joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

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elee950021 Loc: New York, NY

Francisco, you brought back great memories! My first camera was a Yashica Penta J with an m42 screw mount 50mm F2 semi-auto lens which you had to cock after each exposure. I also purchased the light meter later on. Specs were similar to the more expensive Heiland (Pentax) H1a which also had a semi-auto F2 lens. My folks gifted it to me a year before my high school graduation. I was able to then shoot for the school paper and my class's yearbook and use their darkroom! I also learned a lot about photography and shot sunset images of the 1964 World's Fair with Kodachrome, here in Flushing, NY.

A really great looking camera, simplified from Yashica's earlier Pentamatic S, nice features and reliable. It was a tremendous value at only $79.95 which I've kept to this day! My current cameras are 2 Nikon D810s.

Be well!

Ed

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bwilliams

Started with the same Praktica TL when I moved from point and shoot

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

I remember a Brownie Hawkeye. That had to be back in the 1950s. I got a flash for it (blue dot for sure shot). I soon learned you couldn't use the flash on a TV and get the picture on it

druthven

My first camera was a Leica 111f, a gift from my mother. Although not the original the one pictured is exactly the same. Included is a photo taken in 1953 of three cowboys, back when they were real cowboys. on the ranch in central Texas where my family had a hunting lease. Kodachrome ASA 10. I had the pleasure of meeting the man on the right a few years ago when he was in his 80's.

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56HotRod Loc: Littleton CO

I have two Vivitar 220 SLs and a variety of lenses. All the lenses work great on my Canon T5 with the adapter. Old glass on a digital takes some remarkable pictures.

John Lawrence

I’ve stopped posting on UHH but your post brought back many happy memories. I dug through my archives and found an image I took of my first camera, a Voigtlander Vitomatic II. I still have the camera, although I haven’t shot it in ages, and will always consider it my favorite camera. My Voigtlander introduced me to the joy of photography and taught me the basics. Thanks for the chance to relive those memories, Francisco.

John Lawrence

Jim Plogger Loc: East Tennessee

My very first camera was this Kodak Holiday Brownie which my grandfather gave me for Christmas 1955 when I was 10 years old(65 years ago). It came with a flash attachment which I lost somewhere along my journey. The camera still looks like new. It uses 127 roll film. I would save enough money to buy a roll of film and to get it developed. Back then it cost 39 cents to get a roll developed. I still have many of the prints and the negatives taken with that little camera.

Pixljockey Loc: Southeast Pa.

Mid seventies my future wife got me interested in photography with her Rollei SL35. We used it till 1984 when we purchased a pair of Olympus om1n. First digital was a Kodak 5 meg. sensor, then an Olympus e-510. My wife mainly uses the Olympus, and I use the NIkon D7200 that I bought in 2016, still lovin’ it! Great thread, Francisco,welcome!

Amator21 Loc: California

I love the picture!!

rck281 Loc: Overland Park, KS

My first camera was a Kodak Signet 35 in 1956. It was a tough decision between the Kodak and the Argus C3. My Dad purchased a Leica M3 in 1958 and he let me use it sometime but mostly I used my Signet. In the 70's, I bought my first SLR, a used Minolta SRT-101. From then the Mom's and the Canon.

Garson Loc: Tampa, FL

I was about 8 or 9 when I received my first camera - an official Boy Scout "3 way" Camera. I was a Cub Scout at the time. One of my aunts also gave me an old Kodak Brownie Reflex camera. My father later bought me a Kodak Retinette 1A 35mm camera for my Bar Mitzvah. I graduated up to a Nikkormat when I went away to college and took it across Europe, Turkey and Israel. I used that camera for many years. Ultimately, I traded it in for a Pentax Super Program. As I mentioned in a previous post, I collect antique cameras and used many of them over the years.

geoglass

My first camera, which my father bought for me in 1960, was a Minolta 16 subminiature camera that cost $25. (I had a B&W darkroom, did my own developing.) Then a Yashica Lynx 35mm rangefinder, next a Nikon S2. My senior year I was the yearbook photographer at Miami Beach HS, and I sold the Minolta to get money for my prom tuxedo rental. My first SLR was a Nikkormat FTN, purchased at a PX in Korea in 1970 for $110. My last film camera was an early Canon Eos. I currently have a Sony RX100iii and a Lumix FZ300, but I take most of my pictures with the camera I have with me all the time, a Samsung Galaxy S10.

mrwidner

First of all, this is my first ever comment and I enjoy reading the articles in this forum very much.

I remember my first camera which was a Rollei 35 half frame camera and I purchased the little black electronic flash Rollei 128 which I still own. I was a teenager in the late 1960s at that time and I wish I had kept the Rollei as it was my first camera using the larger 35mm format. As a teenager, approximately 15 years old, I loved that I was able to get twice the photos from a roll of 24 or 36 film. Being young and foolish I traded it in on my next adventure which was the Pentax Spotmatic “F” camera. I enjoyed this camera so much when the Pentax ESII came out I traded my Spotmatic “F” in and purchase the ESII as my next camera which was about 1972 - 1973-time frame if my memory hasn't failed me. I used it for a few years and changed camera vendors and went to the Canon AE-1. I liked the AE-1 so much I finally purchased the Canon A1 to use. I used both Canon film cameras for years until my wife surprised me with my first Canon EOS digital camera on my birthday. It was the basic entry level, 6.3 Megapixel camera but it introduced me to the digital side of the world. I utilized the camera until I was able to upgrade to my current EOS 5D Mark II which I purchased new and is still the camera I use for all my photography hobby. Being retired I am now saving for my next upgrade the Canon R5 which should last me through many years of happy use. I never had any training with my cameras and learned through the school of hard knocks and I read a lot of books and a lot of experimenting with settings. I am so happy I started with full manual cameras as the lessons learned I haven’t forgot (at least not everything). What I learned with my manual cameras many years ago I still use today when I take my photographs. The newer cameras make taking pictures so much easier but you still have to understand the Exposure Triangle, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO (ASA when I was growing up) which I had to learn while using film and seeing the results when the film was processed. It was at that time I was able to see what impact my settings made. I have captured many memories over the years and my only regret is that I did not take more pictures when I was younger. So, my advice to you all is to get out and use your cameras and shoot frequently and often as that is your legacy you are leaving for your family to remember. Happy shooting everyone!!

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

So very sweet ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐