Re: [Leica] OT: Good starter body

[Andre Jean Quintal <megamax@abacom.com>]

At 21:03 -0700 26/06/99, Paul Klingaman wrote:
>  She's looking for a good manual 35mm SLR
for around 200-300 dollars.  We've looked
>at Canon AE, Nikon FE2, F3.  She liked the F3,
but the price is a bit high.
>Her requirements are:
>
>1. good glass.
>2. Easy to read meter(led preferred over needle)
>3. Good sturdy body with solid feel, manual film advance preferred(that's MY
>girl!)

	--> difficult to beat the black body Nikon FM2
	if you want a real camera on a tight budget.
	Lens wise: the 60mm micro-nikkor ?
	The 105 f/2.5 is mandatory "my next birthday".
	Or a 28mm, 35mm well chosen wide angle as "basic".
	Or the ubiquitous Zoom-Nikkor,
	the more interesting one being the 35-105mm,
	but over budget, or the 28-70mm "classic" "baby zoom".
	Tamron makes a good alternate lens choice, too.
	This could satisfy her for quite some time
	as long as you keep quiet about your Leica lenses ...
	I also love the leather case: not fashionable
	but this one just makes the camera safer and
	more comfortable to use, detaching the front part
	and keeping the "camera glove" just for that: the feel.
	Wide shoulder strap : mandatory.

	--> How about a used Contax G1 with a Carl Zeiss 35mm W.A.?
	That could also be an excellent relatively-low-budget
	alternate if SLR is not an absolute must ?

	Andre Jean Quintal

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