Nikon FM10 - Canon Equilavent?
I am interested in starting as a true beginner in Photography. First off I am not looking to be swayed to purchase a digital SLR camera.
Okay. I want to start out at the complete basics. Currently I am looking into Manual Focus cameras. Due to the lens supply between canon and nikon those are the two main companies I am looking into. What is the equilavent camera offered by canon that offers the same beginner manual autofocus as the FM10.
Thank you.
alt03d@fsu.edu
2007-03-14 13:20:31 · 3 answers · asked by Tony T 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
In response to your above advice. Um was I unclear. I am looking for a 100% manual camera so I can learn photography w/out any assistance from AutoFocus etc. I understand the F100 has manual setting but i want a truely 100% mechanical manual camera to learn on.
Ty
2007-03-14 17:34:54 · update #1
ahhh I miss my old Canon FTb - they used to call it For The Birds... ha! it was great! Loud, but great. Their top-of-the-line manual was the A or A-1... can't quite recall now, loss of many brain cells since then...
Nikon made a lot of manuals, I had an FM, and still own an FM2. Their top models were the F or F1 back in the late 70's & early 80's. I worked in a camera retail chain back in those days.
ooops just re-read your post, none of these above are auto-focus. But if you want to learn from the bottom up, what's wrong with learning how to focus? It's easier than learning depth-of-field, that's for sure...
2007-03-14 13:39:19 · answer #1 · answered by joyfulpaints 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Canon A1, AE-1,F-1,FTBN,T-90 are all manual focus 35mm slr's that fit into the category that you are considering. All of these are great cameras, although my personal preference as well as a preference of many photographers who choose a manual 35mm slr is the Nikon F3hp. It is a really robust and reliable camera made for professionals and it is also quite cheap on the used market, especially if you go to keh.com. The other good reason for purchasing this camera is the amount of accesories you can get for it, and I am not just talking about lenses. You know I would also suggest you take a look at medium format cameras as well especially considering the price on these cameras as well as all film cameras have dropped:Mamiya, Hasselblad, Pentax 67. These cameras are all manual and provide you with a much bigger negative resulting in a better looking image. Here is an article you can read http://www.mamiya.com/html/photography/whyMed.html
2007-03-14 18:03:03 · answer #2 · answered by wackywallwalker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-14 15:12:02 · answer #3 · answered by Sir. ChatsAlot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋