Vivitar V3800N 50mm

Pros: Basic, manual, perfect for a serious "back to basics" photographer.

Cons: I'm not really sure about the customer service because mine has never broken.

Review: When buying a fully manual camera I hope that the consumer is smart enough to research how to use one and practice. His approach was the equivalent of jumping into a pool without knowing how to swim. This camera was made basic and is very much just ...

Pros: Cheap, Light Fun. If you break it, who cares. Good camera to learn with.

Cons: Exposure meter does not stay on after you release the shutter button.

The Bottom Line: Its not an F5, but its a fun camera.

Review: For 93.00 dollars, I didn't expect it to compete with a Nikon F5. I bought this camera so I could always have an slr with me. You know what they say, you can't take the picture if you don't have a camera. I got my refurbished camera from the ...

Pros: Inexpensive, wide exposure range, can operate without battery

Cons: Unreliable, very basic, poor lens quality, poor customer service

The Bottom Line: I would not recommend this camera, unless you're on a strict budget and desperately need an SLR camera. Think twice, pay once.

Review: This is very basic and cheap SLR camera, but as always, you get what you pay for. It's manual-only, meaning that you have to focus it and select appropriate exposure and aperture manually, based on a simple "+" or "-" sign appearing in your...