good slr to learn with?

Question

what 35mm format slr is a good camera to learn with

i want to get one to learn more i already have the canon 40D

Answer 1

Honestly most 35mm slr's are pretty good to learn with. The best ones arent that expensive. I learned alot with an old film Pentax K1000. Other than a needle meter in the viewfinder its fully manual. The needle either said too bright or too dark for your shutter speed. Another camera that taught me alot was a Canon XTi 10 megapixell camer. You could take a shot and then review what the camera did to achieve that shot, shutter speed and aperture etc.. All the major SLR manufacturers can do this so I am sorry to say, I have not narrowed down your choices at all.

Answer 2

Buy the Pentax K1000 with a 50mm f1.4 or f1.7 lens. Make sure the Owner's manual comes with it and READ & STUDY it.

This book will also be very helpful: "Object & Image: An Introduction To Photography, Third Edition" by George M. Craven.

NOTE: If you do decide on the K1000 and buy a couple of extra lenses for it and next year decide to buy a DSLR, your K-mount lenses will mount to the Pentax K100D Super and the K10D DSLR cameras.

Answer 3

Since you already have the Canon EOS 40D... go with one of the Canon EOS film cameras... it will take the same lenses, as the 40D.....