Winsor wrote:
The idea of a student camera is rather curious to me. It seems to me
to be a basic manual focus camera with some sort of automatic or
semi-automatic exposure system that is built and priced so cheaply
that a student can afford it and hopefully it will last long enough
to take mediocre pictures for the class.
I always thought a "student" camera was one with few or no frills,
which allowed
(or forced?) the user to learn the mechanics of exposure, choice of
aperture and
shutter speed etc. The Pentax K1000 was for many years considered a student or
basic starter camera, but I don't think it is only capable of
producing mediocre
pictures. The OM10 may well fit into the student (or at least
budget) category too.
All SLRs are capable of top quality results in the right hands. A
good photographer
can make good photographs with a p&s or a Box Brownie. It appears
the pathetic myth
of requiring a $1000 camera to make good photographs still lives.
It's b*ll*cks.
The difference between a "student" SLR and the likes of an OM4Ti is
very small. If
someone can't make good pictures with a basic camera then they're
wasting money on
an expensive one IMHO.
Simon E.
That is true. It is easy to forget in such an equipment oriented list.
Winsor
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Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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