What was your first camera?

**northturton** · 18-02-10

...and what do you have now?

I started with a Zenith 11 before moving on to Canon and never looked back.

I still have two Canon A1 bodies and their lenses, use to have a Canon T70, but I upgraded to a Canon 20D about 5 years ago.

**GentleGiant** · 18-02-10

An old box brownie my grandparents gave me when I was about 6 years old.

The first one I bought myself was a 2nd hand Zenith 11 as above.

I still have one today, although I dont use it any longer, great cameras, built to withstand a nuclear blast!!

**northturton** · 18-02-10

Originally Posted by GentleGiant

An The first one I bought myself was a 2nd hand Zenith 11 as above.

I still have one today, although I dont use it any longer, great cameras, built to withstand a nuclear blast!!

So true, or even break a toe or two!!

**InvaderGIR** · 18-02-10

I only ever had disposables as a kid, or really dire 27mm ones, in my teens I borrowed an old Canon SLR from my mum but I was never very good with it. Now though I have a Nikon D40X (hardly an awesome camera) but I'm competent enough with it and get some good results (well a few people have told me so

).

http://www.finaldecap.com

Decide for yourself really I guess.

I did try out Canons before I got the Nikon but they just felt wrong in my hands whereas the Nikon felt just right.

**Umar** · 18-02-10

haha a nice Olympus SLR my dad bought at the end of the 90's. Still works brilliantly though

Umar

**davidF** · 19-02-10

A Coronette Flashmaster (never owned the add-on flashgun)
Took 12 square pictures on a roll of 120 film. Suppose it's a museum piece now.

**GentleGiant** · 19-02-10

Originally Posted by GentleGiant

An old box brownie my grandparents gave me when I was about 6 years old.

The first one I bought myself was a 2nd hand Zenith 11 as above.

I still have one today, although I dont use it any longer, great cameras, built to withstand a nuclear blast!!

I lied, it wasn't a II, is was an "E"; a Special Edition "Olympic" model from 1976 or 72; not sure which, it was in good nick, but obviously well used when I bought it in about 1980!!

They were all very heavy, solid cameras, you wouldn't risk dropping it on your foot unless you were wearing proper steel toecaps (not that cheap high street cr@p, but Toetectors!!)

**Vertigo** · 10-03-10

My first proper camera was a Ricoh KR-10 SLR, nearly 30 years ago now!

**Tinkernology** · 14-03-10

fuji film it was a little 128mm cassete film camera if I remember right great colours poor focus (my hands shook too much)

**/)zh** · 21-03-10

sony something

**wonderlust** · 21-03-10

Some Kodak 110 format camera

**n1blo** · 21-03-10

Few disposables.

First proper camera would be my current EOS1000D.

**Andrew Moore** · 21-03-10

Old pentax SLR (35mm sort).. then a minolta of sorts, very nice it was too.

Andy

**NickCPC** · 11-04-10

I was 17 when I bought myself a Canon EOS 350D after joining Waitrose a couple of months earlier, to take to Iceland (the country, not the supermarket lol). Considering I bought it the day before I went, I'm pretty pleased with some of the shots I managed to take. Beautiful country, will return there one day.

**Aaron** · 11-04-10

I'd love to go back to Iceland. Its amazing. I think I'd go at the same time of year as I went last time (Winter)..

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