Just picked up a mint Super Program, for less than the K-1000.
It has a nice feel to it and it balances very nicely with the A 50/1.4 and
the SP 90/2.5 Tamron.
Just wish I had kept the 280T flash.
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 2:23 AM
Subject: Re: suggested student cameras?
>
> William Robb wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Geordie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "pentax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: April 10, 2001 10:39 PM
> > Subject: suggested student cameras?
> >
> > > I know a person who will be taking a summer course in
> > photography at her
> > > local community college. So she will be needing a camera that
> > allows her to
> > > use all the functions manually.
> > >
> > > What might we suggest to this student?
> <snip>
> >
> > Since this is a Pentax list and all...
> > The classic student camera is still the K-1000, though around
> > here they seem pretty scarce, and are actually getting a bit
> > expensive.
>
> They *are* getting expensive. Sheesh.
>
> > The ME super would be a good choice. What you want is
> > a manual camera, or at least a camera that will work easily on
> > manual.
> > Other choices would be the Yashica FX-103 (Contax lens mount!!),
> > Minolta X-370, or one of the older Minolta all mechanical
> > cameras.
>
> I've been recommending the Super Program lately.
>
> tv
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