veraikon Posted January 19, 2010 Share #21 Posted January 19, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) No - it was a Penta[prisma]con[tax] M42 mount "Praktica" and a 50mm Pancolar "aus Jena". Since this time I like CZ lenses Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tategoi Posted January 19, 2010 Share #22 Posted January 19, 2010 My last one is a Leica. And it will be so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdb Posted January 19, 2010 Share #23 Posted January 19, 2010 Yep, my father's IIIc...I was about 12 yrs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierovitch Posted January 19, 2010 Share #24 Posted January 19, 2010 My first was a Kodak Instamatic 104 a birthday present from My first boss, The local chemist. It still works and sits on my desk. Another boss later on told me to get the best camera system available so I got a Leica R system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_K Posted January 20, 2010 Share #25 Posted January 20, 2010 My first camera was a Patrika slr originally used by my grandpa, can't even remember the model no. now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted January 20, 2010 Share #26 Posted January 20, 2010 No. My parents did not belong to that socio-economic stratum. The old man from the Age of Zeiss Roll Film Folders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted January 20, 2010 Share #27 Posted January 20, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) No. My parents did not belong to that socio-economic stratum. The old man from the Age of Zeiss Roll Film Folders ... and my first was a Zeiss Roll Film Folder... (dad's Super Ikonta - still have it - after he decided to go 35mm with a Contina) ; the first I BOUGHT was a Zorky 4K... at 17, the same year I firstly handled a Leica (IIIc) and decided it was for me, obviously couldn't buy one, went for Zorky and at the same time started a long saving... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted January 20, 2010 Share #28 Posted January 20, 2010 My first serious camera, mid seventies, when I was 12, was an Olympus 35RC. After a stint with Olympus SLRs I went back to rangefinders and chose Leica M. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksparrow Posted January 20, 2010 Share #29 Posted January 20, 2010 In order: My fathers Nikon F2 - 2 Megapixels Canon PowerShot - Leica D2 - Leica MP - Ricoh GRII (lost) - Ricoh GRIII - Hasselblad 501CM 2nd hand Those in bold still owned. Most liked, of course MP, then the Hassie... I believe I'm all set for a while now, longed for the M9 for a while, but the temptation passed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl E Posted January 20, 2010 Share #30 Posted January 20, 2010 No, This is my camera history from 1970 onwards: Leica M8>Nikon D300>Leica M4-P>Leica M6TTL>CV Bessa R2a>Leica R8>Leica M6 Classic>Leica M3>Leica M4-P>Nikon FM>Nikkormat FTn>Zeiss Icarex>Minolta Himatic 7s Current outfit: One M8 body and one lens (plus my wife's Leica R4s, Nikon D60 and Hasselblad 500C of course) Cheers Carl E Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 20, 2010 Share #31 Posted January 20, 2010 My career? Box camera (brand forgotten)- Agfa Click-Agfa Clack-Agfa Silette Prontor SVS- Exa II- Olympus OM2-Leica M3 - Leica M4- Leica M4-2 -Leica M6 - Leica R5- Leica R 7 -Canon 10D- Canon 1 D- Leica M8- Leica M9. And about 20 cameras running parallel to this from a complete Mamiya 645 system (yes -including a 500 and 2x extender for wildlife (!)) to one of these wonderful little boxes holding a complete Pentax 110 SLR system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted January 21, 2010 Share #32 Posted January 21, 2010 Jaap - view this video of 1979 TV ads - time mark 5:14: YouTube - 1979 Commercials: Hanover, Ad Council, Pepsi, Pan Am, Bud, Pentax, Houston Chronicle Personally I loved the "You ought to be in pictures" Pentax ads - with a Sumo wrestler using a Pentax 110 SLR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvsrv Posted January 21, 2010 Share #33 Posted January 21, 2010 The first camera I owned was a Minolta HiMatic 7s, followed by a Minolta X700. However, the camera I learned on was my father's Leica IIIf with an Elmar, 50 mm. He brought this camera back from when he was in the army during the Korean "police action." He gave that camera to me in the early 80's. I have since added an M6 with a 50mm, Summicron and a Leica IIf. I bought the IIf just before Christmas because it was a deal I just couldn't pass up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_g_wolf ✝ Posted January 22, 2010 Share #34 Posted January 22, 2010 Was allowed to use my father´s AGFA- Click or Clack camera when I was 11 yrs. old, and from then on I always looked at and admired these chrome-glittering LTM- Leicas in the shop where I had my AGFA- films (contact-) printed ... First real camera was a s/h ZORKI which was later substitutet by a LEICA M4. LEICA ever since with a short ROLLEI SL- 66 period after seeing a Helfried Weyer slide show ... Best GEORG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lieberdavid Posted January 22, 2010 Share #35 Posted January 22, 2010 Hi Everyone, No. My first camera was a Kodak Baby Brownie, $2. Cheers! David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted January 22, 2010 Share #36 Posted January 22, 2010 My first camera was a kodak instamatic. However, my first manual camera was a Pentax K1000. My first camera I loved was a Nikon FM2. Went through a mess of Nikons (including a F4) and then bought a Leica M4-2. That is when it all changed... used that for awhile and then scored a Leica M6 in the 90s. That was the ultimate camera which I used for many years until I traded it for a Contax G1 which I also really liked. In between all that I had several medium format cameras as well... and Contax and Leica P&S cameras. Then quit for 10 years until I bought another M recently... first, the M2, then the M8. Now I'm very happy again. Now I'm waiting for my X1 to be delivered. Back in the Leica game and happy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurometallo Posted January 22, 2010 Share #37 Posted January 22, 2010 No... It was a Pentax K1000 from 1977... My father had a Leica M3 with an Elmar 50mm f/3.5 bought in 1963, just months before I was born but, since I was never allowed to touch it, I guess it doesn't count! My very own first Leica (which I still use and cherish) was bought in 1981 and it's a lovely M4-P with a Summicron 50mm f/2. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/109968-was-your-very-first-camera-a-leica/?do=findComment&comment=1196427'>More sharing options...
RPS Posted January 22, 2010 Share #38 Posted January 22, 2010 No. My first 35mm camera was a Canon FTb with a 50mm lens, received as a gift when I was in college. I still own, and still use, this camera -- it functions today every bit as well as it did in the early 1970s. It was the only serious camera I owned until I inherited my Dad's SL2 and R5 (and 9 lenses) about three years back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
konradhorst Posted January 22, 2010 Share #39 Posted January 22, 2010 My first camera (with 10 years) was my fathers Agfa Silette, followed by Zenit 3M, then iI bought a Rolleiflex SL35E, and then, with 16 years, a M 4-P. This was the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrid Posted January 23, 2010 Share #40 Posted January 23, 2010 My first camera was my parents Kodak Instamatic. The first camera I actually bought for myself was a no name clone of the Kodak Instamatic. I bought a used Minolta X-500 with a 50mm, when I was in college. Nice little camera. I got my first Leica in the late 90's. It was a black demo M6ttl, with a ding in the baseplate. I still have it. First lens was a Summar 2/50, that was quickly replaced with a Summicron-DR 2/50 and joined by a Summicron-M 2/35 (4th). After that it was a long slide down hill for my bank account, as several other Leicas started to mysteriously appear in my bag. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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