What should I buy and what should it cost?
Discussion
I'm sure this has been asked before... But here goes.
I have a Canon A1 a colection of lenses.. My interest dwindled in photography about 15 years ago. Too many lenses to carry, lack of darkroom equipment. I have stopped short of flogging it on Ebay simply because I will get nothing for it.
However, my interest in photography has been re-kindled by a small Olympus u3 camera, and Correl 9 software etc... I would like to by a reasonable digital camera, not sure that I want the fag of changing lenses but could be pursuaded (possibly). I guess what I am asking is there a digtal camera on the market that is reasonably compact, has a good range focal length lens or has inter-changeable lenses that will last a few years, before I have to upgrade? At this stage I don't know what I don't know so any advice is welcome!!!
I have a Canon A1 a colection of lenses.. My interest dwindled in photography about 15 years ago. Too many lenses to carry, lack of darkroom equipment. I have stopped short of flogging it on Ebay simply because I will get nothing for it.
However, my interest in photography has been re-kindled by a small Olympus u3 camera, and Correl 9 software etc... I would like to by a reasonable digital camera, not sure that I want the fag of changing lenses but could be pursuaded (possibly). I guess what I am asking is there a digtal camera on the market that is reasonably compact, has a good range focal length lens or has inter-changeable lenses that will last a few years, before I have to upgrade? At this stage I don't know what I don't know so any advice is welcome!!!
ro_torque said:
I have a Canon A1 a colection of lenses..
If you want to keep them and they're AF that may swing you from Nikon to Canon.
ro_torque said:
lack of darkroom equipment.
Sorry, you've got me there
ro_torque said:
However, my interest in photography has been re-kindled by a small Olympus u3 camera
That's the blighter that converted me to digital!
ro_torque said:
I would like to by a reasonable digital camera, not sure that I want the fag of changing lenses but could be pursuaded (possibly). I guess what I am asking is there a digtal camera on the market that is reasonably compact, has a good range focal length lens or has inter-changeable lenses that will last a few years, before I have to upgrade?
If you want to start the core of a new system that will grow with you then DSLR is the way to go. As you have compatible Canon lenses and want a titchy body, I'd guess, much as I hate to say it, that the 350D is the puppy.
agent006 said:I don't know, I defected to Nikon a decade ago.
Fairly sure that lenses from an A1 won't fit the EOS range.
Go on, someone tell me i'm wrong.
But I'm fairly sure that Ebay will provide a bit of loose change, I'm about to sell some old Canon kit that I didn't even know I still had - an AV1 an old Vivitar lens too.... we'll see!
But if you are willing to take the risk. Well most of my ....no for that read ALL...my Nikon lenses are secondhand, and would you believe it the last purchase was through ebay, a 45mm AI-P lens ( a rarity, but a brilliant piece of kit at about 40% of the new price
) So that means there's hope for us all!
) is probably something like the Panasonic Lumix FZ20. Gives you some manual control, a great lens, an image stabilising system and it's all in one package..... Ex-biker said:
Can you not buy lens mount convertors?
I'm sure I've seen Nikon to Canon ones on Ebay.
I guess the A1 is an FD fit as opposed to the newer EF fit?
It's a messy area to get into. If the old Canon lenses won't fit and work straight away, then that opens the field to start from scrtach again. You really don't want to be farting about with adaptors, losing AF, exposure and god knows what else.
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