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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.