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21 Oct 2004 - 11:30 AM

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kit-monster

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21 Oct 2004 - 11:35 AM

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How about a second hand TLR? There's a few that take 35mm as well as MF. They may be a bit bulky, but shooting from the waist makes you a little more invisible and less likely to draw attention to yourself.

klute

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21 Oct 2004 - 5:53 PM

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Thanks Alan, Kit.

I am a bit worried that I may attract attention walking around with an M6 or M7 especially around London. Second hand with a 28 or 35 lens I will have equipment well over 1000 which might be sought.

Although I don't mind spending a few quid, I was looking for something a bit less expensive and quick to use.
A compact would be ideal, but I can't seem to find one with a very good lens.

Failing this, could anyone suggest an old manual camera that would be worth looking into and which although old would still be reliable.

Dave

andart

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21 Oct 2004 - 6:30 PM

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If you can live with a 35mm lens instead of 28mm the Yashica T5 could be of interest to you.......Its very compact- about the size of a pack of cigs, auto focus, auto exposure, Tessar lens (very good contrast) and it has a second viewfinder on the top plate so you dont have to hold it to your eye to use it!
I dont think they are in production anymore (last one went on sale late 2002 I think) but I have seen them secondhane around 80. I have one I use for back-up (and its not for sale!)

Andy

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21 Oct 2004 - 7:44 PM

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The Olympus C-5060 has a (35mm equiv) zoom range of 27-110mm.

bpa

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21 Oct 2004 - 8:04 PM

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In with both feet first?

randomrubble

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21 Oct 2004 - 8:46 PM

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Try the Ricoh GR1, aperture priority and a lovely 28mm lens. If anyone knows of a compact digital point & shoot of reasonable quality with a 28-ish mm lens I'd love to know what it is, because I'd have bought one if it was out there earlier this year! Ricoh's caplio GX (28-85 equiv.) might have fit the bill, but I feel their digital compacts are not well made enough.

randomrubble

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21 Oct 2004 - 10:43 PM

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It's a very nice camera, but it's neither particularly compact, nor at 380ish cheap.