It started with a borrowed Kodak Retina probably around 1964 or so, an early model. In college, a used Kowa SLR that never really worked, then a Praktica Super TL; and in no particular order: a Yashica TL Electro X, Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic, Canonet GIII QL17, Yashica-mat 124 and eventually an FM2; most with a variety of lenses... Still have the first two lenses I added (Tamron Adapt-a-Matic, pat. pend.), and still have some of the bodies. Later added a Bessa I, Bessa R and Bronica etrs. Digital started around '84 with a dedicated frame grabber taking stills from 1" tape. Then eventually, Olympus, Leica, Sony, and Nikon again... All supplemented by a good supply of rag paper, graphite and ink. It's all good... ; - )
It started with a borrowed Kodak Retina probably around 1964 or so, an early model. In college, a used Kowa SLR that never really worked, then a Praktica Super TL; and in no particular order: a Yashica TL Electro X, Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic, Canonet GIII QL17, Yashica-mat 124 and eventually an FM2; most with a variety of lenses... Still have the first two lenses I added (Tamron Adapt-a-Matic, pat. pend.), and still have some of the bodies. Digital started around '84 with a dedicated frame grabber taking stills from 1" tape. Then eventually, Olympus, Leica, Sony, and Nikon again... All supplemented by a good supply of rag paper, graphite and ink. It's all good... ; - )
Dec 15, 2019 at 09:18 AM
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