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Thank you for the wise words. I suspect I'll buy an EOS 300 or something cheap like that. I may hate carrying it around so don't want to spend too much money. Great shout on the lens size, too :-)
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I suspect I'll buy an EOS 300 or something
Look for a 300V or 300X model, they have a steel mount and a little higher shutter speed.
They can be had for peanuts on eBay..Also if you want to keep it small and light you might check out this lens (Canon EF 40mm STM)
..it doesn't look like it but that's a really great little lens that can be had for under £100 used.
Shot this on a friends' Canon for a while and loved it.
Image quality is very good, and it's surprising how much easier the camera is to stow away in a rather full bag with a lens that isn't protruding but rather flush with the front of the camera body.
salad
Yea, pretty much.. or one of the mirror-less system cameras as well.
If you want simplicity but more options (and can do with manual focusing only) I'd get a manual SLR.
If you want autofocus capability as well I'd go for a modern SLR.
Everybody will suggest one brand or the other.
If you go for an autofocus one I'd say buy a Canon, as both lenses and bodies are good and cheap.
If you go for manual focus I'd say go to a second hand store and hold them in your hand. Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus etc.. they all made great stuff back in the day, so you can't go wrong basically, just choose one that feels nice.
The only thing I personally would do differently if I were to start over with cameras now is getting a 35 instead of a 50mm as a first lens (you will basically feel right at home, coming from the Mju).
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