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help!

Feb 22, 2004 11:47

hello, i need to buy a film slr for my a-level art coursework because i'm going to do photography given my dismal drawing abilities.

to everyone reading who shoots with film (or at least has done so at some point) could you please please please recommend me a good film SLR which is not too expensive? also please tell me if i should buy first-hand ( Read more... )

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palehorsesailor February 22 2004, 04:02:13 UTC

what's yr budget? why not you just go camera shopping with me and irfan?

05 February 22 2004, 04:03:44 UTC

sure, but want to get some suggestions for potential candidates first, so i'll have some basic idea of what's good.

not more than s$600 for sure.

when's you going?

thesecretsharer February 22 2004, 07:36:48 UTC

well whats good in a slr is really, really subjective. i have (what i consider good, but not great or outstanding) an canon eos100qd (aka elan or eos100) which was a little less than 100$US, and it has nearly all the features i want (only place i find it lacking is that the aperture/shutter steps by halves and not thirds, so for example it jumps from f2.8 to f3.5 where my dslr has f3.2 inbetween). this was the midrange (/a step up from consumer) model in the early to mid 90's. you can probably get an elanII for around 200$ used and its newer (late 90's) so has been updated a bit ( ... )

05 February 22 2004, 14:30:34 UTC

thanks a lot for responding!

i'll definitely have a look at those models/lenses you recommended. i suppose i will join photo.net, have been lurking around for a while already.

i've been looking at some of the canon eos systems as well, very budget-friendly, and they look good too.

frolickingbits February 23 2004, 16:32:56 UTC

If you want to do artsy photography and have lots of control over the exposure, focus, etc., I would recommend that you go with an old manual camera like the Pentax K1000. You can get lenses for it really cheap, plus it's built like a tank and will never break. You can get the body and a 50mm lens from eBay for about $150. A 28mm and 135mm lens are good investements, and will set you back maybe another $150 ( ... )

boom_ March 29 2004, 08:08:47 UTC

hi i found your site while searching sites etc. and your photography is simply amazing. i was wondering if i could maybe use some of the pictures for layouts on my site? (http://tidal.bombflower.net) credit would of course be given. and much thanks from me. if not thats cool too. thanks for your time.

imy.

(sorry its on your livejournal, i tried emailing and it wouldn't send)

anonymous June 5 2004, 01:18:04 UTC

привет из Росии,хотел бы тебя понять...
hello from Russia
a_p13

05 June 5 2004, 06:00:55 UTC

hi!
i like russians.