Re: suggested student cameras?

[Aaron Reynolds]

Frank Theriault wrote:

> Along the lines of the Yashica that you mention, I've owned (in the very
> distant past) a couple of Praktica (I think they were) LTL's.  Big,
> heavy, inelegant, but built like a tank.  The metal focal plane shutter
> was not too quiet, and I'm sure did cause a bit of vibration, but it was
> sturdy.

I had a Praktica LTL 3, which served quite well until I...uh...wore out
the film transport.  It was a very solid camera, and really not THAT
ugly.  Also, the shutter release was terifically placed for my hands,
and the film loading system was absolutely a dream to use.

-Aaron

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