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<blockquote data-quote="Whiskeyman" data-source="post: 425775" data-attributes="member: 13556">I used my Dad's Yashica for a long time, but wanted a SLR instead of a rangefinder.&nbsp; I also had a photography teacher in high school, Mr. Range, who touted getting a full manual camera to keep from getting lazy and going auto exposure, while learning.&nbsp; I took his advice and went to the local photo gear retailer, where the salesman I dealt with was a Nikon guy.&nbsp; He sold me on Nikon FM.&nbsp; A couple of years later, I added an FE.Most of the other people I knew getting into photography about the same time went Canon, and I took a lot of crap from them about having a Nikon.&nbsp; I didn't care, and actually began to love being one of the &quot;outsiders&quot;.&nbsp; I've never regretted having Nikon equipment, but today I believe more is made of equipment than there needs to be.&nbsp; I'm no company's shill, and believe that each brand his its virtues.&nbsp; I wish some of Canon's lenses were also available&nbsp; in the Nikon line, but not enough to get a Canon camera.&nbsp;&nbsp; I do own a Canon AE-1 Program that my uncle left to me when he died, but I've never used it.WM</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Whiskeyman, post: 425775, member: 13556"] I used my Dad's Yashica for a long time, but wanted a SLR instead of a rangefinder. I also had a photography teacher in high school, Mr. Range, who touted getting a full manual camera to keep from getting lazy and going auto exposure, while learning. I took his advice and went to the local photo gear retailer, where the salesman I dealt with was a Nikon guy. He sold me on Nikon FM. A couple of years later, I added an FE. Most of the other people I knew getting into photography about the same time went Canon, and I took a lot of crap from them about having a Nikon. I didn't care, and actually began to love being one of the "outsiders". I've never regretted having Nikon equipment, but today I believe more is made of equipment than there needs to be. I'm no company's shill, and believe that each brand his its virtues. I wish some of Canon's lenses were also available in the Nikon line, but not enough to get a Canon camera. I do own a Canon AE-1 Program that my uncle left to me when he died, but I've never used it. WM [/QUOTE]

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