Hi folks,
Having just taken up photography as a hobby in the past few weeks, I've spent a lot of time talking to my wife about it and she's shown real interest in it too. Ideally she could use my D3200 to learn with and she probably will but if I'm being honest when she's using it, I get frustrated that I'm not and want it back ASAP.
Another solution would be to have a camera of her own but another new DSLR is not affordable, especially when I want to invest in good quality glass. However she has stated that she misses film cameras, so a film SLR seemed like a good option. The only thing is the one thing I know less about than DSLR's is film SLR's.
Right, getting to the point of this thread.
Firstly is the F80 a good film SLR for a beginner to learn with and what sort of quality of image does it produce?
Also would it make a good companion (for want of a better word) for my D3200? I understand that it is a FX camera rather than DX but other than that I believe it is fully compatable with my existing AF-S lenses. However, I've read elsewhere that it will not meter through AF-S glass.
The reason I'm specifically looking at the F80 is that my local camera shop has one for sale for £59. It comes with a 28-80mm lens (no more details on the website) + an mb-16 battery grip (I'm not sure what that is). This seems like a good price to me, as a used body only F80 is £49.50 on amazon but I could be wrong?
Basically any information or advice regarding this lens is welcome, as well as suggestions of better alternatives?
Thanks in advance!
Elliot
Having just taken up photography as a hobby in the past few weeks, I've spent a lot of time talking to my wife about it and she's shown real interest in it too. Ideally she could use my D3200 to learn with and she probably will but if I'm being honest when she's using it, I get frustrated that I'm not and want it back ASAP.
Another solution would be to have a camera of her own but another new DSLR is not affordable, especially when I want to invest in good quality glass. However she has stated that she misses film cameras, so a film SLR seemed like a good option. The only thing is the one thing I know less about than DSLR's is film SLR's.
Right, getting to the point of this thread.
Firstly is the F80 a good film SLR for a beginner to learn with and what sort of quality of image does it produce?
Also would it make a good companion (for want of a better word) for my D3200? I understand that it is a FX camera rather than DX but other than that I believe it is fully compatable with my existing AF-S lenses. However, I've read elsewhere that it will not meter through AF-S glass.
The reason I'm specifically looking at the F80 is that my local camera shop has one for sale for £59. It comes with a 28-80mm lens (no more details on the website) + an mb-16 battery grip (I'm not sure what that is). This seems like a good price to me, as a used body only F80 is £49.50 on amazon but I could be wrong?
Basically any information or advice regarding this lens is welcome, as well as suggestions of better alternatives?
Thanks in advance!
Elliot