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<blockquote data-quote="SFC" data-source="post: 170107" data-attributes="member: 15454">I bought my first serious camera while in the Army serving in Germany, not really knowing much about the name brands I purchased an Olympus Half Frame 35 mm film camera in 1970. This camera served me well until I realized there were more options to select from and all I had to do was get off this mountain top, go 90 miles or 144.84 kilometers to purchase the camera I wanted. One day I had the chance to go to Kitzingen, Germany, which was 160.93 Kilometers, 100 miles. I purchased my first Nikon F2 with a Zoom-NIKKOR Auto 50 - 300 mm f/4.5. If I remember correctly, the camera came with a free Fisheye 20 mm lens that I never used. This set me back $300.00 for everything, no tax in the Post Exchange (PX) then I had to have film that was something like a dollar a roll. I read the instructions on my way back up the mountain. The complete trip started at 0900 hours and returned at 1700 hours in time for chow.&nbsp;Today I still shoot with a Nikon, sort of miss that F2 as I had a lot of fun taking pictures around Europe.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SFC, post: 170107, member: 15454"] I bought my first serious camera while in the Army serving in Germany, not really knowing much about the name brands I purchased an Olympus Half Frame 35 mm film camera in 1970. This camera served me well until I realized there were more options to select from and all I had to do was get off this mountain top, go 90 miles or 144.84 kilometers to purchase the camera I wanted. One day I had the chance to go to [I]Kitzingen, Germany, which was 160.93 Kilometers, 100 miles. I purchased my first Nikon F2 with a[/I] Zoom-NIKKOR Auto 50 - 300 mm f/4.5. If I remember correctly, the camera came with a free Fisheye 20 mm lens that I never used. This set me back $300.00 for everything, no tax in the Post Exchange (PX) then I had to have film that was something like a dollar a roll. I read the instructions on my way back up the mountain. The complete trip started at 0900 hours and returned at 1700 hours in time for chow. Today I still shoot with a Nikon, sort of miss that F2 as I had a lot of fun taking pictures around Europe. [/QUOTE]

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