When did you go digital?
Apr 4, 2022 07:43:04 #
The late 90s. I started with a Sony Mavica. Went through several upgrades. In 2010, I purchased a Nikon D700. That was followed by a D800, then D850.
However, I'm still an avid film photographer. Thus, I recently purchased the ability to shoot both film and digital with one camera body.
--Bob
However, I'm still an avid film photographer. Thus, I recently purchased the ability to shoot both film and digital with one camera body.
--Bob
bikinkawboy wrote:
My first digital camera was one of the Kodak point... (show quote)
Apr 4, 2022 07:45:13 #
bikinkawboy wrote:
My first digital camera was one of the Kodak point... (show quote)
My first Digital camera sometime prior to 2003-04-19 (my earliest files) was a Nikon Coolpix E2500, With a rotating F2.7 - 3X Optical, 2MP CCD Sensor.
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp2500
No film, no processing cost, coat pocketable, it really made me . . . . .
Smile,
JimmyT Sends
Apr 4, 2022 08:20:35 #
My trusty Canon Ftb developed problems in that uncertain transition between film and digital, resulting in a long hiatus in my photography. Eventually I bought some point-and-shoots, then about six-seven years ago I bit the bullet and got my Canon 5D iii. Haven't looked back since, although I do go nostalgic when I few that familiar tri-x grain in old photographs. I burned a lot of rolls of that film, and spent a good bit of time in the dark room.
Apr 4, 2022 08:21:15 #
The first digital I used was a Kodak DC100 1 Megapixel point and shoot. It was used for creating ID cards on Lifetouch proprietary software called Idepot. It would produce a pretty good 4x6 but not much bigger. My first professional camera for shooting weddings was the Fuji S2. It was a Nikon F80 body with a Fuji chip. It had 6 MP and was the first camera I felt confident would make a decent 8X10. Even still, I would use a Hasselblad for formals and use the S2 for receptions. It wasn’t until 2005 when Canon released the first 5D that I went full digital for weddings. I’ve been a Canon guy ever since.
Apr 4, 2022 08:49:10 #
Apr 4, 2022 08:56:35 #
I don't remember the year...but I was pouring a ton of cash flow through my AE Platinum card...back in the day when points meant something...and I received a catalog of available products by points.
In the catalog was this goofy looking Sony 707...zeiss rotating lens (unique design) with friggin' night vision.
It hardly put a dent in my points...so I got that for kicks...and to my surprise it was capable enough for just that...kicks.
Later on the Sony A77 came along for points...in for a penny I said...they have ideas alright.
Another winner...I was hooked. My Nikon and Canon bodies started to collect dust.
In the catalog was this goofy looking Sony 707...zeiss rotating lens (unique design) with friggin' night vision.
It hardly put a dent in my points...so I got that for kicks...and to my surprise it was capable enough for just that...kicks.
Later on the Sony A77 came along for points...in for a penny I said...they have ideas alright.
Another winner...I was hooked. My Nikon and Canon bodies started to collect dust.
Apr 4, 2022 09:05:44 #
Borrowed a digital camera from work in 1996 to document a few things on the farm. Bought my own digital camera in 1999. Cost about $500, had 1.2 MPixels. That was enough to take a photo of an 8.5 x 11 sheet with normal size printing and still be readable. It quit in 2001 but I had a warranty. Of course that camera was no longer made, so the warranty replacement had 3.3 MPixels. Mostly used for documentation on the farm and at work seminars.
A friend had a D70 and it looked pretty good to me. No long delays to boot up or between shutter and photo. So I went looking, and the D200 was just out so I got one, 2005. It did pretty well but sucked at low light. Got a D3 in 2008 and the dam was broken. Started collecting lenses.
A friend had a D70 and it looked pretty good to me. No long delays to boot up or between shutter and photo. So I went looking, and the D200 was just out so I got one, 2005. It did pretty well but sucked at low light. Got a D3 in 2008 and the dam was broken. Started collecting lenses.
Apr 4, 2022 09:05:57 #
maxlieberman
Loc: 19027
I started hybrid, having my slides also put on a disc so I could use Photshop Elements 3. My first digital camera was a Nikon D70s, whenever that came out.
Apr 4, 2022 09:11:31 #
popheizz wrote:
I have a friend in MD that still uses his Nikon D40. He, the camera and 18-200 zoom lens take beautiful shots.
The D40 was a major turning point for Nikon...still a very fine camera. My second digital was a D40, now used by my daughter who takes better pics with it than I can with superior gear!
Apr 4, 2022 09:14:46 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Started out on a Fujifilm Finepix P&S with a 6MP sensor, then a Nikon D40x which I sold, then a Nikon D7000 and now added a D7200 to the mix.
Apr 4, 2022 09:19:05 #
Apr 4, 2022 09:22:57 #
I first saw one demonstrated in 1989, though I'd heard of work being done to develop them years earlier. The demonstration was at a Columbia University center.
About that time I saw a digital Nikon being introduced at a workshop in Camden, Maine. As I recall, it cost $20,000 and its memory was contained in a 20-megabyte hard drive that was connected to it by cable (you could attach the drive to your belt). I also recall that one of the people seeing that camera for the first time asked, "But where do you put the film?"
I got my first digital camera around 1991 and have had half a dozen or so since then: Mavica, Panasonic, and most recently Canon and iPhone.
About that time I saw a digital Nikon being introduced at a workshop in Camden, Maine. As I recall, it cost $20,000 and its memory was contained in a 20-megabyte hard drive that was connected to it by cable (you could attach the drive to your belt). I also recall that one of the people seeing that camera for the first time asked, "But where do you put the film?"
I got my first digital camera around 1991 and have had half a dozen or so since then: Mavica, Panasonic, and most recently Canon and iPhone.
Apr 4, 2022 09:31:07 #
Richard West
Loc: Finger Lakes Region in upstate NY
pahtspix wrote:
How about a 1.3mpxl Kodak in the late 90's that so... (show quote)
Working with an Epson Expression 836XL flatbed scanner on an older Lenovo ThinkStation E30 computer running Windows 10 Pro with an Adaptec 2940UW SCSI card. Running VueScan as the software to drive it. Also had an Agfa Duoscan running on the same computer until I didn’t have need for it any more. Challenge with using SCSI is finding drivers for the scanners (or other equipment) that are compatible with versions of Windows beyond XP. VueScan (Hamrick Software) works well, but I prefer Epson’s scanning software that came with the scanner; faster to use and more intuitive. Running Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 and 8000 on the same computer with a FireWire card and Nikon’s software. Gotta keep the equipment going; it still works great and at my age I can’t justify the major outlay in $$$ to upgrade to newer equipment.
Started with digital in 2001 with a Nikon 995. Still have the camera, still works great. Have advanced through Canon G9, Nikon D7000, and now shoot with Nikon D810. Still use the Canon G9 as it’s most always with me.
Apr 4, 2022 09:42:07 #
Apr 4, 2022 09:51:34 #
bikinkawboy wrote:
My first digital camera was one of the Kodak point... (show quote)
My first digital camera was a Kodak PnS back in 2004, as was my second a but a different model. In 2010 a bought my first DSLR, a Pentax K-20D.
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