Film Cameras

My first camera was an Exakta. I saved for nearly a year for that camera.

Later I acquired a Rolleiflex which took very fine pictures because it was a medium format camera and film size was much larger than a 35mm.

I also had a Mamiya/sekor for a few years.

Although I always had cameras I never had the bug until digital came out and then I was all in. I'm sure that cost and being able to work with the pictures was a large part of it.

Digital Cameras

My first Digital Camera was the Olympus D-620L which I bought in April of 1999. Sample pictures in the link at left. I still have a working camera.

I purchaced the Nikon 5700 in September of 2002. Sample pictures in the link at left.

Digital Single Lens Reflex Cameras

This was my first DSLR and I bought it in August of 2004. I took a whole lot of pictures with it through the years and it still works fine. This camera had a 6.1 MP sensor and was a real camera with interchangeable lenses, It really was a big step up from the prosumer camera I had been using and I was proud of it.

The D80, I bought in April of 2007. I took even more photos with it than the D70 and then Sam used it for years after. It still works fine.It has a 10.2MP sensor and had a lot more bells & whistles than the D70. I'll have to check the shutter count one of these days and see how many photos have been taken with that camera.

I bought the D7000 in February of 2011. I used it until November of 2017 when the shutter broke. The camera took 16.9MP shots and I was happy with it till it went.

I bought the D7200 in November of 2017 and then bought Fely one the next August as she was having too much fun with mine. This camera takes a 6000x4000 24MP shot and has two card slots. It's good in low light and is just an all-round great camera.

I got a D7500 as a back-up camera in 2020. It's a fine camera but I prefer the D7200. This camera takes a 21MP shot and only has one card slot. It just doesn't seem to do as well in low light which is what we do a lot of.

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