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Old August 19th 04, 09:35 AM
Peter
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"Tony Spadaro" wrote in message . rr.com...

I need your advice on buying used SLR gears.
(1). I am looking for a SLR body plus a 50mm prime lens and flash as
start-up.
(2). I need to use it as a good tool to learn such techniques as depth
of field.
(3). I am open to either manual focus or auto focus, but one thing
that is very important to me is the lens mount compatibility.
(4). My main interests are outdoor and landscape.

I recommend the Minolta maxxum/dynax 5.
Minolta is coming up with a digital SLR so you will be able to use the lenses again.
The camera is good for learning, also has DOF-preview, among other features.

Canon EOS has simple lens mount compatibility and IS lenses. Any Canon lens
you buy for a film SLR now will be usable on their digital SLRs too. IF you
are serious about photography you might want to go directly to digital.

That up for debate and the OP already has a digital.

Peter
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Old August 19th 04, 09:35 AM
Peter
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"Tony Spadaro" wrote in message . rr.com...

I need your advice on buying used SLR gears.
(1). I am looking for a SLR body plus a 50mm prime lens and flash as
start-up.
(2). I need to use it as a good tool to learn such techniques as depth
of field.
(3). I am open to either manual focus or auto focus, but one thing
that is very important to me is the lens mount compatibility.
(4). My main interests are outdoor and landscape.

I recommend the Minolta maxxum/dynax 5.
Minolta is coming up with a digital SLR so you will be able to use the lenses again.
The camera is good for learning, also has DOF-preview, among other features.

Canon EOS has simple lens mount compatibility and IS lenses. Any Canon lens
you buy for a film SLR now will be usable on their digital SLRs too. IF you
are serious about photography you might want to go directly to digital.

That up for debate and the OP already has a digital.

Peter
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Old August 19th 04, 09:48 AM
Chris Loffredo
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Tony Spadaro wrote:
Canon EOS has simple lens mount compatibility and IS lenses. Any Canon lens
you buy for a film SLR now will be usable on their digital SLRs too. IF you
are serious about photography you might want to go directly to digital.


If you are serious about photography, you might want to shoot B&W film &
do your own lab work.

Old MF Nikons let you get LOTS of lenses cheaply.
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Old August 19th 04, 09:48 AM
Chris Loffredo
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Tony Spadaro wrote:
Canon EOS has simple lens mount compatibility and IS lenses. Any Canon lens
you buy for a film SLR now will be usable on their digital SLRs too. IF you
are serious about photography you might want to go directly to digital.


If you are serious about photography, you might want to shoot B&W film &
do your own lab work.

Old MF Nikons let you get LOTS of lenses cheaply.
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Old August 19th 04, 03:33 PM
Dominic Richens
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Tony Spadaro wrote:
Actually no. And there is no AF either.


Like I said, "everyting you'll ever really need".

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Old August 19th 04, 03:33 PM
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Tony Spadaro wrote:
Actually no. And there is no AF either.


Like I said, "everyting you'll ever really need".

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Old August 19th 04, 04:13 PM
Chris Loffredo
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Tony Spadaro wrote:
Actually no. And there is no AF either.


Some here will tell you that you *can't* take landscape pictures without
autofocus and a 10 fps motor...

Just like Ansel Adams did!
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Old August 19th 04, 04:13 PM
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Tony Spadaro wrote:
Actually no. And there is no AF either.


Some here will tell you that you *can't* take landscape pictures without
autofocus and a 10 fps motor...

Just like Ansel Adams did!
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Old August 19th 04, 05:49 PM
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On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 02:44:03 GMT, "Tony Spadaro"
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Actually no. And there is no AF either.




http://medfmt.8k.com/third/af.html

Mojtaba
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Old August 19th 04, 06:09 PM
Tony Spadaro
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Except a modern camera. So you buy one and go out and have some fun. Good
for snaps and family holidays I suppose. I wouldn't but a POS like that.

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Tony Spadaro wrote:
Actually no. And there is no AF either.


Like I said, "everyting you'll ever really need".

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