The Photography Coordinator at the college I will be attending said that I will need a 35 mm Single Lens Reflex film camera that has a manual metering system. I have no experience with film camera, so answers with good detail will be helpful.|||Another option would be the Minolta X-570 (X-500 outside the US).
Fully manual metering plus aperture priority. Additionally it shows you the aperture settings and the shutter speed in the viewfinder. It also supports TTL flash with certain flashes. Fine user. Sets with various lenses and flash are often found for about 150 US$ on Ebay.
Cameras with the 50mm standard lens should be something around 70-100 USD.
A lot of other cameras are around that would be suitable - the best known examples have already be mentioned by previous posters.
An alternative for the Canon AE-1 would be e.g. a Canon AT-1 which is basically the same body but has less electronics.|||My mum has a Canon AE-1 Program 35mm SLR camera, and it is GREAT! I would highly recommend. This is manual focus but has some auto settings. They are commonly availiable on ebay, check it out:
http://cameras.shop.ebay.com.au/items/35鈥?/a>|||Your best option is Nikon FM2 camera with the standard 50mm lens. You'll have to search among used cameras for this model. Try to find one that has minimal telltale signs of use.
Another good option is Pentax K1000 with the standard lens.
Apart from the above two classics, you can buy a Nikon FM10 (a cosina made camera) and exchange the kit lens for a standard 50mm f/1.8 lens.|||About any SLR has a manual setting. If money isn't a problem I would say go for a cannon eos 1v which is a great fast camera. If you want to keep it cheap try a Cannon rebel. Some of the older ones run for under $200. If you don't plan on staying film I would choose a cheap camera that is in the same brand of digital you plan to be using. That way you don't waist money on lens your not going to use.|||I agree with sgtPeeper. An FM2 does great work. The K1000 has been the classic workhorse, add the Olympus OM1 to that list.
I wouldn't buy an FM10. There are better cameras for that price, yes, they are older, but much better.
Film is a great medium. If you become familiar with 35mm, you'll soon want to use medium format.|||A number of good cameras have been suggested. I am a Nikon person, not because the others are bad but because I have used them since the 70s and they have performed well for me. My first SLR was a pentax spotmatic then I switched to Nikons around 1975 and have been more than pleased with them. What I would add to what has been posted is that you should not be afraid to buy used. Sites like Adorama and B%26amp;H have large used departments and are accurate in thier camera descriptions. You can often buy cameras that would have been a thousand or more dollars for a couple of hundreds in very good condition on these and other reputable sites.
Whatever brand you go with look at comptibility with newer models. Given the choice you would really want whatever lenses and accessories you buy to work with the new state of the art camera you buy when you are out of college and have more funding. Again with Nikon you can use any lenses AI series onward in the newer digital cameras but depending on the camera you may not get all functions. I use legacy glass all the time on my D300
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