What was the first camera that you've ever used?

[Pioneer]

I finally gave mine away Kirks518. I could never seem to get decent prints.

 

[MontanaJay]

Do you have the photograph?

Yes, it's in one of the family albums. I can't scan it right now (new computer) but it's a run-of-the-mill, through-the-window shot of Marine 1 just lifting off.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

What was the first camera you've ever used?

I"ll go first.
As far as I remember, it was a Red Konica Pop.

aBalda II 6x9 box camera from 1923; a hand-me-downfrom my grand mother.

 

[Роберт]

Lubitel from my father: 1967.

Here one of my first shots:

 

[pentaxpete]

My Mum's Kodak Brownie 'Hawkeye' box camera from the late 1930's got by saving up 'Black Cat' cigarette coupons and as she didn't smoke it took a LONG TIME !! When I joined the School Photo-Soc in 1951 ,I used to cycle over 4 miles to a wonderful 'Emporium' in East London , Leytonstone, called 'Marston & Heards' where the Ancient Proprietor stocked all manner of Government Surplus WWII films, papers and chemicals and would blow off the DUST as he handed you your purchase !! I bought Ex-RAF WWII B&W film there .

 

[sagai]

We all do remember the first one of course
That was mine, the smena 8m
http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Smena-8M

I also remember my first roll was actually confiscated by the head teacher, well ... My candide class room shots should have been prepared a bit better .

 

[scheimfluger_77]

my first was a Kodak Brownie Starmite using 127 film. A Christmas present in the mid '60's. Followed by an Instamatic 404 126, purchased with paper route money. It had an Ektar lens, a spring wound motor drive, and a spinning flash cube. Arrr!

 

[phil0]

Brownie Hawkeye.

 

[R.Gould]

Brownie starmite

 

[Jim Noel]

A Univex taking "00" B&W rollfillm.

 

[JacobKlee]

A Kodak X-15F.

 

[Slixtiesix]

It was a green plastic camera for 35mm film that I got on my 6th Birthday. When you pushed a button on the front it made various sounds from either a police car or fire brigade siren, a helicopter, a cow moo-ing ... and then some, with red and green lights flashing.

 

[alanrockwood]

It was a green plastic camera for 35mm film that I got on my 6th Birthday. When you pushed a button on the front it made various sounds from either a police car or f?ire brigade siren, a helicopter, a cow moo-ing ... and then some, with red and green lights flashing.

Did it take photos too?

 

[AgX]

Yes, I got several of these, with slightly different annoying sounds than Slixtiesix described

I'm not 6 years old though.
I guess that's why i find them annoying.

Well a man has to do what he has to do: Collecting cameras he dislikes.

 

[Slixtiesix]

Did it take photos too?

Yes it did! You could even set different iso (100 and 400 if I remember right) and it hand an in-built flash.

 

[spicetin]

Canonet 1961

My first camera, my Dad's Canonet 1961. First used it 29 years ago, still use it. It is always loaded with film, currently HP5.

 

[rthollenbeck]

Brownie Bullseye

 

[RalphLambrecht]

What was the first camera you've ever used?

I"ll go first.
As far as I remember, it was a Red Konica Pop.

a MF folderhard to focus but good image quality

 

[baachitraka]

EOS 650 + EF 50mm f/1.4 + Delta 3200.

 

[Colin DeWolfe]

Kodak instamatic 110

 

[Paul Verizzo]

A Kodak box camera, ca. 1952. Probably 620 film. I presume my father developed it in his darkroom, he was a professional.
And, yes, I have the prints!

 

[PCC]

Back when I was five or six years old there used to be these tiny little toy cameras that came preloaded with film. It was smaller than a Minox, much smaller. I don't even remember if we processed the film or not. I had taken photos with various cameras that my brothers and sisters had bought, mostly 110 and 126 film cameras. The first 35mm camera that I had used was a Nikon FM black that I had to place a deposit to use during photography classes in high school. I bought my FE2 a few months later.

 

[AgX]

I guess you mean those "film with lens" devices. Actually a small body containing a lens and shutter clipped onto a larger type 110 film cassette, together forming a camera.

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[PCC]

No, I mean a tiny camera that looked like a miniature SLR. You have to remember that my memory is fading as this was over 42 years ago!

 

[bdilgard]

What a fun thread. Mine was a Kodak Hawkeye Funflash II. I think my grandmother bought it for my birthday with cereal box tops and some Avon lady money. My dad shot 8mm home movies and my mom only used slide film so my photos were the only prints around the house.