Well, I didn't actually say it was ugly, did I? But in comparison to my
current Spotties, what isn't? No, they weren't that bad.
Yes, I loved the location of the shutter release, too. It took me quite a
while to get used to having it on the top of the camera, after the Praktica.
And, I'd for
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
Hi,
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.
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>You migt also consider the Ricoh KR-5 Super (K1000 equiv) or XR-1
>(KX
>equiv). Both can often be found at very good prices on ebay.
>
>And they both take a
I used my Spotmatic SP for my Photography class at
school. It served me well. It has all you need and
nothing more. I wouldn't suggest a camera that can be
used automatically as well. It makes it too easy to
cheat. Actually since I got my MZ30 I feel I have been
cheating a little too much. BTW I'm
That's "the MZ-M everywhere in the world except the US, or in the US, the
ZX-M".
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James
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> Be careful, my friend, because I've gone through a MG and a ME Super in
the
> past
Be careful, my friend, because I've gone through a MG and a ME Super in the
past few months because of electronic failure.
Also, be careful of the seals in the camera, that they are not going to
mush.
That is why I've recommended the ZX-M, or in Canada, MZ-M.
It's new and will get your student t
You don't specify an SLR - so what about a rangefinder such as the
Voigtlander Bessa R. Especially if acquiring something secondhand requires a
leap of faith.
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For the money, I think a ZX-M is hard to beat, especially because of the
depth-of-field function.
--- Geordie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I know a person who will be taking a summer course in photo
Jeff,
I did a lot of research into full-featured bounce/swivel dedicated flash
for my Super Program. I ended up with Ritz Camera's best and I couldn't be
happier. I forget the specs, but the guide number is something like 112
feet; you can zoom the head between 35 and 85mm focal lengths, and add
To my thinking, what makes the Minoltas an attractice choice is the ready
availability of first-rate third-party lenses in bayonet mount, for a
song--typically about half the K-mount versions, when you can find them.
Almost anytime I want, I can find in Minolta mount a Soligor CD 135/2 and
CD 100/
You migt also consider the Ricoh KR-5 Super (K1000 equiv) or XR-1 (KX
equiv). Both can often be found at very good prices on ebay.
And they both take any K-mount lens.
JeffW.
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I do not think any camera with any features other than match needle metering
is good for a student. If I had a ZXM years ago or a Super Program I would
have learned a lot less about sensitometry and judging a scene as to whether
to over expose or underexpose (relative to the needle). Features ar
Here's a couple of other Pentaxes:
KX/KM - Better than the K1000, and often cheaper or the same price.
ME Super - Probably one of the cheapest Pentaxes on the used market.
P3 series - Inexpensive, but no DX override
Also, Ricoh, Cosina, Chinion, and Sears have K-mount bodies that are pretty
ine
Here's my 2-cents-worth:
K-1000-- durable but pricey these days
ZX-M/MZ-M -- full-featured, modestly priced.
MX-- the classic Pentax mechanical body
X-370 & X-700 -- Minolta makes a good series here
FM2 -- the Nikon classic for about the same price as the K-1000
Y
For the money, I think a ZX-M is hard to beat, especially because of the
depth-of-field function.
--- Geordie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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
I think the K1000 is the most obvious choice. You can just find them
anywhere. For a new one (without repair bills for 3 years), MZ-M is not bad.
For lenses, I suggest a few secondhand primes.
regards,
Alan Chan
>I know a person who will be taking a summer course in photography at her
>local c
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> > I know a person who will be taking a summer course in
> photography at her
> > local communit
I think you just described the Pentax K-1000.
Geordie wrote:
>
> 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? No
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