What was your very own first camera?

[sepiareverb]

I just went out with my Kodak Brownie Hawkeye flash and a roll of FP4+ on New Years Day. It was so bitterly cold here (-17 F) I was afraid to bring anything I wouldn’t be able to fix myself.

 

[davidnewtonguitars]

Edit: I have voted twice in this poll, before I realized I already had. I'm gratified to read that this post had almost the same facts I stated in the earlier post.

 

[xmas_one]

Yashica ME1 as a gift from my father on my birthday, I must have been 10 or 11.

 

[webOSUser]

Kodak Brownie that took 127 film. Don't have it anymore.

 

[jazzwave]

Kodak Instamatic with flashcube, my birthday gift in 1975.
I remember the flash can used only for 4 times...

~ron~

 

[karateisland]

I bought a Pentax K1000 off of a friend of my father's when I was taking a photography class in college--14 years ago at this point? I cut my teeth on that camera before moving to digital. Still have it, though it's a little bit fungus-y from lack of care...

 

[Uncle Brian]

My first camera would have been a Canon Ftb. I don't remember how much it was but it wasn't much, just happy they didn't sell the Ftb by the kilo. Nice camera that took great photos and I bet it's still working.
The first camera that I took ownership of was my Mums Brownie C, it also took great photos and I still have it in fact it's on the desk next to me as I type. Going to re-roll some film soon and take her out

 

[al1966]

A polaroid Swinger? the one that only did black and white, the perfect camera for a 6 or 7 year old.

 

[jszokoli]

Funny, when I voted I thought of my first 'real' camera a Canon TX, but I had had a bunch of worthless Instamatic's before that. Intresting that I made that jump when answering the pole.
Joe

 

[Timmyjoe]

Wow Joe, I did the exact same thing. Had a no-brand instamatic 126 camera as a kid, then some kind of plastic Polaroid thing. But when I decided I really wanted to learn photography, I saved my money & bought a Canon TX. I always consider that my first "real" camera.

Best,
-Tim

 

[GulfCoastPhotog]

My first camera was a Polaroid, don't recall the model. Took it to Nam in 68, film for it was rare at the PX. Bought a Minolta RF, did not keep it long. Everyone kept telling me slr's were the best. Finally bought a Yashica TL Super, got many years of great service from it till stolen from my truck.

David

 

[Horatio]

My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic. It was a Christmas gift from my grandmother. No clue what happened to it, though it may be somewhere at my parents' house.

 

[Bmoze]

Pentax Spotmatic. Good camera, but I was disappointed when I figured out it didn’t have a spot meter. Next camera was a Canon Ftb, which did.

 

[Darthfeeble]

The classic brown box plastic Brownie. I think mine was a "Holiday" or something like that. I was about 10. Lord that was a long time ago!