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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 331775" data-attributes="member: 13196">Tracey, you've received a few suggestions--are you looking for a camera that is more manual such as the older models (perhaps with match needle metering), or are you looking for a newer 35mm camera that has bells and whistles...such as AF capability and matrix metering? And do you have a budget? The class sounds interesting! I learned on a Minolta 35mm camera. My local school district still offers an adult night class twice a year for black & white 35mm photography complete with darkroom access. I took the class a few times back in the late 90's. Reading your post makes me think back about the class. Walking into the darkroom waiting for my eyes to adjust to the safe lights, the smell of chemicals permeating the air, and the sound of trickling water as the photos finish in the wash--all good memories! I hope your daughter really enjoys her class! There will be no chimping with an SLR (looking at the image on the back of the camera). Most likely she will make mistakes, but she will learn from them. I definitely had missed opportunities when I thought I got a shot but didn't. The experience of using 35mm really helped me focus on what I was doing. We were also allowed to shoot 35mm color film because there are filters that can be used in the darkroom that will allow a decent black & white photo to be printed from a color negative (color film had to be developed at a lab although we could develop the B&W ourselves). Please let us know if you are leaning more towards a manual type of camera without the bells and whistles or one with them. That will help to identify possible camera models. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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