From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!npois!harpo!rrb Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Title: Re: reply on novice camera request Article-I.D.: harpo.821 Posted: Tue Jun 29 15:05:29 1982 Received: Wed Jun 30 05:21:48 1982 I tend to agree about the description of brands, but have had just as must luck with my Minolta SLR. Back in high school days Pentax was the camera bought by the school not for the ruggedness but because they were the cheapest. Inherent in this was a general lack of features. Pentax has come a long way, but I believe they still have the screw in lense mount. The bayonet lense mount is preferred by many of us for ease. Roger Busico Bell Labs, Whippany