Help me find THE camera!

[farlymac]

As you can see from the above posts Aria, there really is no such thing as "The Camera". There are too many variants of even one manufacturers model to try and cover all the specifics. To me, "The Camera" is the one I have in my hands at the moment. It's what you can wrangle from the equipment that makes the photograph, and what you percieve as the right composition.

Start with something nice and simple, and work your way up from there.

PF

 

[tjh]

I agree with Greg!

I just ordered what to me is THE camera... I ordered my second black Nikon FE2.

I know the OP talked about a point-and-shoot: well, with a 35 stopped-down, that's what it is... It's ultrafast even with a 50... As Greg said, to enjoy film, being in control is the key... Most point-and-shoots won't lend him a hand at that...

It's incredible what an amazing camera you can buy for $119 (KEH, BGN)... (OP's budget) I talked to Dan and they have 11 of them at that grade/price... And if the OP adds a 50 1.8, he gets for a total of $200 one of the best camera/lenses ever, with 1/4000 top shutter speed, a mechanical 1/250 shutter speed, small size, a fast lens and the ability to use real selective focus... I'd like to know about other great deals for that kind of money... I can't imagine any better tool for that price...

Cheers,

Juan

I still have the FM2 I used for many years as my principal camera and my daughter recently gave back the FE2 I gave her many years ago. Two of the best cameras ever!

Tom