What camera did I start with...

[TheNissanMan]

I keep getting asked what the first SLR I ever shot with and as I can't remember what it was so was hoping from what little I do remember you maybe able to help...

Now I know it's not much use but it was a Nikon which I am guessing was bought by my father in the 80's which had a removeable piece above the veiwfinder so you could look down on the camera to see what you were shooting. If I remember rightly it must be one of the early ones to do this as for some reason I seem to recall a conversation with someone where the Canons of the time couldn't...

Any idea's or is that simply to vague...

 

[acs]

An F3? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_F3

...or maybe an old stock F2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_F2

 

[AlistairD]

My first 'real' one was a Mamiya ZE-X.

http://www.thecamerasite.net/01_SLR_Cameras/Pages/mamiyaze-x.htm

 

[TheNissanMan]

Thanks, could be either of those lol, I was hoping seeing one would jog a memory but I think it may have been to long ago

 

[joxby]

ahhh.....

 

[Arkady]

Pentax Spotmatic - a gift from my Granddad...

 

[MartynK]

A Zenith something or other, then a Nikon F2 (I still have it). Nearly all my photography is digital now, but I huse the F2 now an again. There is something special about the fully manual/mechanical SLRs for me. Probably the build quality and the simple, direct, controls.

 

[MartynK]

Apologies, double post.

 

[alistair.o]

Back OT

I'm guessing (as has been suggested) a Nikon F3

Regards

 

[Yardbent]

My father handed me down one like this - not sure of the model number ?..well it was about 50years ago..!
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[DrRusty]

Back in the early '90s I started out using my Fathers Miranda F with a 50 mm lens.

Never, quiet got into it enough and lost interest (Archery took over).

My Father gave me both his Miranda cameras (an MS-3) recently and I am enjoying the pleasures of using film again.

 

[stupar]

Seen as I'm still in the infintile stages of photography my first film camera was this -

Then recently had one of these pass through my hands -

 

[joxby]

Seen as I'm still in the infintile stages of photography my first film camera was this -

Oh well, if its gonna be first film camera.....

 

[david1701]

eos 650 and I took carp photos with it

started again on a 400d and learned now shoot film and digi and do all my own dev/printing

 

[alina8528]

I have started my journey Olympus is-1000 35mm camera.

 

[ChrisJ_SLH]

A Pentax K1000 with a 50mm lens I got for my 19th birthday. I've actually still got it in the attic.