AluminumStudios
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I've only ever shot digital and feel like experimenting with a few rolls of B&W film just for the heck of it. I also need something to keep me busy while I send my DSLR into Nikon for service because it's shutter is starting to stick!
I was looking at a used camera web site, but I have no clue what film SLR body would make a good choice. I'd like to try to find one with a lens for $150 or less. I don't care about anything high end, a cheap lens will do, this is just a toy to play with.
I live in Japan. There is a good chain of camera stores here which sell used and have their inventory on-line, so if anyone could recommend a film SLR model that can be found used for cheap and get the job the done, I'd be more than happy because then I can just search for that model on the Japanese web site.
I'm partial to Nikon, but none of my Nikon lenses will work on film cameras (they are all for APC size sensors), so I'm not necessarily bound to Nikon.
I don't plan on developing my own film, I'll take it to a local camera shop which seems to do a decent job of my digital prints (hopefully they do film OK too.)
I'd honestly invest a little in a decent film camera if I had any faith that film wasn't rapidly on it's way out :-\
I was looking at a used camera web site, but I have no clue what film SLR body would make a good choice. I'd like to try to find one with a lens for $150 or less. I don't care about anything high end, a cheap lens will do, this is just a toy to play with.
I live in Japan. There is a good chain of camera stores here which sell used and have their inventory on-line, so if anyone could recommend a film SLR model that can be found used for cheap and get the job the done, I'd be more than happy because then I can just search for that model on the Japanese web site.
I'm partial to Nikon, but none of my Nikon lenses will work on film cameras (they are all for APC size sensors), so I'm not necessarily bound to Nikon.
I don't plan on developing my own film, I'll take it to a local camera shop which seems to do a decent job of my digital prints (hopefully they do film OK too.)
I'd honestly invest a little in a decent film camera if I had any faith that film wasn't rapidly on it's way out :-\