On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:10:13 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:34:08 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Just got off the phone with Olympus.

The bill to repair my E-300, flat rate, is $310 plus 6% tax which
brings it to $328.60!!

Damn.

So much for that camera.

My daughter just told me she needs a film SLR, with wide/normal/tele
lenses, UV filter, etc, for a required college class. Has to have
manual ap/shutter/focus.
She's an ed major.
I guess I'm going to fix the shutter leather on my Minolta 102, or buy
a working body. I've got the rest.
But I am somewhat ****ed about this, because the last time I got the
sticking shutter fixed it cost $125 and only lasted maybe 100 frames.
That was at least ten years ago.
I was ready to go digital SLR, and you would think that a college
class would go that way.
They will do film processing, but you don't need an SLR for that.
[...]

You won't find many professionals using film anymore. Just the
specialized large format stuff. But the good thing about that is you
can find *tons* of really high quality 35mm SLR film cameras being
offloaded for cheap since no one wants that stuff anymore. Ebay and
Craigslist are your friend.

I was in WalMart the other day and saw a new Canon EOS Rebel 35mm film
SLR for about what it costs you to fix your sticking shutter. If you
want new, that would be perfect for her class. It has all the modes
you mentioned.

Steve