I basically "stole" my dad's Pentax HV something when I was 12. He had
a Rollie TLR and some other range finder 35 he brought back from Europe
after WWII and were beginning to rust out but the Pentax was his first
SLR. We were stationed overseas in the Philippine Islands. I
absolutely marveled over the controls, played with the focusing (I think
it was only stop down) but simply marveled at the precision of the beast.
He went through a Spotmatic then an ME but is now basically confined to
an IQ-Zoom P&S. When I got older and had some income I started with an
SP-500 then an SP-II followed by some M series which I still have.
My 9 year old is showing a lot of interest in my K-1000. Teach them a
camera is a precision tool and not a toy. Then stand back and watch
them run rings around you with their creativity.
Regards,
Steve S.
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http://people.mn.mediaone.net/sscott2
Evan Hanson wrote:
> While my wife is out of town, taking my zx-5n with her I decided that the kids
> and I should go to the local botanical gardens for some picture taking
> opportunities. I armed myself with the spotmatic (the mirror came unstuck),
> my oldest girl (10) got the k1000 and my youngest (8) was given the holga.
> Well as we wandered around the gardens taking photos of the spring blooms my
> youngest came up to me and asked if she could take a picture with my camera.
> I hesitantly agreed and set the aperture and shutter speed and then showed her
> how to use the focus ring. As soon as she took the picture she said "Dad I
> like your camera a lot better than the plastic one. Lets switch." I of course
> didn't agree filled with visions of my camera tumbling to the ground, however
> does anyone know the absolutely cheapest screw mount or k mount 35 mm slr ever
> produced. New or used I'm basically looking for something that I would feel
> comfortable letting the kids use all of the time. I figure I could attach
> some dirt cheap lenses like the famous Sears 50 mm f2 and let the kids learn
> to love photography the same way I did by experimentation.
>
> Evan Hanson
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