Thread: Camera purchase advice requested

I would like to get one for the other half as she had her old Olympus and Pentax film cameras stolen. Had a sigma and pentax lense missed and wonder how compatable they might be with a new SLR?

I guess a budget of $1k or less.

Pic's of landscapes and close ups of small fauna interest her.

Cheers.

Just looking for some knowledge with which to be armed when going out to buy.

Thanks

A modern Pentax dSLR will still take all pentax K series mounts, even M42 with an adaptor although there may be some loss of functionality depending on lens.


Martyn

Originally Posted by Nungarra

I would like to get one for the other half as she had her old Olympus and Pentax film cameras stolen. Had a sigma and pentax lense missed and wonder how compatable they might be with a new SLR?

I guess a budget of $1k or less.

Pic's of landscapes and close ups of small fauna interest her.

Cheers.

Just looking for some knowledge with which to be armed when going out to buy.

Thanks

The sensor on a Nikon D7000 is 17mm. Remember the film is 35mm. This has an effect on the parameters of the lens. Bear that in mind.
I can't remember if that makes a 200mm film lens 400mm or 100mm on my camera.

In simple terms has a factor 1:1.5 so your 200mm lense becomes 300mm.