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Anonymous
Hey guys, so I'm looking at buying a pretty old film camera Olympus OM, i don't really know much about lenses and I have the choice of 3
135mm, 70-140mm, 80-200mm
I have no idea what this means so could you please recommend which would be best for me thanks
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
For your only lens? All of those options would suck, but the 70-140 would suck the least. Those are all telephotos, with no normal or wide.
>> Project !dashI8UpO.
better question... Whyyyyy? It's as if you barely know what you're getting into.
>> Martin !!ve2Q1ETWmJH
gumtree op?
>> Anonymous
yeah dude, did you see it?? i know that i dont know much about photography but i would like to learn and a film camera is good fun
>> Martin !!ve2Q1ETWmJH
>>260406
think I saw it yeah, cant remember much though.
Check ebay, Olympus OM##, Pentax K1000, Canon AE's, Nikon FE(FMS) are all good film cameras to begin with.
Try and find one with a 50mm lens.
>> Martin !!ve2Q1ETWmJH
>>260422
the measurement is mm is the focal length.
if 2 numbers are given, for example 70-200. Thats the 'zoom' length
>> Anonymous
ok thanks for explaining, these cameras are so cheap like 20 quid
>> Anonymous
hey next question, what type are the cameras that you listed, SLRs?
>> Anonymous
>>260477
SLR stands for Single-Lens Reflex. That means that when you're using one of those cameras, you're looking through the actual lens, and not a system made to work in parallel with the lens.

Go here to see why they're better

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-lens_reflex_camera#Advantages