Best 35mm SLR Camera for Beginners?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday December 9, 2003 @11:30AM from the for-growing-shutterbugs dept.

TibbonZero asks: "I've been thinking of getting into photography, but want to stay with 35mm film instead of going digital. Used 35mm SLRs seem to be the best bet, but which ones should I seriously consider? I would like to spend less than $200 on the camera itself, and start off with some cheaper lenses. It seems to me like there's still a lot more bang for your buck in film vs digital cameras at this point, even with film processing costs (I have almost a whole darkroom setup that my father used to use). I think I want a manual focus camera." Don't forget, a 35mm camera (film or digital) would make a nice Christmas Gift for that budding photographer in your life!

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Pentax K1000 by brulman · 2003-12-09 11:33 · Score: 0, Redundant

great student camera, I don't believe they make them any longer, but they are all over ebay and inexpensive. Nice metal body in case you need to stop a bullet in a war zone. No apeture preview though...

Also, if you are more serious, you might consider picking up an older manual nikon. Then, if you collect some nice lenses, you can always migrate them to a digital body somewhere down the road.

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Re:Come on with the jokes.. by duckpoopy · 2003-12-09 11:36 · Score: 0, Redundant

No, only a retard would do that.

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