**Name of this forum changed (slightly)**

Reading this thread 1978 was mentioned as a cut off date. Agreeing this is important or shortly self

certification for a Classic Camera, is to become too self righteous and ultimately may extend to some people

endearing themselves to their early Digital Cameras etc. We need to hold together, until the breakaway deluge

drowns us out. A first step is to revise the purpose of the Forum, until then are holding our breathe for these

interim changes

mike: I recall my 11y.o. nephew being impressed by my YashicaMat124: "wow, that's cool. How many megapixels?"

I reckon a better name would be just "Classic cameras" or something like that. The whole manual/auto thing is just going to cause confusion. My Contaflex super Bs are clearly classics but have automatic exposure. That might seem nit-picking (it is nit-picking in fat), but things like the Pentax MX (manual) and LX (auto) are more interesting - if the MX is a classic then the LX really ought to be too.

 

So I guess what I'm saying is: obviously the *actual* definition is going to be "it's a classic if we agree it is", so the title of the forum ought not to say something which confuses that.

 

--tim

This was a long time coming and is very welcome.

So a Minolta XD11 with electronic shutter is okay? Been here a long time, never thought I'd see that happen. Bravo!