can't afford a Leica, thoughts on solid 35mm cameras?

saskiamarisha · Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 3

Hi,
i have a canon Eos 10s which is dying and am looking to buy a new (used) camera.
I am not interested in most of the custom functions or pre-set modes that Eos offers. What I am after is a sturdy camera that I can use manually , which is not too large or heavy (smaller than the Eos 10 would be great), easy to focus and use manually.
and i can't afford a Leica...
Any suggestions of models would be well appreciated (canon would be nice but not crucial,as i have two lenses)!
thanks,
saskia

nkg · Posted: Thu 06 Apr, 2006 7:00 pm Subject:

I'm not sure if there are any EOS film bodies which meet your requirements. The only bodies smaller than an EOS 10 are consumer models, which are fine for many purposes, but have small viewfinders and no manual focus assist aids, and so are pretty lousy for manual focus use.

If, however, you mean manual exposure setting and not manual focus, then most fairly recent EOS film cameras will work fine. The EOS 30/33/Elan 7/7E can be had fairly cheaply these days, and is a decent camera. It's no Leica, though.