SLR Cameras

[5teph]

Does anyone know of a place to get relatively cheap SLR cameras? 

[TheLoveMonkey]

35mm or Digital?

[5teph]

I would prefer digital but if not, either will do.

[TheLoveMonkey]

Most D-SLR's run around 500 new.. or more
used? try e-bay.

as for 35.. i luv my Canon Rebel.. but when it comes down to it it's just a box.. you can get any old one long as i works, it's your talent that is shown when all's said and done.

[Mr. Admin]

Most D-SLR's run around 500 new.. or more
used? try e-bay.

as for 35.. i luv my Canon Rebel.. but when it comes down to it it's just a box.. you can get any old one long as i works, it's your talent that is shown when all's said and done.

Your talent and the LENS  : )

[TheLoveMonkey]

well yeah, you want low F -stops, which can be costly..  a 35-80mm at 5.6 might be 100, but a 50-80 that goes to 1.2 could cost you 400.. 

[5teph]

Haha.  Thanks I'll see what I can do.  Hopefully my talent/current lens will help me out

[Rorschach]

this one (Film 35) at B&H looks reasonable:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/232176-REG/Vivitar_59890_V3800N_Camera_Body_28_70mm.html

[5teph]

Gracias Senor

[abinaya]

This article is about SLR cameras in general. For digital SLR cameras, see Digital single-lens reflex camera.
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The historic East Germany Contax S, 1949, the first pentaprism SLR for eye-level viewing
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Prior to the development of SLR, all cameras with viewfinders had two optical light paths: one path through the lens to the film, and another path positioned above (TLR or twin-lens reflex) or to the side (rangefinder). Because the viewfinder and the film lens cannot share the same optical path, the viewing lens is aimed to intersect with the film lens at a fixed point somewhere in front of the camera. This is not problematic for pictures taken at a middle or longer distance but parallax causes framing errors in close-up shots. Moreover, focusing the lens of a non-reflex camera when it is opened to wider apertures (such as in low light or while using low-speed film) is not easy.

Most SLR cameras permit upright and laterally correct viewing through use of a pentaprism situated in the optical path between the reflex mirror and viewfinder. Light is reflected by a movable mirror upwards into the pentaprism where it is reflected several times until it aligns with the viewfinder. When the shutter is released, the mirror moves out of the light path and the light shines directly onto the film, or in the case of a DSLR, the CCD or CMOS imaging sensor.

Focus can be adjusted manually by the photographer or automatically by an autofocus system. The viewfinder can include a matte focusing screen located just above the mirror system to diffuse the light. This system permits accurate viewing, composing and focusing, especially useful with interchangeable lenses.

Up until the 1990s, SLR was the most advanced photographic preview system available. But the recent development and refinement of digital imaging technology with an on-camera live LCD preview screen has overshadowed SLR's popularity. Nearly all inexpensive compact digital cameras now include an LCD preview screen allowing the photographer to see exactly what the CCD is capturing.