Is an SLR camera another name for a 35 mm ?

Question

I know nothing about camera's

Answer 1

35 mm is the size of the negative or the film that you are using to capture the pictures. There are 2 kinds in it. SLR is a camera that has the interchangeable lenses and has a mirror and basically a single lens reflex for both taking picture and the same picture is reflected into the viewfinder(SLR) so there is basically only one lens system in this camera, against the point and shoot camera that has 2 lenses one that takes the picture and another as a view finder. This is also known as a Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) camera. Guess that helps a bit.
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Answer 2

Is this a film or digital photos camera? Prices will be very high for digital SLR cameras (upwards of $700) and lower ($100ish or lower) for a film SLR camera. The standard lens is 35mm, so that's not hard. Ebay is a great way to find cheaper cameras, particularly film ones, but keep in mind that ebay sellers aren't the most reliable/trustworthy, and the camera you'd get could be old or refurbished. I have an 35mm Nikon film camera my mother bought herself in the 80's, and it's awesome. It has a automatic lens, which means that I cannot preview the effect the aperture/f-stop will have through the viewfinder, instead the lense closes to the correct aperture when I take the picture. I wish it was not automatic, because not being able to preview my depth of field is annoying. I like that my camera is mostly manual, though, with no digital screen or anything. Choosing shutter speed is difficult on the film cameras with a screen. But anyway, if you're buying a not-film digital SLR, go for Canon or Nikon. Those brands are well known and most places carry their parts and will fix them. The Canon Rebel, or whatever the current SLR model is now, is supposed to be very good.

Answer 3

SLR = Single Lens Reflex. It has a movable mirror behind the lens that allows the viewfinder to see through the lens up to the moment of taking the photo. Most SLRs are 35mm, ie they take a film 35 millimetres wide, but there are exceptions in the professional field. They usually have a range of interchangeable lenses. There are also many 35mm cameras that are not SLRs. Generally anything that is small enough to go in a pocket, or even a handbag is not SLR.

Answer 4

Quite good answers regarding an SLR camera and its operation. You can now purchase digital SLR cameras along with 35 mm film cameras that have been around for ages. Ordering my first SLR digital, a cannon...Larger than your compact digital but more features. Since thru the lenses, you solely look thru the viewfinder to take a pix and then view the 2.5 " screen to see if you want to keep or delete, etc. With a compact digital, you can use either the viewfinder or screen to compose your shot. the SLR digital uses a flash memory card, same as used in some compact digital cameras. One advantage of course is saving money on film, etc. and just downloading memory card photos to your computer, etc...

Answer 5

SLR means Single Lens Reflex and basically means that you view what you photograph directly through the lens. These kinds of camera usually use 35mm film but can use different film sizes and nonSLR cameras can use 35mm film. The SLR means how the photo is taken and the 35mm refers to the size of the film to put in the camera.

Answer 6

you can get ditital slr or 35mm film slr.
when you look through the eye piece you see the image directly through the lens, when you press the shutter button a miiror flips the image on to the the film area (or CCD if digital) to take the picture.
basically the action is the same, in digital or 35mm SLR's its the recording medium thats different.

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