As I was loading the photos for this post I had memories of my first SLR. It was a Minolta X700 and I loved that camera. I lived in the Sarasota area at the time and drove to Tampa to attend a one day Minolta School training session. I was really excited and delighted. When I got my first set of pictures back from processing, I was amazed. I remember thinking "Wow, even I can take pictures like that!". In retrospect, they really weren't very good but going to an SLR made a big difference. After many years of using a little box camera it was quite an eye opener.
With the advent of digital, I had a similar feeling when I learned to shoot raw and process. Life is good.
As I was loading the photos for this post I had me... (show quote)
As I was loading the photos for this post I had memories of my first SLR. It was a Minolta X700 and I loved that camera. I lived in the Sarasota area at the time and drove to Tampa to attend a one day Minolta School training session. I was really excited and delighted. When I got my first set of pictures back from processing, I was amazed. I remember thinking "Wow, even I can take pictures like that!". In retrospect, they really weren't very good but going to an SLR made a big difference. After many years of using a little box camera it was quite an eye opener.
With the advent of digital, I had a similar feeling when I learned to shoot raw and process. Life is good.
As I was loading the photos for this post I had me... (show quote)