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What camera did you start with and how old were you?
Jun 14, 2012 15:31:49 #
Jun 14, 2012 15:32:57 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
william48 wrote:
I was 63 and my first camera was a canon 60d then a month later a 7D. I was forced to retire and I am having a ball learning photograph and graphic arts.
You started high! Have fun with photography and graphic arts. As you can see from the blog, photography is an addictive and life-long hobby!
Jun 14, 2012 15:36:44 #
stevenkl
Loc: Swainsboro,GA
Hey Nevada...I did love my XK too! The meter wasn't working,to I sold it and got a Maxxum 9000 with the D90 drive...and real tank like the XK. Sweet, need to find those shots I took with it long time ago.
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Jun 14, 2012 15:37:05 #
I got into photography in High School because two of my best buddies were interested in it. I bought my first camera from one their dads and it was very interesting. It was a Robot - a German 35mm camera that had been "liberated" during WWII. It had a fixed semi-telephoto lens ( I had been told that it was designed for aerial photography) of around 80mm and had a wind up motor drive which was pretty advanced for the 50's. It took pictures in a 1 inch by 1 inch format so I got a lot more pictures on a 36 exposure roll. I found a picture I took in 1955 at a horse show and was amazed at sharp it was. I have no idea what happened to it but it was a fun camera for a beginner to learn on.
Jun 14, 2012 15:38:36 #
I got into photography in High School because two of my best buddies were interested in it. I bought my first camera from one of their dads and it was very interesting. It was a Robot - a German 35mm camera that had been "liberated" during WWII. It had a fixed semi-telephoto lens ( I had been told that it was designed for aerial photography) of around 80mm and had a wind up motor drive which was pretty advanced for the 50's. It took pictures in a 1 inch by 1 inch format so I got a lot more pictures on a 36 exposure roll. I found a picture I took in 1955 at a horse show and was amazed at how sharp it was. I have no idea what happened to it but it was a fun camera for a beginner to learn on.
Jun 14, 2012 15:40:05 #
hogflht
Loc: Arkansas
The Minolta X-700 I was in high school 1981 I loved that camera kind of lost interest and sold it about 2001. Then in 2008 I got the bug again and bought a D60 and I just moved up to a D7000
Jun 14, 2012 15:43:04 #
binkinkawboy: We are surely dating ourselves! I used to use my aunt's Brownie camera, also fascinated with the red window and the blinding flash that the unit emitted (she only used Sylvania bulbs and Eveready batteries). I ALSO succumbed to the Polaroid Swinger and we (you and I) paid $19.95 for it. Yes, the resulting images were equivalent to the pictures one used to see in the old National Enquirer. Cameras? First, the Kodak Starflash, then the Kodak thing that utilized a cartridge that you popped into the back. And the first 35mm I had was a Canon, one of their earlier point and shoots that took excellent pictures. I am now the proud father of a Canon T1i, a Fuji 602J and my first digital camera, the Olympus 3000 that still kicks butt also. Thanks for stoking my aging memory file...the cameras and pictures that they've taken bring back very fond recollections, especially of family and friends who are no longer with me.
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Jun 14, 2012 15:49:46 #
My first camera was also a Brownie which I still have and the box it came in; I was 7 years old... I remember begging my parents for that camera, LOL and promising never to ask for another thing as long as I lived...:)
Jun 14, 2012 16:08:05 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
Reginald wrote:
binkinkawboy: We are surely dating ourselves! I ... (show quote)
Cartridge camera was probably an Instamatic. They were popular with people who found loading roll or 35mm film challenging. My mother had one of these and I still have it.
Jun 14, 2012 16:11:36 #
I started drawing hands on the wall of my cave with soot from the fire! Then later in life I moved on to drawing bison.
Jun 14, 2012 16:16:36 #
2 Dog Don wrote:
I started drawing hands on the wall of my cave with soot from the fire! Then later in life I moved on to drawing bison.
I started by leaving my claw marks in the mud.
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Jun 14, 2012 16:19:22 #
I was six and in 1938. My Dad bought a new '38 Chevy for Him and Mom and a "Mini" camera for me. It used 828 film and at the time I guess is would be a P&S of today. After going thru many cameras mainly Nikon film bodies I am now settled on Nikon DSLRS. I'm now getting used to the D7000 and lovin it!!!
Jun 14, 2012 16:19:40 #
8th grade in the 60's...used my mom's DuoFlex with 120 film. The rich kids had 35mm & 110 cameras. My buddy and fellow girl-chaser told me to drop band in favor of photography because lots of girls were taking the class, AND there was the darkroom to consider. WOW! I did get in...and my buddy was right about everything. Had the time of my life in that class.
The girls came and went, but the photography bug bit me hard. I've loved it ever since.
The girls came and went, but the photography bug bit me hard. I've loved it ever since.
Jun 14, 2012 16:20:52 #
2 Dog Don wrote:
I started drawing hands on the wall of my cave with soot from the fire! Then later in life I moved on to drawing bison.
I started by leaving my claw marks in the mud. :mrgreen:
Jun 14, 2012 16:25:05 #
Circa 1948 I started my photo hobby printing pictures from negatives my father had taken. I'm not sure what the first camera was that I used, but I do remember my Kodak Tourist II which used 620 film. It has an f6.3-f32 lens,and the shutter speeds were T-B-25-50-100. I still have the camera. Now if I could just recall all the memories that went with it.
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