My first digital camera was one of the Kodak point and shoots in 2003-2004. Something like $260 I believe. I used it to photograph breeding livestock then email the image to the potential customer. About the same time we got a Sony Mavica at work with its floppy disk that would hold an astounding 6 images! I think it was like $700! 2006 i upgraded to a Fuji S5100. Cool camera but slow focusing made it useless for anything moving. For Christmas 2007 my kids gave me a Nikon D40. $450-475 I think. That’s when I found that digital cameras could actually be competent devices.

Do you still own your first real/serious camera? (Add a pic!)
Do you still use it?

Early on I couldn't afford a big name brand so started off with this Ricoh. No regrets. The Ricoh KR-10M served it's purpose and was a great little camera. I haven't used it for decades but I'm going to give it a run sometime soon.
The KR-10M had quite good specification for the time. The kit lens pictured was also a reasonable performer.

(Photo below taken on my phone. Phones are good for stuff like this!)

https://i.ibb.co/SXz0j1H/KR-10M.jpg

This camera has been rarely used as it has only 324 shutter actuations (I've never reset the file counter, but I've kept track as the camera doesn't supply the necessary information if you were to check for shutter actuations.)

$1,000 includes a mint condition camera in the original box. Firmware is up-to-date. Also included:

Nikon EN-EL20a Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
Nikon EH-73P Charging AC Adapter
Nikon UC-E21 USB Type-A Male to Type-B Micro Male Cable (Black)
Nikon AN-DC3 Camera Strap (Black w/yellow "Nikon" on it)
Nikon 77mm Snap-On Lens Cap w/lens cap keeper
Nikon HB-CP1 Lens Hood
Tiffen 77mm UV Haze Filter and ....

the Nikon Holster Bag for COOLPIX P1000 Digital Camera, also in mint condition.

What's not included: media card, guides and manuals. The guides and manuals are downloadable .pdf files which can be found on the webpage for this camera at B&H.

More photos of the equipment can be sent if requested.

Payment via PayPal. Buyer pre-pays shipping and insurance (if desired).

So on joining the Hog, I thought I should share what I had leant as a beginner about the technical bits of capturing, editing and displaying panos - and I posted that guide here some time ago -
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-593992-1.html

I was in the central west of NSW near a town called Orange last weekend with no pano equipment - so I tried out the in camera panorama setting on the new X-T4 and just turned through 180 deg as the shutter clicked.

And Fuji you do some pretty nice panos straight out the box without additional gear software etc - sure, each of these could be technically improved - but the point is simplicity got a couple of ok shots - see what you think!

best, Andrew

Or your workshop, if you prefer. Snap, add a playful edit, post here!

This started as a straight shot of an old window I have hanging in my kitchen. The assignment is for the Facebook Create 52 (Photography) Group. One thing led to another after I decided to include my flamingo lawn ornament


(the technical: PS Elements 2018 in expert mode, with layers and layer masks, with a few blend mode changes. The sky is one of my own pics, the birds a brush I made from one of my pics, and the texture on the wall is one of PSE's: craquelure.)

#2 has a new background from Cany143. I was struggling with PSE's tools for distort/skew/transform and my limited experience. I hope you like the fresh coat of paint I placed on the now-pink flamingo while awaiting Cany's technical expertise

Thanks!

I just saw this exhibit today. If you are not familiar with his work I suggest you "search" it on the WWW. He is well known for his large format film B+W nature photographs. The prints are very large, too. If you are in the area I think you will find it worthwhile.

While you are there you may want to take the 4 mile drive through the refuge for viewing and/or taking pics of birds and other critters. Early morning and dusk are the best times for birds. Bring spotting scopes or binoculars if you have them.

The nature center and parking for it are free but the wildlife drive has a nominal cost. It's free if you have a lifetime pass from the Federal government already. For "seniors" it's the bargain of a lifetime - good everywhere in USA.

There is a $6 causeway toll getting onto the island, free to leave. The exhibit is at the Ding Darling NWR Nature Center which any GPS should be able to find easily. Address: 1 Wildlife Dr. Sanibel, FL 33957.