Probably a smart phone. I don't think today's kids have much use for real cameras.
OTOH, if the kid's really into science, he might be interested in film and darkroom - in which case, a K1000 + SMC-P 50mm 1:1.4 might just be the ticket. If she wants him to jump right into digital, get him the cheapest Nikon kit from Costco. Anything but Canon. I think he'd probably get more out of the K1000, but I've been told more than once that I'm out of touch with what kids are into today. About all I do remember is how much it annoyed me when I was 12 to have some geezer telling me what was "good for me". Has she asked the grandson what kind of camera he wants? On 3/8/2018 09:30, Eric Weir wrote:
A sister has asked me for advice on a beginning camera for her grandson. He’s 12, intelligent, creative, self-disciplined—all-in-all pretty precocious about many things. I have my own thoughts, which may not be best, but wondered what y’all might recommend. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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