After Sue completed her photo prompt (see yesterday's post), she did what she tends to do and kept on going and going with more photo ideas and layouts.
She found as photo of me and my mother at sometime close to when I might have first used her SIX-20. Then she included one of the current me with my Canon R, 70 years later and still into photography. She made many layouts, and I picked these two to post.
She then posed the old camera with two newish ones.
I wanted my own camera, and was gifted with a Kodak Starflash. It was cool, but it didn't hold up for long. After awhile, when I pressed the shutter, it would just stay open. This picture of me was taken by my friend at a summer camp called Wildwood, possibly in 1959 or 60.
On my 15th birthday, my dad passed on his Super Richoflex to me. I liked it and used it periodically until I got my first SLR, a Pentax Spotmatic ii with my income tax rebate in 1972. The Pentax is still in the house somewhere, but the Richoflex is long gone — to where and from when, I know not.
Great to see young you! The one in the hat shows your impish sense of humor! But young hockey player seemed to have a flash, I didn't know they were ever attached to a brownie! Great theme for a photographer to work with!
ReplyDeleteThese b&w images were fun to see your younger self and those great vintage cameras. My first 35mm SLR was also a Pentax Spotmatic with a 50mm lens and it was a favorite and only lens for several years. Unfortunately, that camera is long gone but it was great fun.
ReplyDeleteMy most prized camera was the Pentax K1000. I don't recall what my dad had but I got that film camera from my FIL who passed it on to me. I loved using that camera.
ReplyDeleteI love the images and especially looking at the old cameras. I'd collect them if I actually had room because they are so amazing!
I enjoyed this history of your photos and the cameras. I had my first Brownie for my 13th birthday. Dad was the camera guy in our family.
ReplyDeleteI just love vintage photos and cameras! There is something about black and white photos that really stretch the imagination.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute little boy you are! Were. The photos are all terrific -- old and new. And it was a really interesting post. My mom and dad were both photographers with the basement darkroom and all and I remember the magic of seeing those black and white photos appear on the plain white paper. I was hooked!
ReplyDeleteBeing of a different generation, my first camera was a Kodak compact camera that shot 110 cartridges. I've tried googling to see what the name was but have been unable to find one that gives me an "aha" moment.
ReplyDeleteI like the hockey photo, icy knees. I don't remember the kind, but I do remember the smell of that little developer/coater stick? that you to cover the photo with.
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