Olympus OM-2 35mm Film Camera
The Olympus OM-2 is an aperture priority camera but also with full manual operation, so it is quite suitable for someone who is taking a photography class yet also want to enjoy taking pictures as a hobby.  Introduced in 1975 with a metal yet light and compact body style of the manual-only OM-1.The OM-2 is said to offer TTL direct metering system, Auto Dynamic Metering (ADM) for film.  Though OM-2 has electronic shutter control but is able to expose without a battery at one speed, 1/60th of a second.