picturetaker
Established
I have a number of rangefinders, a Fed 2 on its way and a couple of more modern Canon EOS SLRs, and a digital p&s. I think what I am lacking is a mid range manual focus SLR to round out my collection before I continue on with rangefiners
Nikon or Canon or ??. Needs to have good glass available and have a good metering system. Any suggestions? $$ are an issue but for the right camera, there is no issue.
Nikon or Canon or ??. Needs to have good glass available and have a good metering system. Any suggestions? $$ are an issue but for the right camera, there is no issue.
dexdog
Veteran
Canon F1 or Nikon F3 would both be good choices. A bit on the aged side, but great quality and an extensive series of lenses. The Canon has several metering modes, and pretty sure the Nikon does too.
rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
Larry,
Pentax. K1000 for a good, very basic camera. Or K2 for something a bit more automated. Or LX for the ne plus ultra. All can use the same lenses(and there are an insane number of very good lenses out there in Pentax K mount, not to slight all the different M42[Pentax screw mount] lenses--which are usable with an easy to find M42 to Pentax K adaptor.
Rob
Pentax. K1000 for a good, very basic camera. Or K2 for something a bit more automated. Or LX for the ne plus ultra. All can use the same lenses(and there are an insane number of very good lenses out there in Pentax K mount, not to slight all the different M42[Pentax screw mount] lenses--which are usable with an easy to find M42 to Pentax K adaptor.
Rob
terrafirmanada
Well-known
I think that the images I get from my Canon F1s are on the same level as most of my Leica shots. I have the 1.8 50mm lense, which isn't even their best. The black and whites are incredible. You should be able to find a decent kit for 100-150 usd. The F1 is built like a tank. The camera is heavy in your hands, which is great for slow shutter speeds. My wife thinks my intrest in Leica is silly, since we already have these great cameras.