Re: ATM 35MM- Camera

[Daniel Fundo <fundo@bellsouth.net>]

I used a CANON F1 for many years.  I purchased it while I was on a one
year government sponsored trip to Southeast Asia in 1969.  It was the
first camera to come with a standard f/1.2 lens.  I also bought a 135mm
Canon lens. One of the photography mags at the time stated that Canon
had the best optics of all the big name cameras.  This camera is a
battleship....it weighs a ton, but it survived about 8 months in Viet
Nam, then years of chasing race cars around the northeast with a
professional photographer friend.  Other than needing a cleaning and
batteries, it is still in good workable condition.  

The Canon is far to heavy to use at the eyepiece (as are many of the
older manual 35mm's).  I had an OM-1 for several years for that, and it
was excellent.  I also have a Minolta SRT-102 with a Sigma 135mm f/1.8
lens (fantastic lens!!!).  Too bad I don't have time to do more
astrophotography.
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Dan F.
Secretary/MAS
Memphis, TN