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Veteran
In the early 60’s I used my dads Rolleicord V and 4x5 Pacemaker Crown Graphic. When I got to high school I started shooting for the school paper and making money shooting publicity photos for several bands. All of my friends were into photography too and had some nice gear. One had a Yashica TLR and a 2x3 century graphic and another had a Retina and another had a new Rolleiflex. I can’t remember what my two other friends had though.
In my senior year I bought a new SRT-101 with a 50 1.4 and 200 3.5. Great camera.
In college I started shooting for the University news paper which was a 5 day a week publication often with 10 or more pages. I started working as a stringer for AP and UPI and was making enough money to buy 3 Leica M bodies and 7 Leica lenses, visoflex 2 and bellows. I worked my way through college and made enough to apprentice in a commercial studio with no pay for a year and a half.
I wound up as chief photographer in college and my friends all worked as photographers too. One had a similar set of Leicas, another a Nikon S3 and SP with a nice set of glass, another had a Rolleiflex and another an M4 and 35, 50 and 90.
During that time I added a Rolleiflex and 5x7 Deardorff and lenses.
In my senior year I bought a new SRT-101 with a 50 1.4 and 200 3.5. Great camera.
In college I started shooting for the University news paper which was a 5 day a week publication often with 10 or more pages. I started working as a stringer for AP and UPI and was making enough money to buy 3 Leica M bodies and 7 Leica lenses, visoflex 2 and bellows. I worked my way through college and made enough to apprentice in a commercial studio with no pay for a year and a half.
I wound up as chief photographer in college and my friends all worked as photographers too. One had a similar set of Leicas, another a Nikon S3 and SP with a nice set of glass, another had a Rolleiflex and another an M4 and 35, 50 and 90.
During that time I added a Rolleiflex and 5x7 Deardorff and lenses.