On Aug 1, 2014, at 9:50 PM, John Coyle <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks Brian, Darren, and John for thoughts. Larry, I just think
that an SLR might be daunting for
a youngster, although I am sometimes inclined to give an older SLR
(like an SV with the accessory
meter) so that the basics can be learnt while still having quality
results. There is little more
disappointing for someone starting out than getting crap results, IMO.
Still debating!
If you don't mind spending a bit of money, the Fuji mirrorless cameras
are a very nice, basic on the outside, very advanced on the inside
cameras. They have dials rather than buttons for camera settings, and
their imaging quality is superb.
One of the things people on the Fuju forums are always amazed by is how
good their out of camera jpegs are, which is nice for someone who
doesn't want to have the whole digital imaging spectrum thrown at them
at once.
The Fujis are very amenable to using manual focus lenses, though their X
series lenses are every bit as good as Pentax lenses.
Something like the X-E1 might make a very nice starter camera, and Fuji
has an excellent upgrade path.
bill
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