Recommendation for very good inexpensive 35mm SLR.

Peter, what is the deal with "Shutter Squeak"?? My old AE-1 Program has squeaked for well over 10 years. Has no affect on performance. I guess there could be a wear issue, but mine still works fine?? However, all used camera dealers just quickly lubricate them, and then sell them for a premium because they don't squeek, but in reality they are no better.

The Nikon FM is an excellent camera to learn on. It's all manual, therefore the photographer can learn and experiment with shutter speeds, depth of field, bright or dark background exposure control, etc. It also provides the photographer with complete control over the subject matter being photographed. This will help later on, when using an automatic SLR to understand the benfits of the different settings.

Photogon: http://www.photogon.com

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This is Audiogon's sister site.
Might want to also start this thread there.

www.photo.net

Sugarbrie,

I've heard exactly what you say. The shutter squeak has no affect on performance.

Cheers, Peter