What was your first camera EVER.

**csa** · 05-14-2016, 08:35 AM

A Kodak Brownie HawkEye was my very first camera; and I still have it today! I also have two of my mother's cameras; both Kodak "autographic", meaning you could write on the film while still in camera. The small one is a Kodak Vest Pocket camera, patented 1913. The larger one is 3A, Model C Autographic.

I also have a Nimslo 35mm 3D camera.

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timb64 · 05-14-2016, 09:45 AM

Olympus XA2 from about 1980,was the first camera I owned.First SLR was an Olympus OM10.
The earliest camera I can remember using was a Kodak Brownie Vecta from the late 1960s which belonged to my parents.

**ffking** · 05-14-2016, 09:56 AM

ME Super, c1983 - never bought myself any non-Pentax camera

**MJSfoto1956** · 05-14-2016, 10:00 AM

Leica M4 and 50mm Summicron-M f/2.0.
Man that lens was sharp!

Michael

**gofour3** · 05-14-2016, 11:03 AM

Originally posted by csa

A Kodak Brownie HawkEye was my very first camera; and I still have it today!

That's the first camera I ever used, though it was my mom's. I got my very own Instamatic in 1971.

Phil.

stein · 05-14-2016, 11:31 PM - **1 Like**

I was in 7th grade (primary school) and under the Christmass tree, there it was, wrapped up and waiting for me... Smena 8M. Shooting with it required more guesswork than knowledge, but it was enough to get the bug biting and infecting me. Still infected

Right next to it, my current K-S1 with Sigma 17-50mm F2.8...

Navmaxlp · 05-15-2016, 07:35 PM

Learned on a K1000 but the first one that was mine was a Minolta X-700 and I loved it. My dad got it for me for my birthday when I was in high school some could take pictures for the school newspaper. Only time I've ever been published lol. It was stolen when I was in the Navy and I've been wanting to get another to replace it but I'll never use it and feel like the money is better spent on usable gear.

Pioneer · 05-15-2016, 07:51 PM

Minolta SRT-101. Purchased after high school to replace the same camera I used for three years that belonged to the School Yearbook Staff.

Great camera!

Unfortunately it was stolen and I didn't replace it until I found a K1000 in beautiful shape at a Reno Pawnshop.

ultraviolet · 05-15-2016, 08:30 PM

Yashica Electro 35 Gtn. A wonderful camera.

vitc · 05-16-2016, 11:07 PM

Zenit-E. My dad bought it for himself, but never managed to find time for photography. Few years later, when I was in 6th grade, he gave it into my hands.

jack002 · 05-19-2016, 08:56 AM

Polariod Land camera
Kodak instamatic
Ricoh KR-10
Pentax K110D
Pentax K-5

**Nakedgun** · 05-19-2016, 09:32 PM

Originally posted by jack002

Polariod land camera

That would be Land camera, for Edwin Land, the inventor.

jack002 · 05-20-2016, 06:38 AM

Originally posted by Nakedgun

That would be Land camera, for Edwin Land, the inventor.

Fixed

PDL · 05-20-2016, 06:11 PM

First camera (age 12) was my Mom's Brownie - one roll of 620 color and a two week vacation to Yellowstone National Park. I still have the camera. (I dare you to shoot two weeks in Yellowstone with 6 frames)
Second camera was a Petri Deluxe 35mm Rangefinder (age 16). Discovered 35mm slide film and started my long loving relationship with Kodachrome and Panatomic X (ASA 125). My cousin bought a Pentax 35mm SLR around that time too. (He took the photographic "school" lessons by mail that you could get off the back of match book covers) Learned a lot with those cameras, built two darkrooms, 100ft rolls of film and how to shoot with flash.

Grippy · 05-20-2016, 06:15 PM

Mine was a Pentax SP500, I still have it today

It disappeared for a fair while, then my brother mentioned an old camera he had, the dirty mongrel had swiped it somehow.

05-14-2016, 09:45 AM	#77
timb64 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: /Situation : Doing my best to avoid idiots! Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,514	Olympus XA2 from about 1980,was the first camera I owned.First SLR was an Olympus OM10. The earliest camera I can remember using was a Kodak Brownie Vecta from the late 1960s which belonged to my parents. Last edited by timb64; 05-14-2016 at 09:51 AM.

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jack002 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Missouri Photos: Albums Posts: 727	Polariod Land camera Kodak instamatic Ricoh KR-10 Pentax K110D Pentax K-5 Last edited by jack002; 05-20-2016 at 06:38 AM.

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gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,092	Originally posted by csa A Kodak Brownie HawkEye was my very first camera; and I still have it today! That's the first camera I ever used, though it was my mom's. I got my very own Instamatic in 1971. Phil.

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Navmaxlp Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Photos: Albums Posts: 167	Learned on a K1000 but the first one that was mine was a Minolta X-700 and I loved it. My dad got it for me for my birthday when I was in high school some could take pictures for the school newspaper. Only time I've ever been published lol. It was stolen when I was in the Navy and I've been wanting to get another to replace it but I'll never use it and feel like the money is better spent on usable gear.

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Pioneer Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wandering the Streets Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,411	Minolta SRT-101. Purchased after high school to replace the same camera I used for three years that belonged to the School Yearbook Staff. Great camera! Unfortunately it was stolen and I didn't replace it until I found a K1000 in beautiful shape at a Reno Pawnshop.

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ultraviolet Pentaxian Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 687	Yashica Electro 35 Gtn. A wonderful camera.

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vitc Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Photos: Albums Posts: 50	Zenit-E. My dad bought it for himself, but never managed to find time for photography. Few years later, when I was in 6th grade, he gave it into my hands.

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Nakedgun Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Southwest Posts: 1,365	Originally posted by jack002 Polariod land camera That would be Land camera, for Edwin Land, the inventor.

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PDL Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: PNW USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,128	First camera (age 12) was my Mom's Brownie - one roll of 620 color and a two week vacation to Yellowstone National Park. I still have the camera. (I dare you to shoot two weeks in Yellowstone with 6 frames) Second camera was a Petri Deluxe 35mm Rangefinder (age 16). Discovered 35mm slide film and started my long loving relationship with Kodachrome and Panatomic X (ASA 125). My cousin bought a Pentax 35mm SLR around that time too. (He took the photographic "school" lessons by mail that you could get off the back of match book covers) Learned a lot with those cameras, built two darkrooms, 100ft rolls of film and how to shoot with flash.

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