Above is the Minolta HTsi 35mm film camera I've used for the past several months.  A great camera, obtained at a good price, on ebay.  Several of the pictures posted here recently were taken with this camera.  It's easy to use, and gives the owner the choice of manual or auto focus operation.  Today, I'm moving on to a different Minolta camera, because I no longer own the HTsi model.  My daughter expressed an interest in film photography, so I gave it to her. 

My new (to Me) camera of choice is the Minolta 300si, also obtained on Ebay.  Now, (the date of this post) is a particularly good time of year to buy camera equipment on Ebay, or any online site because the 2011 school year has just started.  For many families that means discretionary  spending has to come to a halt.  Notebook paper, pens, pencils and other school supplies have a higher priority than camera equipment.  Which means fewer people bidding on the cameras, which means more bargains for you and me.   Happy shutter bugging!