Starting with film, what camera to get??

[x-ray]

Yup.
Paid $15 for this Ft2 with working meter a few weeks ago. Soooooo much better than the K1000 which some are asking $100 for!
The K1000 was in its day a bargain entry level SLR and cheap. The Nikkormat was a pro level SLR and expensive. Same build quality as the F2, but w/o interchangeable finder or screens.
But the K1000 prices are high now due to recommendations of those who remember that that was what they first learnt with as that was what was cheap. Forgetting that there were much better cameras available at the time (and now)

But ultimately, they are all a light tight box w/ lens and shutter that use the same sensor..

Completely agree. I bought a very nce Nikkormat FTn with a Nikkor 24 f2.8 for $60 and it works great and looks good. A friend gave me a nearly new FT2 Nikkormat with a 50 f2. I'd much rather use my FT2 than the Leicaflexe SL's I owned. From experience the Nikkormats are more reliable than the Leicaflex SL's I owned, easier to focus, easier to hold due to shape and as cheap as they are if something happened to one just toss it in the trash and get another. Nikkor lenses are excellent too. No client ever complained because I used Nikon cameras and glass and none of my work was ever rejected because I used Nikon gear.

 

[jsrockit]

Pentax MX or K1000, because of the beautiful lenses, and E6 film, for the beautiful colors. Lab can make prints from your best slides for a modest price.

Not a bad suggestion.

 

[ColSebastianMoran]

Any camera to start. The cheapest!

I'll go one further.

Any camera you want. They are ALL cheap! (Well, almost all.)

 

[Norwaycamera]

Nothing wrong with photographing your feet. If you mean to do it..

Taken w/ Nikon film SLR, expired Kodak E6 slide film (Lumiere 100)

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