bayerische Posted August 19, 2008 Share #21 Posted August 19, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Canon D60 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wildlightphoto Posted August 20, 2008 Share #22 Posted August 20, 2008 Yup, and I'm still using it. It's the DMR attached to my R8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted August 20, 2008 Share #23 Posted August 20, 2008 Epson R-D1. I used to say I'd never buy a digital camera until someone came out with one that would take my Leica lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted August 20, 2008 Share #24 Posted August 20, 2008 First I used properly was an Olympus D450 Zoom in 1999. I used it to cover a conference I attended. It ate away at the AA batteries like nothing I've ever seen including mu dad's old National flash from the early 80s. The first I owned was a Sony DSC-S85 that I bought in 2002. Replaced it with a Digilux 2 in 2004 instantly becoming addicted..... - Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chouhsin Posted August 20, 2008 Share #25 Posted August 20, 2008 My first digital was the Nikon E880. It was an awful camera to use - Nikon could not have made the menu system and operation modes any more difficult. You had to charge the battery for 14 hours, and you got 40 to 60 shots on one charge... Mind you, at that stage the camera had a 3.1 megapixel sensor, which was cutting edge at that time. Looking at the images today though, that camera actually did very well. Mine was also the Nikon 880 and I still regrate that I dropped and broke it. Like Andrea said, I find the image really good even when I look back today. And, maybe it's because I am raised up in an asian culture and have the same way of thinking as those Japanese Nikon engineers, 880's menu system and operation modes didn't seem to be difficult to me. It's actually the only digital camera, besides my beloved D2, that I enjoyed using, playing. Oh and, I think 3.1M pixels is not bad at all. Even today, I rarely use more then 3M with my pocket camera (Panasonic FX33). It really depends on what your photo is to be used. Best, Hsin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickp13 Posted August 20, 2008 Share #26 Posted August 20, 2008 here's the progression: olympus e-10, nikon d100, d2h, d2x, leica m8. i enjoyed all of them, but i'm (never say never ) not planning any more changes to the m8. except maybe a lens or two ..................... greetings from hamburg rick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent10D Posted August 20, 2008 Share #27 Posted August 20, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Olympus C-3040. Still have it ... somewhere. It was 3.3 megapixels, and had a pretty decent f/1.8 ~ 2.6 zoom. I used it a lot, but the shutter lag was a real problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierovitch Posted August 20, 2008 Share #28 Posted August 20, 2008 Nikon D1 -still in use on an operating microscope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang Esslinger Posted August 20, 2008 Share #29 Posted August 20, 2008 Minolta Xt - to make the first digital steps without too much of an investment. Still like the metal body but batteries are down. This was followed by the DMR - also solid feeling and weak on batteries...:-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted August 20, 2008 Share #30 Posted August 20, 2008 Yea it was a Canon G2....then some time and quite a bit later Leica released their variant. Sound familiar? Jeez. Nothing changes. Tuesday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlancasterd Posted August 20, 2008 Share #31 Posted August 20, 2008 A Leica Digilux 4.3 (rebadged Fuji) I found it to have poor handling, a highly inaccurate viewfinder and abysmal battery life - but it produced very reasonable image files. My next digital was a Fuji S1 which was better as far as handling and battery life was concerned, but the viewfinder image was very poor (ie small) compared with my R8, and the less said about the accuracy of its exposure metering the better. I also found that the autofocus system was slow (at least when used with Sigma lenses) and tended to 'dither' with low-contrast subjects. An S3 was better, but then I got a Digilux 2 and the rest is history... (I currently have a DMR and an M8 - and am confidently anticipating an R10 ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjans Posted August 20, 2008 Share #32 Posted August 20, 2008 A Kodak, I don't remember the type exactly, perhaps it was a DC 130. It was a blueberry 1.3 MP perfectly matching my blueberry iMac. Also remember it was supplied with a 8 MB CF card for approx. 17 pictures. Those days flash memory was very expensive. Finally the optical viewfinder refused to work, so the camera ended on a shelf. Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DuquesneG Posted August 20, 2008 Share #33 Posted August 20, 2008 Canon D60. Still have it, still use it. The AF is awful and it's slow to start up and continuous mode speed is limited, but at low ISO (roughly the same ones as the M8) the files hold up amazingly well against my 5D. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 20, 2008 Share #34 Posted August 20, 2008 Digilux 1. My first and latest Leica digital body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ross Posted August 20, 2008 Share #35 Posted August 20, 2008 Nikon Coolpix 5000 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
22hornet Posted August 20, 2008 Share #36 Posted August 20, 2008 Original D-LUX. Still use it when the Digilux 3 is just too big. I fell in love with it before I saw the price tag. That's never a good thing for me to do. Hello, The same with me. I saw it's picture and wanted it. I still use it. I'm planning to buy another, new, compact but I'm still not sure which one: the Sigma DP1 or the Ricoh GRDII. Kind regards, Joris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted August 20, 2008 Share #37 Posted August 20, 2008 Yes & it wasn't. The Lenco Palmcam (seems to be the same as the Aiptek Palm Cam) was about 0.1 Mb and abysmal, by any standards. Still it was fun for the time it even made video's (sort of) see my first video. I'm not sure if I still have it - someday it will be highly collectable. Next was a Coolpix 4500 which I still like & use occasionally. Then the M8. This is a worrying sequence: year 2000 = 100 euro, 2003 = 800 euro, 2007 = 7000 euro...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocy0924 Posted August 20, 2008 Share #38 Posted August 20, 2008 For me being somewhat of a late adopter from Pentax ZX5 film camera to Canon G3 4MP. Yes this is the one of the ancestors of G9 Sony F717. Got it for the Zeiss Lens... Canon 20D Canon 5D Leica M8 I never ment to switch around the camera so often but oppourtunities presented themselves.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
redoutback Posted August 21, 2008 Share #39 Posted August 21, 2008 The big bulky Kodak DCS 760 based on Nikon F5 since 2003. Still use it and like the photoes out of this monster. Only have to use RAW and take long time to process into TIFF but result is still beautiful! then digilux 2 to carry around eveywhere. Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtborden Posted August 21, 2008 Share #40 Posted August 21, 2008 Yes, I remember. It was an Olympus D-450Z, followed closely by a D-460 and then an Olympus C-2500L. The 2500 was, and is, a really good camera whose development wasn't exploited. I still have mine (of course, I never part with anything). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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