Thanks Bipin - your message arrived seconds after I sent my response to Larry, etc! The K500 sounds like a good suggestion....
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bipin Gupta Sent: Saturday, 2 August 2014 11:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Camera for a 13-year old? It would be fun for your 13 year old to use some of your lenses as he moves up and learns, so the K-500 with the 50mm f1.8 Lens would be the best buy. You could borrow his camera in emergencies. I have seen great deals on the K-500. As an 8-year old my Father gave me a British made Ensign Ful Vue Flex TLR camera - cast magnesium - built in yellow filter + 3-Apertures and 2-speeds with B & T. At 13 he gave me a Yashica TLR, a full fledged camera with a Kako Japanese Flash Gun. In college he gave me a Pentax Spotmatic and allowed me to use his Leica gear. We had a full Leica Lab with an Enlarger at home and enjoyed developing + printing our own photos. Trust a 13 year old as a big boy - what joy for a teen. He will love it and love you for this great gift as I did my Father. Regards. Nanhi camp: Thornhill, Ontario. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
