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First was a Yashica FX-3 35mm SLR; latest is a Nikon D780 DSLR. There have been many in between
Methinks he doth protest too much…Latest Camera - well - i'm not much of a gear-head these days, so it's my EOS7D (the original mk 1 version) and I've absolutely NO little voices saying "you need a new..."
not in the slightest - the EOS7d is far more camera than i need, and far more capable than I am.Methinks he doth protest too much…
only buy one if you've a bunch of 35mm needing shredding.Is it wrong that this thread has made me think I need to buy a Praktica?
i found a fairly soft spot for mine - was about 2000m below me on a snow covered glacier. Unfortunately the three bounces against a granite "nordwand" on the way down meant any cushioned landing was pretty much academic.I have a bit of a soft spot for them.
I have an FX2. Came to me in poor condition but I think I've rescued it. It has the Tessar lens. Reminds me a little of my Kine Exacta.Ok, 'interchangeable' is a bit of a qualifier that you didn't stress in the thread title. That's a hint that you could communicate better - but you could be some sort of '-lexic' or '-istic', and I forgive you anyway.
My 1st interchangeable was a Praktica FX2, bought used when I was about 18.
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But it didn't have that lens on it, I bought it as body only. I got one of these:
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And that's what I had for years. Blimey, those were the days.
None of it should matter to anyone any more. It's all just memories. But here's a picture taken with the above: it's a long- fallen beech tree that's sprouted a row of trunks ...
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