What a strange question! Where are you dining?
Probably mussing if it worth skipping dinner to get a new camera?
My pick would be the Canon EOS 650. It is a no-fuss reliable 35mm film camera with a large, bright viewfinder and full compatibility with Canon’s EOS system, including Image stabilization. The design is clean and built to prioritize ease of use. The camera just goes, without getting in your way. You can often find this classic SLR for the price of lunch (€/$20 to €/$30).
What other cameras would you recommend for a similar price range?
Seconded. The 650/630/620 are as cheap now as a K1000 was in the aughts, and are solid cameras. I like how minimal they are by comparison to modern SLRs, and their metering system is more than good enough for slides.My pick would be the Canon EOS 650.
They even do very respectable auto fill flash!
Care to elaborate?
Minolta 5
Minolta 700
Nikon N90
Konica T3
Konica A, less expensive than the T3
Konica TC
Pentax Spotmatic
Canon T70
Minolta XM
Are you dining at McDonalds or the Ritz
Are we nitpicking? I mentioned the price range in my original post.
Apologies miha, I missed that bit.
There's no need to apologize! But I do remember you have a soft spot for a Pentax Spotmatic, am I right?
Perhaps, but probably more so for a Pentax 1000, although I would never really use one as I prefer my Leica.
Can you share what made each camera a favorite on your list?
Minolta 5, many good features, light, has matrix and spot, a back focus button, uses 1 CR 2 batteries, viewfinder is bright, readout easy to read.
Konica T3, shutter speed preferred auto exposure, 1/125th flash synch, full information read out, outstanding lens, works on 2 625 hearing aid batteries.
Minolta XGM had full manual override, light, good viewfinder, complete range of quality mf lens.
Spotmatic, basic camera, easy to use, uses just any battery that will fit the battery compartment, huge selection of lens, very good build quality
Konica A, stipped down T, 1/500 top shutter speed, no off and on switch, just an easy to use no frill camera with shutter speed auto exposure.
Minolta 7000, great bright viewfinder, uses 2 AAA batteries, early matrix metering, most of the time I use mine in manual mode.
Konica TC, replaced the A and A3, all plastic, but all mechanical shutter, like all Konica T shutter speed auto exposure.
Canon T70, think of a T90 light.
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