I noticed in the "who are you" discussion that many 365 members are very young. Good for you learning to love photography at an early age, it will serve you well as a hobby or vocation all your life.
I would like to hear from members who were doing photography before SLR.
Here is my introduction. My name is Susan and my father was a hobby photographer with a darkroom. He died in 1956, when I was 14, but the year before he died he gave me a Brownie camera for Christmas. I still have black and white photos I made with that camera. Later (not quite sure when) I got my first Instamatic.
When my children were born in 1968 and 70, I was still using some sort of instamatic (127 film) camera. Through the years I always made lots of photographs and slides. I honestly can't remember my first 35 mm camera but I had several SLR cameras through the years. I was proudest of my Canon A-1 which was sadly stolen out of our car in 1983. I took over my husband's Canon AE-1 and through the years made many photographs mostly close ups using a macro lens.
I got my first digital around 2001 and am on my third one now (all point and shoot) . I look at the pictures that I make of my grandchildren and think how beautiful they are compared to my kids. Then I realize how much the cameras have improved since the 60's.
I had BOTH!!!! Started with a Brownie in the 1950s and got my first Instamatic for a trip to the USA in 1971. I still have pictures from both of those cameras... both excellent.
Then I went to Pentax SLR and lots of lenses.... took a suitcase (almost) to carry all the stuff around. In the 1980s 1990s I was teaching, had some spare money and loved photographs......
Finally got my first digital in 2001... enjoyed it... upgraded.... enjoyed it....
And then a couple of years ago upgraded again to a Canon G9 which is still my "main2 camera.... I use also a panasonic pocket size... and truthfully, it is so light and good that it gets used far more often when I'm away from the house!
Next goal... DSLR..... roll on that day - but with pay freeze last year and likely again into next year.... there's not the sort of money available that I'd like to spend.
Thanks for your reply Elizabeth, your recollections mirror mine. In the 80's and 90's I was working full time and didn't have time for my other art so made lots of photos when I could afford film and such.
My newest camera is a canon powershot 980 and is so tiny and fun to use. I know I won't use a dslr because I just can't carry a heavy camera any more. I love progress!
I had both too! I only used the brownie a few times (was very young and it was given as a toy) and then was given an Instamatic - I still think about those flash cubes to this day, they were fun!! I still have it somewhere I think, in my parents loft, was as light as a feather and had a great 'clunk' when pressed the shutter :-)
I then swapped my first pentax slr as a teenager for the one my Dad had (k1000) as he bought it in Lebanon, the same year and the same place I was born, and I got a bit sentimental. That got me through university some 25 years later, and its still going strong too, tho never use it anymore.
After Uni I got a job at a local paper, and about 9-10 years ago I went digital. The nikon D1 cost me a shocking £3k, and I would never ever spend that much on a camera again, esp as the images 5-6 years on are awful compared to whats about now, and much cheaper a price. Great topic :-)
I had a brownie camera and an instamatic. My older brother had a Polaroid Swinger which was really cool. My first digital was a Canon Powershot about the size of a brick and I think 1.2 megapixels (this was in the late 1990s). I've had two other digitals since then and now have my Canon XSI DSLR - I wonder what will be next.
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Then I went to Pentax SLR and lots of lenses.... took a suitcase (almost) to carry all the stuff around. In the 1980s 1990s I was teaching, had some spare money and loved photographs......
Finally got my first digital in 2001... enjoyed it... upgraded.... enjoyed it....
And then a couple of years ago upgraded again to a Canon G9 which is still my "main2 camera.... I use also a panasonic pocket size... and truthfully, it is so light and good that it gets used far more often when I'm away from the house!
Next goal... DSLR..... roll on that day - but with pay freeze last year and likely again into next year.... there's not the sort of money available that I'd like to spend.
My newest camera is a canon powershot 980 and is so tiny and fun to use. I know I won't use a dslr because I just can't carry a heavy camera any more. I love progress!
I then swapped my first pentax slr as a teenager for the one my Dad had (k1000) as he bought it in Lebanon, the same year and the same place I was born, and I got a bit sentimental. That got me through university some 25 years later, and its still going strong too, tho never use it anymore.
After Uni I got a job at a local paper, and about 9-10 years ago I went digital. The nikon D1 cost me a shocking £3k, and I would never ever spend that much on a camera again, esp as the images 5-6 years on are awful compared to whats about now, and much cheaper a price. Great topic :-)
If i had my way I would still be using a oatmeal box camera. My best and most memorable photos came from one.