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Rather than tag onto the other debate about buying an SLR I started this one...
When I was about 12 my dad bought me a Halina 35X .. that was my introduction to photography.. a fully manual 35mm camera, no light meter or auto focusing with a manual film winder... I learned about exposure, aperture, shutter speed, film speed, focusing and the relationship between them.. had it right up till I was about 37 .. until my present wife Jan decided I needed something a big more up to date so she bought me an all singing dancing Pentax SLR and a couple of lenses..
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did I take better photos ? No, they may have been better technically but no better than my photos taken by my old faithful Halina .. Sadly I gave it away when I went full time in the RV ..
Since moved on from film now use a Nikon D50 .. but still hanker after my old camera..
So.. what was your first camera and do you still have it ??
When I was about 12 my dad bought me a Halina 35X .. that was my introduction to photography.. a fully manual 35mm camera, no light meter or auto focusing with a manual film winder... I learned about exposure, aperture, shutter speed, film speed, focusing and the relationship between them.. had it right up till I was about 37 .. until my present wife Jan decided I needed something a big more up to date so she bought me an all singing dancing Pentax SLR and a couple of lenses..
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1959 Halina 35X. Cast metal and very heavy made in Haking in Hong Kong. it has a 45mm lens with an aperture of f16. The lens has to be independently cocked by a small lever on its side. It was very easy to make double exposures if you forgot to wind on the film even though it has a double exposure prevention device. It was a good seller in the 1950s and early 1960s.
did I take better photos ? No, they may have been better technically but no better than my photos taken by my old faithful Halina .. Sadly I gave it away when I went full time in the RV ..
Since moved on from film now use a Nikon D50 .. but still hanker after my old camera..
So.. what was your first camera and do you still have it ??