A simple poll

**Papa_Joe** · 12-17-2020, 04:25 AM

Started 1981 with a Revueflex AC-2 (rebrandet Chinon CE-4) that was replaced by a used Pentax Super A about 10 years later, because it didn't survive a drop from my shoulder. The Super A wasn't my first piece of equipment Pentax though. I used the M 35/2.8 on the Revuelfex allready.

I switched to digital with a Nikon Coolpix 5000 in 2004, DSLR still to expensive and replaced that with a used ist D* some years later. The Nikon has an excellent IQ even for todays standard, but it's screen is not usable from medium sunlight onwards.

Chris_K · 12-17-2020, 04:26 AM

In the 'film days", I always dreamed of the ME Super but somehow I dived into the Minolta MD system (great cameras!). So when I decided to join the digital world, my Pentax sentiment jumped in and I bought the K-50.
And yes, I bought the ME Super eventually

KiloHotelphoto · 12-17-2020, 05:38 AM

It all started with a K50 kit from Costco for me. I then quickly picked up the K3,K1 then switch to Canon 5dsr, 7D2, 1DX2 added a 645Z and now just a R5 and R6.

**From1980** · 12-17-2020, 05:55 AM

I first used a Konica rangefinder in '74-'76 then Pentax S1A and Spotmatic II for a couple of years. In 1978 I bought the only brand new in the box camera I have ever had - a Ricoh XR-2. Through the '80s there were a few acquisitions of K and M lenses at clearance prices when the A series took over along with a number of medium format experiments. Life became busy in the early '90s with little photography for almost twenty years. When I became an ebay addict my first, and still only, DSLR was a K20d. I have a few apsc lenses but my main interest is still film and especially Pentax 645.

EnglishBob · 12-17-2020, 06:03 AM

MX was my last film camera. K3 II was my first DSLR.

eric3929 · 12-17-2020, 06:11 AM

I started with a K50. I had been unhappy with the photos I took backpacking and hiking with a compact camera, so looked for an entry level DSLR. Pentax was the pretty obvious pick for an inexpensive camera that could produce great images AND survive rain, snow, sleet, etc. I've since added a KP to get more customizability.

Lord Lucan · 12-17-2020, 06:28 AM - **2 Likes**

MISSING OPTION

3) Started with a glass plate camera

I'm not kidding. My father gave it to me to play around with in my early teens together with a small remaining stock of plates. He had bought it from a junk shop as a young man, it was already old then.

Kwong · 12-17-2020, 06:50 AM

Originally posted by Lev

Me and heinamj are curious about Pentaxians who started with the brand straight away with a DSLR vs. with a previous film SLR

Started with film and Pentax MX. Still have it. Great camera. Moved on to K100D, K5, K3, and now K1mkII

**ramseybuckeye** · 12-17-2020, 06:52 AM

I think the poll needs to be re-worded as people seem to be missing the "brand" part, or I'm misunderstanding it out the brand. The question is about the first Pentax SLR or DSLR, not other brand, correct?

**ehrwien** · 12-17-2020, 07:21 AM

My first Pentax was the K-S2 about 5 years ago, but I've had another ILC before, the Nikon 1 V1. When I was old enough to slowly develop my interest in photography, it had been mostly digital for a while already, and all the analog pictures taken before that were taken with fixed lens/disposable film cameras and I had not yet realized that there even were such things as SLRs / ILCs...

texandrews · 12-17-2020, 07:28 AM

K1000 and an MX, very early 80's. The "but" though is that I quickly moved to large and medium format cameras, but not Pentax (a buddy did have the 6x7...), and used the MX mostly for slide film to document artworks and exhibitions.

In the digital age my first DSLR's were Oly's, then I moved to Sony FF (both DSLR and mirrorless), then to Pentax 645Z, and added the K1 and then did the board upgrade. I did have a 645N and several lenses, which made the Z purchase possible, and I had a couple of Pentax 35mm format legacy lenses I used with my Sony A7R.

So, it's been a more brand agnostic, twisty path for me.

Jonathan Mac · 12-17-2020, 07:29 AM - **1 Like**

I started with a DSLR, which lead me to vintage lenses, which lead me to film SLRs......

**UncleVanya** · 12-17-2020, 07:34 AM

Started with a 120 film Diana clone at age 5 or 6. Moved to a Yashica rangefinder 35mm and then a Nikon 35mm. Moved to Pentax PZ-1 for my first autofocus system. A few Pentax point and shoot cameras came next. From there I transitioned to a used 2 lens kit Pentax K100D Super, then a K-50/18-135 kit, then the K-3.

**ThorSanchez** · 12-17-2020, 07:46 AM

1. Brownie box camera I took 1-2 rolls with as a kid
2. Unknown - I have photo albums from 1995. No idea what I used... perhaps a disposable camera?
3. Canon ELPH ??? APS film camera, circa 1996
4. Canon ELPH LT260 APS film, circa 2000
5. Canon Digital ELPH S330 circa 2003
6. Canon Digital ELPH SD700IS circa 2006
7. Pentax K-30, 2012
8. Pentax K-3ii, 2015

dlhawes · 12-17-2020, 07:51 AM

Actually, I didn't start out with a film SLR, I started out with a Kodak Instamatic 100 in 1964. It used a 35mm #126 film cartridge and little tiny flashbulbs (as opposed to the tiny 110 cartridges that used "flashcubes"). The Canon AE-1 came much later ("Official camera of the 1980 Olympics" printed on the 50mm f/1.4 lens cap).

View Poll Results: Who started with the brand straight away with a DSLR vs with a previous film SLR
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12-17-2020, 07:28 AM	#26
texandrews Moderator Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Baltimore Photos: Albums Posts: 3,390	But! K1000 and an MX, very early 80's. The "but" though is that I quickly moved to large and medium format cameras, but not Pentax (a buddy did have the 6x7...), and used the MX mostly for slide film to document artworks and exhibitions. In the digital age my first DSLR's were Oly's, then I moved to Sony FF (both DSLR and mirrorless), then to Pentax 645Z, and added the K1 and then did the board upgrade. I did have a 645N and several lenses, which made the Z purchase possible, and I had a couple of Pentax 35mm format legacy lenses I used with my Sony A7R. So, it's been a more brand agnostic, twisty path for me.

12-17-2020, 07:46 AM	#29
ThorSanchez Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,806	1. Brownie box camera I took 1-2 rolls with as a kid 2. Unknown - I have photo albums from 1995. No idea what I used... perhaps a disposable camera? 3. Canon ELPH ??? APS film camera, circa 1996 4. Canon ELPH LT260 APS film, circa 2000 5. Canon Digital ELPH S330 circa 2003 6. Canon Digital ELPH SD700IS circa 2006 7. Pentax K-30, 2012 8. Pentax K-3ii, 2015 Last edited by ThorSanchez; 12-17-2020 at 07:52 AM.

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12-17-2020, 04:25 AM	#16
Papa_Joe Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: SW Bavaria Posts: 562	Started 1981 with a Revueflex AC-2 (rebrandet Chinon CE-4) that was replaced by a used Pentax Super A about 10 years later, because it didn't survive a drop from my shoulder. The Super A wasn't my first piece of equipment Pentax though. I used the M 35/2.8 on the Revuelfex allready. I switched to digital with a Nikon Coolpix 5000 in 2004, DSLR still to expensive and replaced that with a used ist D* some years later. The Nikon has an excellent IQ even for todays standard, but it's screen is not usable from medium sunlight onwards.

12-17-2020, 04:26 AM	#17
Chris_K Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Poland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,800	In the 'film days", I always dreamed of the ME Super but somehow I dived into the Minolta MD system (great cameras!). So when I decided to join the digital world, my Pentax sentiment jumped in and I bought the K-50. And yes, I bought the ME Super eventually

12-17-2020, 05:38 AM	#18
KiloHotelphoto Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Glen Mills, PA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,029	It all started with a K50 kit from Costco for me. I then quickly picked up the K3,K1 then switch to Canon 5dsr, 7D2, 1DX2 added a 645Z and now just a R5 and R6.

12-17-2020, 05:55 AM	#19
From1980 Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Essex, Ontario Posts: 682	I first used a Konica rangefinder in '74-'76 then Pentax S1A and Spotmatic II for a couple of years. In 1978 I bought the only brand new in the box camera I have ever had - a Ricoh XR-2. Through the '80s there were a few acquisitions of K and M lenses at clearance prices when the A series took over along with a number of medium format experiments. Life became busy in the early '90s with little photography for almost twenty years. When I became an ebay addict my first, and still only, DSLR was a K20d. I have a few apsc lenses but my main interest is still film and especially Pentax 645.

12-17-2020, 06:03 AM	#20
EnglishBob Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Maryland Posts: 159	MX was my last film camera. K3 II was my first DSLR.

12-17-2020, 06:11 AM	#21
eric3929 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 106	I started with a K50. I had been unhappy with the photos I took backpacking and hiking with a compact camera, so looked for an entry level DSLR. Pentax was the pretty obvious pick for an inexpensive camera that could produce great images AND survive rain, snow, sleet, etc. I've since added a KP to get more customizability.

12-17-2020, 06:28 AM - 2 Likes	#22
Lord Lucan Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Wales Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,961	MISSING OPTION 3) Started with a glass plate camera I'm not kidding. My father gave it to me to play around with in my early teens together with a small remaining stock of plates. He had bought it from a junk shop as a young man, it was already old then.

12-17-2020, 06:50 AM	#23
Kwong Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Photos: Albums Posts: 198	Originally posted by Lev Me and heinamj are curious about Pentaxians who started with the brand straight away with a DSLR vs. with a previous film SLR Started with film and Pentax MX. Still have it. Great camera. Moved on to K100D, K5, K3, and now K1mkII

12-17-2020, 06:52 AM	#24
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,291	I think the poll needs to be re-worded as people seem to be missing the "brand" part, or I'm misunderstanding it out the brand. The question is about the first Pentax SLR or DSLR, not other brand, correct?

12-17-2020, 07:21 AM	#25
ehrwien Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 2,782	My first Pentax was the K-S2 about 5 years ago, but I've had another ILC before, the Nikon 1 V1. When I was old enough to slowly develop my interest in photography, it had been mostly digital for a while already, and all the analog pictures taken before that were taken with fixed lens/disposable film cameras and I had not yet realized that there even were such things as SLRs / ILCs...

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12-17-2020, 07:29 AM - 1 Like	#27
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,894	I started with a DSLR, which lead me to vintage lenses, which lead me to film SLRs......

12-17-2020, 07:34 AM	#28
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,398	Started with a 120 film Diana clone at age 5 or 6. Moved to a Yashica rangefinder 35mm and then a Nikon 35mm. Moved to Pentax PZ-1 for my first autofocus system. A few Pentax point and shoot cameras came next. From there I transitioned to a used 2 lens kit Pentax K100D Super, then a K-50/18-135 kit, then the K-3.

12-17-2020, 07:51 AM	#30
dlhawes Guest	Actually, I didn't start out with a film SLR, I started out with a Kodak Instamatic 100 in 1964. It used a 35mm #126 film cartridge and little tiny flashbulbs (as opposed to the tiny 110 cartridges that used "flashcubes"). The Canon AE-1 came much later ("Official camera of the 1980 Olympics" printed on the 50mm f/1.4 lens cap).