 Tyrone Walter |
good camera for amateur Ok, my Pentax K1000 is getting a bit old. I've been using for almost 2 years now. It seems as if something bad is causing it not to work well with a flash and a repair would cost the amount of the camera. Anyway, I'm just wondering if someone could recommend a camera to push me to the next level. I'm stil an amateur and will be attending NYIP soon and would like a camera to dish out good professional looking pictures but doesnt cause me to have to read a textbook to work it. Any recommendations (hopefully under $300) I like to work manually but I really need to get into the whole digital/Automatic world. Help and keep up the good work Ty
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doug Nelson |
Consider sticking with Pentax, since you already have a lens or two. Pentax, unlike my friends at Canon, allows the use of manual focus lenses on their autofocus SLR's. You would not have to buy any additional lenses, unless you expect to shoot sports or some situation in which autofocus would be a benefit. You would then have your K1000 as a back-up body. I wouldn't buy the bottom of the line. A Pentax SLR a cut or so above the bottom should fit your budget. Stick with working manually. You'll be a better photographer for it. Use autofocus only when you need it. Pentax will come up with a digital SLR some day. By then, you'll have your great Pentax optics to use with it.
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Tyrone Walter |
Could you recommend and good Pentax SLR camera. I'm seeing many in the under $400 price range but I just dont know what's good and worth the money.
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doug Nelson |
Look at a Pentax fans' web site, http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ Look also at his Links page.
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