Question by T-Teamer: where can I find a professional 35mm digital SLR camera for a cheap price?
I’m in photojournalism in high school and I already have a professional film 35mm camera but we’re required to have a digital one. So can anyone help me out???
Best answer:
Answer by David M
If your current 35mm camera is an auto focus camera I suggest you buy an entry level model by the same company. This way you can use your current lenses on the new camera.
For example if you have a Canon 35mm Rebel camera get a Canon digital Rebel.
If you have a Nikon get a Nikon D40, D60 etc.
Same goes with Pentax
If you have a Minolta auto focus camera you can get a Sony and use your Minolta lenses.
If you have an Olympus you are basically out of luck. The lenses will not work on the new digitals.
If you have a much older manual focus camera it doesn’t really matter. Whichever you like best would be fine.
Nikon can use most any lens from 1959 on but you will lose metering with the lower end cameras. Same thing for Pentax (1975). Canon switched their mount in 1987 so none of the manual focus FD mount lenses can be used on any of the auto focus cameras.
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