Great stories folks
First camera I tried was my Dads old Halina 500 about 30 years ago
My Uncle was also big on photography, so it was only a matter of time (and interests beyond boys
) till I got my own.
My memory is vague but I'm pretty sure my first camera was the P3. I was stupid enough to leave that one in my car while it was checked for Rego. I never saw it again
My replacement camera was a P&S Advanced Photo System Kodak, which I loved. Not only did it take great photos, the negatives were exceptionally easy to store, I got a proof sheet for each roll and a fabbo storage system. It got stolen, on a trip through the US, along with my video camera and all the film I'd taken over half the holiday
The next replacement was Pentax again, MZ50 and this one hasn't been stolen so far
It's still in my camera bag, just in case. Only thing I didn't like about that camera was the rediculously expensive CR batteries
This fine body not only paid for itself and 2 good lenses but all the stolen equipment that came before it
I came to digital in a rather obtuse way. While doing an advanced photoshop course, I met a fella who had his own photography website. He invited me to join, which I did tho it was digital SLR based. There was a 'New Year Trip' organised to Janolen Caves around that time and I was interested in going, but I knew film just wouldn't cut it, so I decided to go digital. After a couple weeks researching various digital SLR features/functions there were 3 things that lead me to another Pentax... weather seals, anti shake in the body (rather than in super expensive lenses) and the fact that all the lenses I'd already bought could be used on the new digital body. The K10D hit the spot and I've never been disappointed with that decission
I also got Mums Kodak Easy Share P&S after she passed away but I only use it to take video and shots of the K10D
