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    May 25, 2021 4 minutes

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    LETTER OF THE WEEK

    More cheap cameras please

    I was reading an issue of AP from February 2014 when I came across an article about a Pentax *ist DL, which was then eight years old, available for only £100 with a kit lens second-hand. The article mentioned that this may be ‘most, or even all, of an aspiring beginner’s budget’ and that old kit may still be a worthwhile investment. I firmly agree, because, as a teenager with only pocket money for funding, I have little more than this.

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