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Outstanding Value
Cosina is a "behind the scenes" Japanese manufacturer of many cameras and lenses, and have made cameras for many branded as high-end and entry level models for decades. If you purchases an SLR, or if you've amassed a collection 3rd party lenses, good chance you have something made by Cosina but didn't know it.
Cosina has been making this camera for Vivitar for the past 15 years that I know of. I know because I purchased this camera's ancestor - pretty much the exact same camera and s...
[Vivitar V3800N 35mm SLR Manual Focus Camera Kit with 50mm f/1.7 Lens & Case (59880) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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12/29/2005
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I love this camera
I love this camera. It is one of the only manual cameras still being manufactured. Digital-electronic monstrosities (which are unbelievably expensive) simply cannot produce images like a simple manual camera with a good 50mm lens.
The lens that comes in this kit is multicoated, which what you want. It is also a K-mount, which means that the camera is compatible with the vast hoard of K-mount lenses out there (probably one of the most popular lens mounts ever made, along with the ...
[Vivitar V3800N 35mm SLR Manual Focus Camera Kit with 50mm f/1.7 Lens & Case (59880) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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02/21/2006
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Photography Teacher
I've bought over a dozen of these cameras for a high school photography class, and I can tell you it is rare to find a fully manual 35mm SLR camera (though the light meter is battery operated with illuminated green and red plus and minus signs. Old people will remember the manually operated circle that you would manipulate over the meter needle with the aperture ring or shutter speed knob). The camera is simple, the user actually understands what's going on with the settings, and it holds up to...
[Vivitar V3800N 35mm SLR Manual Focus Camera Kit with 50mm f/1.7 Lens & Case (59880) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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11/28/2006
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DO NOT BUY!
I bought this camera for a photography class I was taking (I had to drop the class because of problems with the camera). The first camera Vivitar sent to me had a broken light meter, so I contacted the company to send it back and have it replaced. The company (Ace photo and digital) made me pay the postage to send back a camera that came broken, and then sent me a second camera that once again didn't have a functioning light meter. I would send it back a second time, but I think I'll just buy...
[Vivitar V3800N 35mm SLR Manual Focus Camera Kit with 50mm f/1.7 Lens & Case (59880) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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11/08/2006
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ACE PHOT DIGITAL
Ace Photo Digital is the type of company that goes on vacation for almost a week, has no intentions of selling you an item, and blows you off until you call them. They used the bait and switch tech on me saying that the package I bought was a mistake of amazons (which it wasn't) and they wouldn't honor my purchase. Very unprofessional company. Asked for a manager to call me, and never did. They do not care about their customers. It was a $150 camera w/ 2 lenses, tripod, flash, and case. They end...
[Vivitar V3800N 35mm SLR Manual Focus Camera Kit with 50mm f/1.7 Lens & Case (59880) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/27/2007
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Great Student Camera
I intentionally got an all manual film camera to force me to learn the basics of photography. This little beauty performs perfectly with its real pentaprism, DOF preview, and fast 50mm lens.
A brand-new all-mechanical camera is a rare thing these days and I'm glad someone still makes one.
[Vivitar V3800N 35mm SLR Manual Focus Camera Kit with 50mm f/1.7 Lens & Case (59880) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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11/03/2006
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You simply cannot go wrong with this one. Full stop!
So far I have only put 3 rolls of film through this camera and the quality of the prints have been hugely impressive. This is a hell of a lot of camera for small money. The 50mm lens is one of the best primes you can get and is on a par with Pentax 50mm primes except for the plastic aperture ring (which is quite sturdy). This lens is fantastic for portraits if you want to blur the background by using a wide aperture. It really brings your subject into sharp profile. There is an amazing amoun...
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01/30/2008
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great camera
This is a great camera that anyone can learn to use. Everything on it works well; I've had no problems with it whatsoever. There are no regrets with this purchase!
[Vivitar V3800N 35mm SLR Manual Focus Camera Kit with 50mm f/1.7 Lens & Case (59880) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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06/26/2007
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Vivitar camera review
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) The camera that I bought is for my daughter. It is is perfect condition and works fine.
[Vivitar V3800N 35mm SLR Manual Focus Camera Kit with 50mm f/1.7 Lens & Case (59880) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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09/20/2009
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