Pentax are nice for basics and lots of lenses. Easy to fix. I had an auto Minolta that worked exceptional well for all auto. Also used Leica, both Cs and M3. Best optics by far. No question Zeiss lenses are tops. Best manual focus film SLR ever made in my opinion. While I mostly use Nikons for my film work, I do have a sizable collection of screw mount Pentax Taks. With cheap, and simple, m42 to Canon FD adapters, they mount easily and yes, focus to infinity on my Canon T The T90 meters excellently with these lenses in stop down mode.
While it had the same metering system as the OM4, the camera shutter worked at all speeds independent of battery power. So just like the OM1, the meter required a battery but the camera shutter did not. I have a minolta x and the meter does work in manual mode.
The xand x would be no different. Great cameras, though XD better. Excellent article. However, the OM-1 was not the only Olympus with manual only exposure and a mechanical shutter. The OM-3 and OM-3ti had those features, plus multi-spot metering. They are pretty expensive, though. I have or have had some of these cameras and this is a good write up. Awesome write-up Brian! Greg Weber has an awesome table of Konica models with reliability ratings on his website. He also does Konica repairs and has spare parts.
I think people make way too much of the mercury battery issue. I and many others have used hearing aid batteries with great success in cameras that used the old mercurys. What they lack in endurance, they make up for by being cheap. They also have almost the exact same power curve as silver oxide batteries, meaning they hold constant voltage better than alkalines. A quick look at six vintage? You might be interested in Olympus — Maitani-San.
Brian J. Join the Conversation 24 Comments. Cancel reply. Brian, Great article! Thank you Nick. Again, great article. How things have changed. Pretty sure you can meter minolta x in manual mode. Certainly you can with an x Here an insider: The Canon EF. Advances in digital technology , including the number of megapixels available, have almost completely erased this difference. DSLRs can also come with LCD viewfinders, like in point-and-shoot digital cameras, which is handy for situations when an optical viewfinder cannot be used, say underwater photography.
Both DSLR and SLR cameras are similar in that they have several settings that the photographer controls, and can be difficult for beginners to use. They also require maintenance in keeping the lens and sensor clean and dust-free.
DSLRs are more beginner-friendly as they allow the photographer to preview the image or take multiple images without wasting film. They also typically come with some in-built settings for different scenarios, and the user can switch to the LCD viewfinder if they wish.
On Amazon. However, SLR cameras have the added cost of film rolls. DSLRs allow photographers to store thousands of pictures on a memory card, while a roll of film in an SLR camera can only hold about 36 photographs. They cause much less red-eye, and most bolt-on flashes also let you do this:.
Both of these photos were taken with flash, but the photo on the left has the flash pointing up at the ceiling, so everyone is evenly lit. In the photo on the right, the flash is pointing forwards as do all built-in flashes , giving harsh shadows and a dark room. SLR lenses take filters, which are particularly handy for creative landscape shots. Very few compact cameras allow you to use filters.
Because photos from SLRs start out smoother with less speckling, you have more wiggle room to improve your photos after you've taken them - either on your computer, or when you print them at a kiosk. You can make a photo brighter, or enlarge just part of it without the photo getting as blotchy or mushy as it would with a compact.
SLRs are much more forgiving of mistakes when you take photos; with a compact, you need to get it closer to perfect on the spot. So if you're after quality, speed, creativity or low-light shooting and you don't mind a lighter wallet and a heavier camera, an SLR is the way to go. If convenience is more important, go for a compact camera instead. The camera is fine, but they believed the marketing hype that it will be as good as an SLR. It's not. The best of all worlds may be to get one of each: a cheap compact AND a cheap SLR, rather than a super-expensive camera that's trying to be all things at once.
You'll have a go-anywhere compact with you at all times, and a good-quality SLR for more demanding or creative shots. There's a new type of 'Mirrorless' camera that promises a perfect mix of SLR quality, changeable lenses and compact camera size. I expect it'll be the start of the end of the SLR.
Panasonic launched the first - the Lumix DMC-G1 - in , and there have been over 30 new models since from every major manufacturer. Now in , they're looking like strong candidates for your next camera. Mirrorless cameras completely scramble the neat distinction between compact cameras and SLRs. One last benefit of the smaller digital SLRs is that they tend to draw less attention.
Yes, you're still snapping away with a pretty big camera, but at least it's not a huge SLR that says "look at how expensive I am! Some options to consider here are the Canon Rebel D T3 Anyone just getting started in the world of digital SLR photography doesn't need a camera with every feature imaginable. However, you don't want to get a camera that is so basic that you find it lacking after a few years of use.
Even if you're a beginning SLR photographer today, you'll become more confident with your camera the more you use it Since this is the case, you'll want a camera with straightforward controls that also has enough features that you can "grow into" as time passes. Many digital SLR cameras are released each year, providing photographers at all levels with a variety of models to choose from.
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