Response to How should I get started with b&w photograpy and where can I find a camera

I'm agreeing with what the others said -- manual camera, 120 roll film. But why spend hundreds? A truely amazing (optically) camera was the old Kodak Tourist. Don't get the one with the super slow f:12 lens, look for the f:4.5 (or thereabouts). There's a couple over on Ebay right now. They're always over there. What a deal. They can be had for about $25. Get more than one so you have a back up. The neg you get is pretty giant. 6x9cm. My old one lost a rivet at one of the strut points, easy fix, but keep eye the lens/shutter being parallel to the film plane. Oh when you finally want to trade up in image quality... Good Luck! You'd need a Hasselblad

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