The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 16

2-ir Jan. 22, 1982 shreveporT-bossier The Times 'HEMKRIIOSEMFIELD ood photos a snap with automatic StRs MUJWMmHil Jl JJ Jl. 111. I 1 1 consumer reports "yx Editors, Consumer Reports Automatic controls of single-lens reflex cameras have brought technically correct pictures within the of just about everybody. Yet despite their auJotr.atibn.and photographic sophistication, SLRs are a fciucb letter camera buy today than they were five orjlfllyears ago.

The jplectronic circuits are mass produced, so they tetfd, introduced even in the low end of each manufacturer's price line rather than in only the costliest cameras. You can pick up a good SLR today fofabont the same number of dollars as an equivalent SLR of five or even 10 years ago. Several among those recently tested by Consumer Reports' photo-optical technicians can be found at discounts for close to $200. The chief advantage of SLR over simpler and cheaper, cameras remains its versatile reflex lens allows you to change lenses if you wish. facturers have successfully solved the technical problems connected with electronic exposure controls.

So, few important quality differences exist between com-' peting SLR brands. It's in matters of pricing more than in matters of technical design that the camera industry has reached peaks of With automatic SLR cameras," discounts of better than 40 percent are the norm. Half off is not uncommon, so look for bargains among the "bargains." CR shoppers found a Mamiya ZE with a Sekor El.7 lens selling for $150. At that price or anything near it the Mamiya is a best buy. Five other top cameras in CR's tests were the Pentax ME Super, Nikon FE, Chinon CE-4, Vivitar XV-3 and Canon AE-1 Program.

Copyright 1982, Consumers Union For serious photographers that interchangeability of lenses is an enormous advantage. Most photographers can function happily without the finer amenities usually found in high-priced SLRs. Some lower-line models ire equipped to accept a motor drive or auto-windef but CR technicians don't give them any extra credit for it. Except in special instances such add-ons serve mainly to increase the weight of a camera. In the opinion of CR's engineers, most SLR manu Elite fcraub Our New York Fashion Consultant hara, prasanting nar latast oollaotlon of Amarksa's topflight er canH forgive.

Couttira Daaignara, Jc I mi i ill today and tomorrow, oriurtt Pisrramont Mall Plarramont Room get 'funny' relative rri 12 (jvUm Sioch Included Ann Landers PRICE Sale FOMS Diesis misnm Qm mw i ft I mVv DAvid Hae A p. fi1 via Pear Ann Landers: I have read you fol'ears and have seen how you've helped others. Today I need your help. small child I was sexually abased by a family member. The only thing he did not make me do was have intercourse.

Jfaryears this shame ate at me. With thJielp of a loving husband and a therf pst, I have come to deal with what hajjDened. I no longer blame myself. I blajoe'hirq. He was a teen-ager and kne better; I was only 7.

lSwtharuth has come out to a family members. How shocked was at their reaction. Tjiej felt I was overreacting to a "harmless prank" and "anyway, it happened bver-25 years ago." As they see it, every Jamily has a "funny" member, and; 4 'should forgive him and forget abouj it. They can't understand why I keepf harping on the subject. Actually, I'm; afraid he may still be "funny." joke he tells has sex in it.

He gra at women and has a filthy mouth. Thank XJod we live far enough apart thative see each other farely. pjase make them see who is guilty in this situation and that being "funny" can 68 bermanent. I'm sure ybu will be on my side in this family battle. Finally Feeling ttear Finally: You say, "Now the truth has come out to a handful of fafhily members." Who told them? Yqii? If so, why? What purpose did it seve, except to cause the family to choose up sides? Obviously, you want to punish this relative for what you perceive as a terrible act.

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Piarrembnt Mall 1 may not be correct. You were 7 and he was a "teen-ager." Was he 13 or 19? If he was 13, he may have been exploring with his 7-year-old cousin, which is not uncommon. I hope you will pursue this matter with your therapist and get the anger out of your system. There is still too much left, and it Is hurting you, hot the "funny" relative. Dear Ann Landers: What's the matter, Annie? Getting cranky in your old age? You used to have a sense of humor, but it seems you've lost it.

Youf snippy answer to the man who named the Pekingese dog after his mother who had just passed away was pretty square. I named my goldfish after my uncle Herman, who looks like a fish, and he thought it was neat. In fact, he was honored. I'll bet if that woman was alive she would be thrilled that her son named his dog after her. If you think about it for awhile, I'm sure you will change your answer.

Scott, Age 12, In Butte Dear Scott: If the man's mother were alive, she might be thrilled. But she ISN'T alive, and that's the whole point. It's all right to name a pet after a living person, but I believe it's disrespectful to name a dog after a mother who passed away recently. CONFIDENTIAL to Why Didn't He Make Maybe it's because the Lord gives us two ends one to sit on and the other to think with. Success depends on which one we use the most.

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