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<blockquote data-quote="Thumper_6119" data-source="post: 367965" data-attributes="member: 14611"><p>I think I was around 8 or 9 when I got my first camera.&nbsp; Kodak Instamatic.&nbsp; &nbsp; Had the disposable flashbars.&nbsp;&nbsp; I literally wore the thing out, and I ended up getting another one for Christmas.&nbsp;&nbsp; I was always taking pictures.&nbsp; I would use my yard mowing money and my paycheck (I had a part time job when I was 11) to get the little film cassettes developed at the photo-mat kiosks, grocery stores, and photo shops.&nbsp; I loved it.&nbsp; That one wore out when I was about 16, and I never replaced it.&nbsp; I kind of &quot;lost&quot; photography for a few years.&nbsp; Teenager, girls, high school, these things happen.&nbsp;&nbsp; During that time, my dad had a Canon AE-1 Program SLR.&nbsp; I might take a few shots with his once and a while, but not often.&nbsp; (A bit OCD, he wouldn't let me handle the &quot;Precious&quot; very often).&nbsp;&nbsp; Then when I started college in the late '80's, I took some photography courses, learned to develop and process film and prints (never did slides).&nbsp; I got my first film SLR then.&nbsp; A Nikon N4004s.&nbsp; (I still have it, and it still works).&nbsp; I still have a LOT of fond memories of lots and lots of hours and many late nights in the wet lab with my classmates.&nbsp;&nbsp; We used to have a blast spending hour upon hour in the wetlabs processing film and making prints, comparing work, etc.&nbsp; It was a really fun time in my life.&nbsp;&nbsp; Although my choices in life took me out of that particular path, I stayed with photography as a hobby, and I used that camera up until about 9-10 years ago.&nbsp; Digital had taken a firm hold, and film and places to get film developed locally were becoming harder to find, I couldn't afford to build up my own wetlab at that time.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Although, those places are much easier to find online now).&nbsp; I had wanted to get back into photography, so last year I bought my first DSLR, a Nikon D2Xs (I actually bought two, one for me, one for my wife, who had also taken photography in college, but to a greater extent than I.&nbsp; She did a lot more color processing, and really liked color slides, and she was a hardcore Pentax moonie).&nbsp; That was it, I was hooked on it harder than I ever was before.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have since upgraded my camera (she is still using her D2Xs along with her Canon PS), and I have a very modest collection of good glass.&nbsp;&nbsp; I am, and probably will only ever be, a hobbyist.&nbsp; But I am obsessed with it, and I enjoy it more than anything else.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don't really have a certain subject that I specialize in or that I enjoy shooting more than other things.&nbsp; I pretty much will take photos of anything and everything.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Thumper_6119, post: 367965, member: 14611"] I think I was around 8 or 9 when I got my first camera. Kodak Instamatic. Had the disposable flashbars. I literally wore the thing out, and I ended up getting another one for Christmas. I was always taking pictures. I would use my yard mowing money and my paycheck (I had a part time job when I was 11) to get the little film cassettes developed at the photo-mat kiosks, grocery stores, and photo shops. I loved it. That one wore out when I was about 16, and I never replaced it. I kind of "lost" photography for a few years. Teenager, girls, high school, these things happen. During that time, my dad had a Canon AE-1 Program SLR. I might take a few shots with his once and a while, but not often. (A bit OCD, he wouldn't let me handle the "Precious" very often). Then when I started college in the late '80's, I took some photography courses, learned to develop and process film and prints (never did slides). I got my first film SLR then. A Nikon N4004s. (I still have it, and it still works). I still have a LOT of fond memories of lots and lots of hours and many late nights in the wet lab with my classmates. We used to have a blast spending hour upon hour in the wetlabs processing film and making prints, comparing work, etc. It was a really fun time in my life. Although my choices in life took me out of that particular path, I stayed with photography as a hobby, and I used that camera up until about 9-10 years ago. Digital had taken a firm hold, and film and places to get film developed locally were becoming harder to find, I couldn't afford to build up my own wetlab at that time. (Although, those places are much easier to find online now). I had wanted to get back into photography, so last year I bought my first DSLR, a Nikon D2Xs (I actually bought two, one for me, one for my wife, who had also taken photography in college, but to a greater extent than I. She did a lot more color processing, and really liked color slides, and she was a hardcore Pentax moonie). That was it, I was hooked on it harder than I ever was before. I have since upgraded my camera (she is still using her D2Xs along with her Canon PS), and I have a very modest collection of good glass. I am, and probably will only ever be, a hobbyist. But I am obsessed with it, and I enjoy it more than anything else. I don't really have a certain subject that I specialize in or that I enjoy shooting more than other things. I pretty much will take photos of anything and everything. [/QUOTE]

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