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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
01-24-2009, 12:48 PM
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Excellent choice, I have one also. A great little camera, setting manual exposure is very cool (though you need an aperture ring to really do it) Good luck with the class!
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
01-23-2009, 11:31 AM
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Oh, by all means: there are lots of non Spotmatic M42 cameras out there, I have a couple... um three... of them myself.
The difference is: My ES II meter didn't work, but Eric fixed it. My second Yashica TL Electro-X has the same symptoms: juice goes through but the meter doesn't respond. Who's gonna fix that?
The ES II is only marginally recommendable for a photo class, as the range of manual shutter speeds is limited.
The same observation re. K mount bodies Pentax vs. all else holds: With Pentax Eric's likely to be able to fix it, with the other brands, who knows?
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
01-23-2009, 04:08 AM
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You need something that works, quick, no risk. Unless someone on campus will sell you their camera (or let you borrow) I recommed KEH... they have 'packages' already to go.
KEH Camera: Pentax Manual Focus - Camera Outfits
(of course you can buy the body and lens from separate listings, these packages are just to give a quick idea)
Because you're in class you have a requirement to be able to set manual exposure. (This is a good thing to have regardless, even if you end up rarely using it). I recommend calling KEH to make sure.
While the K1000 is a fantastic camera, it is probably over priced in the market relative to other Pentax bodies.
Finally I'd be neglecting my duty if I didn't recommend the Spotmatic as the absolute coolest best most forward compatible camera. Yeah, screwmount. |
