Re: HELP! Need manual 35mm SLR recommendation

  Manual -- meaning mechanical, SLRs are expensive to make, as the
electircal connections are far cheaper and more reliable than metal
linkages. If you little brother takes any good electronic SLR and operates
it in manual mode he will have as good a manual camera as an FM3a, plus a
lot of extra features he might someday wish to learn and all for far less
than the price of any mechanical camera worth owning.
   Try the Elan 7 or the Nikon N80, but there are similar models from Pentax
and Minolta too.

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"Peter Paine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Im looking for a 35mm SLR for my little brother.
> He is into photography, and really wants to be
> able to go full manual.
>
> I was looking at the Nikon FM3a, but its a little out
> of my price range with a decent lens.
>
> Are there any decent competitors that
> are capable of being set into a fully manual mode for
> less than the price of the FM2 or FM3a ???
>
> thanks...
>
> P.P.