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Originally Posted by moncton golden flames
any thoughts on old film cameras?
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Since she has Nikon, I would suggest sticking with Nikon for the film camera, that will give her better use of (future) lenses.
You can pick up an Nikon F80/F100 (also knows as N80/N100) for around $150 (or less) - kijiji has a F80 for $100. If you're planning on getting her a lens as well, make sure that the lens does not have the "DX" designation in the name - DX stands for Digital format and will not (always) work on film cameras.
For example, the
35mm f1.8 lens mentioned earlier in the thread (Nikkor AF-S
DX 35mm f1.8G) is a DX lens and will not work on the film camera. The
50mm f1.8 is not DX and will work with on both digital and film.
As for external flash - SB700 or SB900 are the current standard. If you can find a used SB800, they are also very good.
Hope that helps...