Baby"

http://lensbaby.com/

It costs more than some of the 'real' lenses that are KM mount

ernie


At 03:59 AM 10/6/2004, you wrote:
>On 10/5/04 9:24 PM, "Brian Reid" <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> typed:
>
> > I bought my daughter a Nikon FM for this purpose, and it served 
> > admirably.
> >
>
>I'll weight in on the FM.
>Or FM2. Syncs a tad faster and made later.
>
>Or FE2 for that matter you can just not use it on A and it's an FM2.
>
>Hands on manual cameras which a cheap motor drive available and high quality
>chump change AI or AF glass.
>
>I still have my FM from 1978.
>     and my FE2.
>With MD12 motor drive.
>
>I keep my Nikons in two cases. One is the older manual AI stuff. The other
>is the modern AFD stuff which I use now with the digital and other bodies.
>
>But maybe I'll sell it all for the R system if the back works out.
>
>Mark Rabiner
>Photography
>Portland Oregon
>http://rabinergroup.com/
>
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] OT: I need a cheap FILM camera)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] OT: I need a cheap FILM camera)