Take a look for a Ricoh, Chinon, Sears, or older Vivitar camera. These 3rd
party cameras usually con be found for pretty cheap. Any automatic only
camera typically don't go for much either, such as many of the Sears and
the Pentax MV, MG, and A3000. Another one to take a look for is the Pentax
P3/P30, they seem to go pretty cheap (not as cheap as the auto-onlys
though) and offer manual and program modes.
Todd
At 09:08 AM 3/9/01 -0500, you wrote:
>While my wife is out of town, taking my zx-5n with her I decided that the
kids
>and I should go to the local botanical gardens for some picture taking
>opportunities. I armed myself with the spotmatic (the mirror came unstuck),
>my oldest girl (10) got the k1000 and my youngest (8) was given the holga.
>Well as we wandered around the gardens taking photos of the spring blooms my
>youngest came up to me and asked if she could take a picture with my
camera.
>I hesitantly agreed and set the aperture and shutter speed and then showed
her
>how to use the focus ring. As soon as she took the picture she said "Dad I
>like your camera a lot better than the plastic one. Lets switch." I of
course
>didn't agree filled with visions of my camera tumbling to the ground,
however
>does anyone know the absolutely cheapest screw mount or k mount 35 mm slr
ever
>produced. New or used I'm basically looking for something that I would feel
>comfortable letting the kids use all of the time. I figure I could attach
>some dirt cheap lenses like the famous Sears 50 mm f2 and let the kids learn
>to love photography the same way I did by experimentation.
>
>Evan Hanson
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