Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It might stretch the budget a little, but take a look at an R3. It's not P&S but it can be used in manual easily and won't be have to swapped of to a acquire a "serious" camera later. I think your preferences are going to be very hard to accomodate in a P&S for any kind of reasonable price. Ken Wilcox At 09:03 PM 6/26/99 PDT, you wrote: >Dear LUGgers, > >I hate to overburden those of you who hate to discuss anything but leica, >but I'm pleading for the help of the experts here..... > >I'm looking for a camera for my girlfriend. I remember a post some time >back about advice for buying a good pocket point and shoot. You all had >some marvelous suggestions. Well, now my S.O. has the camera bug. 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!) > >Exposure programmed modes are not of concern as she'd like to learn manual >exposure(again, that's MY girl). AF is also not a concern. Any >suggestions? TIA, in order not to clog the LUG list with a non-leica >thread, responses can be sent to pklingaman@hotmail.com > >Thanks again, I appreciate your recommendations. > >Sincerely, >Paul > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > - ------------------ Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits LAW LHSA MEA <wilcox@tir.com>