Thanks Bipin - and to any others I might have missed. I'm now inclining to gifting my *ist-D, together with a new or second-hand Pentax standard zoom, as I know she will get good results, all else being equal (won't avoid poor framing, optimistic exposure settings, or shooting while running, of course!). The budget is restricted, so the suggestions of cmaeras around the $1000 mark have been ruled out, and this seems the better solution.
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bipin Gupta Sent: Tuesday, 5 August 2014 4:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Camera for a 13-year old? Hi John, I wish there were more Fathers like you encouraging teenage children to get into absorbing & interesting hobbies than just playing games on computers or doing worst things. One more money saving suggestion - a cheap $ 20 to 30 FA 28-80 or 28-90 (28-70 is better but costs $ 70) would complement the K-500 and would be greater fun for your son. KEH com and Evil Bay have plenty of these lenses. Regards. Bipin. 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.
