Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wow - this brings back a flood of memories. Everyone should sit back and think about their 'first' whatever :) once in a while! I had a fixed focus TLR of 'forgotten origin' from 10 yrs old to 14. A friend of my dad let me use his Miranda SLR for a while (no meter, and I had to keeps screwdriver with me for tightening the lens mount on the body!). I duct taped a magnifying glass to the front of the 50mm lens to do nature close ups! - but that led to a great Christmas gift - a black Nikkormat FTn with 55 Micro Nikkor. That camera led to more things than I can now imagine. I experimented freely - trying new things that I wouldn't today. I didn't care about 'sharpness and perfection' as much as getting the picture! Ed -------------------------- Edward J Caliguri Sent via Apple iPhone