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Message from discussion WHY?!? Why am i thinking i need an SLR, and thinking of going 35mm?

Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)

More options Jan 19 2004, 1:35 pm

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From: "Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)" <usern...@qwest.net>

Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 19:35:11 -0700

Local: Mon, Jan 19 2004 1:35 pm

Subject: Re: WHY?!? Why am i thinking i need an SLR, and thinking of going 35mm?

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Chris Brown wrote:
> In article <HsFOb.35145$n44.842@clgrps13>,
> Steven C $Doktersteve$ <real_dokterst...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>>WHAT ARE GOOD OPTIONS FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME?
>>I was looking at the EOS Kiss, until I found out it was just a variation on
>>the rebel, which as I understand it is a crippled camera for consumers.
>>What about the late 1980's type cameras? The EOS-850 for instance?

> A friend of mine recently picked up a good deal on a secondhand EOS 50E. I
> see quite a few EOS 50 and EOS 10s for sale in the "used equipment" section
> of the photography shops I'm familliar with, and you could do a lot worse
> than either of those.

Be wary of older EOS-mount lenses, canon, sigma or other 3rd party.
They may not work on newer EOS cameras (and DSLRs) without
being "rechipped." Basically a firmware upgrade. I have
some sigma and canon lenses from the 1990s that worked
on the elan II and 7, but not on a D60 or 10D. I don't
know what fee canon (sigma, etc) charges for the upgrade.

To answer your other questions, get a used elan, even elan I or II
are great cameras. Try to get only IS lenses. You'll likely
be glad you did and save money in the long run because you won't
be keep upgrading. So buy the best lens you can afford as a
good lens will last a long time, unlike camera bodies.

Roger
Photos, digital info at:
http://www.clarkvision.com

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