Options of SLR cameras (part 2)

What are my options

1. If you have experience shooting SLR cameras, then for about $ 250-300 (price expensive P & S cameras) you can buy a good is not an automatic camera. It is necessary to sum greatly depends on what options you have purchases. In our country, photographic equipment is quite expensive when buying in countries such as USA / Japan / Singapore, you can save or buy something more advanced. We also price dispersion is very large (up to 50 per cent). The options here are some, in any case, most likely it will be a camera without autofocus. Its most important point – at what grade cameras stop. There are two main options – electronic or mechanical camera. Manual will have only TTL, in e may be some sort of automation (eg, aperture priority). Ha our opinion, in this case it is better to take a mechanical camera in this price range it is safer. Mechanical cells typically do not have automatics, it imposes some limitations on their use. In electronic cameras in this class as Automatic not very developed, such as TTL metering for shooting with flash is usually absent.

Its most common in our low-cost options for mechanics – a Yashica FX3 super 2000, Pentax K1000 (already discontinued). Hedavno came across Ricoh KR-5 III, Ricoh KR-5 Super II, Soligor SR-200 PK. Pentax, Ricoh, Soligor are mount K, and therefore up to them, our optics. Hedorogie electronic versions – so, for example, Yashica 108/109, Pentax P-30T, Minolta X-300, Praktica BX20S (these a little more expensive). Case here is provided by Pentax at the end of 1997, camera Pentax MZ-M, it is structurally similar to their autofocus series. Regarding optics, if you want to meet in the $ 250-300 is likely to have to take the lens with fixed focal length (50 mm). Zoom-lenses are more expensive. When buying inexpensive zoom-lens please note that they have a small aperture, and therefore may create some difficulties for manual focusing, especially in low light and if you have vision problems. Each of these companies produces a relatively wide range of accessories, ie, problems with your purchase, for example, outbreaks of these cameras will not. Also for the money you can not take the new camera, but the purchase must be vigilant, and it is desirable to invite a person versed in the mechanics.

2. If you expect to spend on buying the camera for about $ 600, you might think about buying the camera known firm with autofocus and zoom-lens. Most of these cameras allow you to shoot both novices and people with great experience.

It can be roughly classified body as follows:

1. “Mirror P & S” – Canon EOS 5000, Minolta Dynax 300si.
2. “Hachalny level” -
   a) Pentax MZ-50,
   b) Canon 500N (Rebel G), Minolta Dynax 500si super, Nikon F60, Pentax MZ-10;
   c) Minolta 505si, 505si super.
3. Middle class -
   a) Canon EOS 50 (e) (no spot metering);
   b) Minolta 600si, Pentax MZ-5 (5n), MZ-3, Nikon F601;
   c) Nikon F70 (this is slightly more expensive).
4. Semi-camera – Minolta Dynax 700si, 800si, Canon EOS 5, Pentax Z-1P.
5. Occupational camera -
   a) Canon EOS 3, Nikon F90x, Nikon F100, Minolta Dynax 9.
   b) Top-camera – Nikon F5, Canon EOS 1N, 1N RS.

The classification is very tentative. For example, a company release camera Minolta 505si and 505si Super even more complicated by the possibility of classification. These chambers by e-stuffing actually correspond to cells of the middle class, but their constructive corresponds to an entry-level cameras. On the other hand camera Pentax MZ-50 (and even Pentax MZ-M) are constructive, close to the upper chamber in the line MZ – Pentax MZ-3. Basic principles of classification follows. “Mirror P & S”, as a rule, do not have manual modes. In view of the fact that the price of this camera is not much different from the price of cameras “entry level”, and if you want or want to do in the future somehow intervene in the process of installing the exhibition, this camera is not for you. If you believe you ever want to fully trust the automation – that is what you need. “Hachalny level” in quotation marks, because it is a very good camera. This is the right camera, but lightweight, that is, they, for example, may be a composite mount, low-power motor, little bands, measured. Recently, though there was a tendency to functional nasysheniyu similar cameras. SLRs of this class sold the most in the world, their reliability is high. The price of such cameras with a lens in its class is about $ 600.

The middle class has all of that put – a complete set of automation, spot metering, the possibility of a correction, usually bracketing, quite a powerful motor, a metal mount.

Semi, in contrast to professional, more use of composites, are less persuasive constructive (no protection from water, for example) have built-in flash (Minolta Dynax 9, also has a built-in flash). That is, functionally, they are pretty close to a professional, but they share a bit less (though they have it very, very high). Also, semi-professional cameras have a program exposure (eg, “sports”, “portrait”), in professional cameras such regimes may not be as they are designed for professionals who like things are not needed. This camera with one lens, the appropriate class will cost around $ 1300. Professional cameras are designed for shooting in different conditions several films a day for several years, the resource is guaranteed by the shutter is at the level of 100-150 thousand. The usual suspects produced a large variety of accessories needed in professional work, such as interchangeable focusing screen. “Normal” cells known firms, in principle, also have a very good performance in different conditions, just a manufacturer is not “guarantee”.

When buying a camera often pay attention to the fact that many of them are widely used composite materials. The quality of modern composites high enough, they, for example, are used in ski bindings. That is, if you do not expect to use heavy lenses and change them often, even the presence of composites in the bayonet should not embarrass you. Also, you should not confuse the place of production cells, even in China, famous firms can maintain the high quality of assembly.

To give advice on that, the camera of a class to stay, very difficult. Home – decide what you want, and how opportunities for you to critical and which are not. Hikakih reason you do not have to overpay. Before you decide what you want, think what you intend to shoot, it will help you answer most questions.