Bare bones digital camera
Dec 4, 2016 05:33:59 #
shagbat
Loc: London
awana wrote:
I would like a camera with only the basic features that are necessary with digital imaging. Manual control, no video,no image manipulation features etc. any ideas?
Nikon FM with a digital back! I want one too Awana, it ain't gonna 'appen!
Dec 4, 2016 05:45:41 #
Dec 4, 2016 05:55:59 #
Dec 4, 2016 06:22:02 #
Awana,
I just sold to KEH a Canon XSI with three lenses ((They won't receive until next week). It a great basic DSLR. Has 12.2 MP which is more then
enough for great photo to about 11X14" Don't go back to film. like going back to a model "T" Anyway, the XSI can be had for just a couple 100 bucks.
KEH is at 1-800-342-5534. You can also buy a inexpensive photo printer and you're in business. No buying film, waiting for your prints or fooling around in a dark room.
Capyain AL
I just sold to KEH a Canon XSI with three lenses ((They won't receive until next week). It a great basic DSLR. Has 12.2 MP which is more then
enough for great photo to about 11X14" Don't go back to film. like going back to a model "T" Anyway, the XSI can be had for just a couple 100 bucks.
KEH is at 1-800-342-5534. You can also buy a inexpensive photo printer and you're in business. No buying film, waiting for your prints or fooling around in a dark room.
Capyain AL
Dec 4, 2016 06:51:33 #
awana wrote:
I would like a camera with only the basic features that are necessary with digital imaging. Manual control, no video,no image manipulation features etc. any ideas?
Lotsa luck! Manufacturers want to see products, so they given them features that buyers can use. The more features, the more appeal the product has.
Dec 4, 2016 06:52:17 #
awana wrote:
I would like a camera with only the basic features that are necessary with digital imaging. Manual control, no video,no image manipulation features etc. any ideas?
Good luck!!!!!!
Dec 4, 2016 08:05:58 #
Yep, you're looking for the Leica M-D (Type 262). $5,995.00 (body only) and hardly does anything except take pictures.
Dec 4, 2016 08:17:14 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
awana wrote:
I would like a camera with only the basic features that are necessary with digital imaging. Manual control, no video,no image manipulation features etc. any ideas?
When you post you want a bare bone digital camera but must have Manual control, that my make it difficult to find. Most bare bone digital cameras are called smart phones. My son has one that you can adjust the F stops and shutter speeds and has manual. Otherwise, many point and shoots come with a manual mode, dslr's generally come with a variety of settings including, P,A,S, and M. Your search my be very limited. If you would prefer a film camera to digital, now that is a horse of a different color.
Dec 4, 2016 08:25:11 #
awana wrote:
I would like a camera with only the basic features that are necessary with digital imaging. Manual control, no video,no image manipulation features etc. any ideas?
Are you thinking that without all those extra features the camera should be cheaper?
The trouble is that such a camera would have a pretty small market and consequently the price would likely be higher than for a more full-featured camera.
Those extra features do get in the way on occasions however, so maybe that is what concerns you. I doubt that you will find anything still in production without automatic features and perhaps nothing at all. After all, automatic features came in some time in the 1970's, long before there were digital cameras.
Dec 4, 2016 08:50:00 #
Ksocha
Loc: Bethesda, MD
Fuji's cameras are easiest to use for beginners because Shutter speed, ISO, Aperture, focus area, exposure adjustment are all adjusted by dials clearly marked on the camera. No touch screen to bother with. A beginner doesn't need to delve into menus until they want to. Plus the jpgs are great right out of the camera.
Dec 4, 2016 09:01:01 #
rehess wrote:
Not all cameras have a mode selector wheel, or any way to put it into a true "manual" mode which allows you to quickly set aperture and shutter speed.
Peterff wrote:
So when the CNET on-line review https://www.cnet.com/products/canon-powershot-elph-s400/review/ said "With the camera in Manual mode, you can adjust exposure compensation, white balance, ISO speed settings (50 to 400), and effects (vivid or neutral color, low sharpening, sepia, and black and white)", they managed to leave the most important features "manual control of shutter speed and aperture" out of the list?That is true, certainly not all cameras, but I found that my Canon's have. It was quite a surprise to me when I got the Digital Elph S400 that it had most ( not all) of the sophistication of the T90. Didn't have multi-spot metering, but most of the rest was there.
Dec 4, 2016 09:01:36 #
awana wrote:
I would like a camera with only the basic features that are necessary with digital imaging. Manual control, no video,no image manipulation features etc. any ideas?
You could get a Nikon D800. It doesn't have Auto or Scene modes. You can use it in Manual Exposure mode and even turn off autofocus.
But it does do video and has hundreds of adjustments.
Dec 4, 2016 09:05:44 #
Dec 4, 2016 09:22:27 #
Dec 4, 2016 09:24:41 #
For the cost differences, or because OF the diference, get a Nikon and just set it at manual and shoot!.
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