Film Camera

[coldrobba]

Ok im going back in time and looking for a Film SLR camera, can any of you experts recommend one for me i am looking upto £80 and will be shooting most stuff with B&W film.

Just looking to get most bang for my $$$

Thanks

[danburbridge]

Plenty of great camera's to choose from

£80 should get you something reasonable with a decent 50mm lens

Something like an Olympus OM1n with a zuiko 50 1.8
Or you could go Pentax - get a k1000 + SMC 50 1.7 or even an old spotmatic - very classic

If you can afford to stretch a bit further you could try for an old Nikon or you could do what I did and get a Contax RTS + Zeiss 50 1.4 (was about £150 all in).

Absolutely stunning camera and lens - just a joy to use and once you look through that viewfinder you may well have trouble going back to the pokey dim little viewfinders in modern dslr's

Heres mine (no you cant have it):

[hongkonguk]

I did the same thing recently and bought a Pentax P30T (not going too far back really-late 80's early 90's). It came with a 28-80mm zoom,which is to be expected when you only pay £25. I didn't expect to win the auction really,but was pleased when it arrived and was in great condition. Sometime in the new year I will get a decent 50mm low f-number lens for it and some nice film too.

Here is one from my first roll of film through it. Taken on a recent weekend away to Loch Lomond (very amateurish but I am still very much an amateur!)

[danburbridge]

https://secure.ffordes.com/Shop/Stor...=88215&promo=0

Something like that should serve you well - in budget - spend the rest on FILM

FFordes are pretty good with their descriptions - it is likely to be in very good condition.

[sim667]

Originally Posted by danburbridge

like an Olympus OM1n with a zuiko 50 1.8

great camera



I want a mamiya rb67, but i cant afford one......

[sim667]

should add its worth buying decent film and going to a decent processor too.

[mg-paul]

Originally Posted by sim667

great camera



I want a mamiya rb67, but i cant afford one......

Funny I had a anti-digital moment a while back and bought a RZ67 (from the US) Haven't had much time to play with it but it does feel a lot more of a camera than a D80 ;-)

Worth looking at US auctions (on the big E) as they seem to be much less interested in 2nd hand kit than over here. But don't forget you will probably get hit by import duty ;-(

[Liquid101]

Originally Posted by sim667

I want a mamiya rb67, but i cant afford one......

I have one - make me an offer.

[BrokenArrow]

Does anyone know what a Canon EOS 500 would be worth? I was looking at selling mine. Maybe with the basic 35-80mm lens. I never had anything to compare it to but it did the job.

[Pirate!!]

Take a look at the Minolta 5000i or the better 7000i on eBay. Normally you'll get a lens or two . . which are fantasic if Minolta branded.

Check out this eBay number: 310004924950

I've just paid more for that exact lens on it's own.

[theo cupier]

This thread is making me think twice about selling my Canon AE-1!

I've seen a few go for £70-£100 on Ebay recently and was thinking that might help me move from a 400D to a 40D, now I'm wondering whether to keep it (and the lenses, tripod and filters) and not bother going digital (other than the Finepix 2800Z I've already got).

[leaky5]

I was just thinking of putting my OM1n on Ebay, had it since new. Bought it when I was 14/15, I am 42 now !!.
It is difficult to know what to expect to get for it, they seem to vary quite a bit.
It has the Zuiko 1.8 50, a Zuiko 3.5 135, dedicated Sunpak flash, 2x convertor etc.

Trying to save up for my first DSLR.

[lightpainter]

Good God, do they still sell film?

[danburbridge]

leaky - if I were you I would avoid selling it - but save up for a Canon dSLR.

Now - before any Nikon/Pentax fanboys etc attack me - there is good reason for this.

Your OM mount lenses can be quite easily adapter to be used by Canon EOS/EF/EFS mount cameras (that includes all of their dSLR's). Mount adapters for the purpose are normally about £15

[coldrobba]

Wow I did not expect this much response looks like OM1N is a favourite amongst a few of you!

Mamiya RB67 Yeah i wish i had that much to blow!

I been trying to get as much info on these things since you been posting them up and even looked at a newer Film SLR compared to a few of these the Nikon F80. How does this compare or am i better going for something slightly older like the below ones you mentioned?

OM1n
Canon AE-1
Minolta 7000i
Contax RTS
Pentax K1000
Pentax P30T


It seems this is a bigger mine field than DSLR because we got over 100 years worth of equipment going on and all in budget!

Thanks again