Which Film SLR? £120 Max...

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A friend of mine is looking for a film SLR for his gf, who wants to start out in photography.

He has an utter max of £120 to spend, and this must include at least one lens. I suggest the lens is a wide zoom, starting at ~28mm-whatever, and is of reasonable quality. What would be a good lens that meets these criteria?

As for the body, I suspect the best option at this pricepoint at least, is the Canon EOS 5.

I'm not sure about Nikon's offerings at this pricepoint, but the F80 looks good. The only problem with this camera is the price. They seem to sell s/h for ~£90-100. The EOS 5 for ~£60-80.

So, are there any other cameras from either manufacturer that are decent enough to compare to the EOS 5?

Many thanks :cool:
 
have you had a look at 2nd hand gear,when i was looking for a dslr they were practically giving slr cameras away as the demand is very low for them.
try a local big name camera shop for their trade ins.
dave
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Colin_da_Killer said:
Pentax K1000, best beginners camera there is! :)

Old, manual, brilliant build quality, easy to operate & slr!
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*Cough* No AF *Cough*

Shoulda mentioned that in the OP :p . You're right though Col-I used to have a Pentax Program A. It was really solid, and is a good way to learn the basics of metering and manual opertation. But I think my mate is set on getting something a bit 'newer' and more n00b friendly ;)
 
Fstop11 said:
Does he have a Dslr or slr system.. Then they could share lenses
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No. He's a Film & Media student, but does not dabble in still photography at all (yet!).

So Nikon or Canon are both goers really. I've just seen an online place with the F80 body only, brand spanking for £109. He could buy that and get a cheap lens s/h on t'bay perhaps. Maybe not in budget though. Hmmmmmm... :confused:
 
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