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From: andyc@hplsla.UUCP (andyc)
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Subject: Re: Buying a 35 mm camera
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Date: Wed, 5-Mar-86 19:19:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  5 19:19:00 1986
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># Written 10:37 am  Mar  2, 1986 by ucla-cs!art in hplsla:net.rec.photo
># ---------- "Buying a 35 mm camera" ---------- 
>
>...because I liked them.  The cameras under consideration are the FG 20
>or N2000 body, the lenses are 35-105 zoom or 35-135 zoom.
>
>Does anybody out there have experience, + or -, with these parts?
>How about experience with cheaper lenses, like Vivitar zooms?

As I am heavily invested in the Nikon system, with a very reliable "old" FE 
and more lenses than I care to mention, I regret to say that the pros I know 
have had very bad things to say about the FE-2, the FM-2 and they snort at 
the FG-20.  The word is that the F3  and FA are the only models worthy of 
consideration!

Some people have found the Vivitar Series I lenses to be very fine optically,
but I still prefer the "feel" of a Nikkor. Also, I have heard several stories
of Vivitars (and Kirons) jamming and/or falling apart.

Keep in mind all these is hearsay! Personally, I find the clunk the mirror in
the FG-20 makes when it returns to be quite objectionable. I haven't gotten 
my hands on a N2000 to say much about it.

andy @hplsla

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