Natural Progression of Camera Bodies. Type Your story below.

[RLPhoto]

I'm curious as photographers, Over the years we own different camera bodies and Like to see the progression.

My progression

1999 - My grandfather gave me my Minolta Maxxum AF 35mm Camera W/ 50mm 1.8 & Yashica MAT-124G

2002 - Sold my Yashica and saved cash for a beat-up used Hassleblad 501CM w/ 85mm Zeiss 2.8.

2005 - Bought a old minolta flatbed scanner & A canon 10D w/50mm 1.8. Lightly ventured into 4x5 viewcamera's for landscapes. (mostly not my equipment)

2008 - Sold my Minolta scanner, Hassleblad, Canon 10D. Purchased a Rebel XSI, bought 5Dc, 10-22mm, 50mm 1.4, and 135L

2010 - Broke XSI CPS trade for 7D. Bought 50L

2012 - Sold 5Dc, Bought 5D3 and 24L II.

*Future* - Sell 7D and 10-22mm, Purchase 5D4

Thats Where I Am Now. Lets hear you story! ;D

 

[MARKOE PHOTOE]

Inherited by fathers love for photography and acquired a Nikkorex 35mm SLR in 1974
Bought my first 35mm SLR body, Konica TC in 1975.
First digital camera purchased re 1995 Sony FS-1
Then first Canon G2 in 1999
Then onto 60D, 10D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 1D ii, 1DS ii, 60D and now:

5D3, 1D4, and 7D.

Will sell the 7D hopefully soon and will wait for a larger MP body, whatever that is. One body for sports, one for landscape and archt.

Don't ask me about lenses. My goal is to own all the Canon lenses at least once. Mind you, not ALL at once, but to have the pick of the litter. ;D

 

[neuroanatomist]

1982-1992: Pentax K1000 film SLR

1993-2001: Olympus 35mm P&S

2001-2004: Olympus C960Z (1 MP P&S)

2004-2009: Olympus C765UZ (4 MP superzoom P&S)

October 2009: bought Rebel T1i

March 2010: bought EOS 7D (sold T1i)

October 2010: bought EOS 5D Mark II

March 2012: preordered EOS 1D X

July 2012: received EOS 1D X (sold 5DII)

As for lenses...that would take too long to chronicle.

Ok, I had a little time...

Oct 2009: bought EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS and EF 85mm f/1.8
Dec 2009: bought EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS *onset of L-disease
Jan 2010: bought EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
bought EF 200mm f/2.8L II (used)
Feb 2010: bought EF 300mm f/4L IS (used)
Mar 2010: bought EF 1.4x II Extender (used)
bought EF 100-400mm (sold 300/4L IS)
Apr 2010: bought EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II (sold 200/2.8L II)
May 2010: bought EF 24-105mm f/4L IS (used)
June 2010: bought EF 85mm f/1.2L II (sold 85/1.8 )
July 2010: bought EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS (used)
Oct 2010: bought MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro (used)
bought EF 24-105mm f/4L IS (with 5DII kit, sold used copy)
sold 70-300 DO
bought TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II
Nov 2010: bought EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II (sold EF-S 10-22mm)
Dec 2010: bought EF 35mm f/1.4L
bought EF 135mm f/2L
May 2011: bought EF 2x II Extender (used)
Feb 2012: bought EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS (used)
Apr 2012: sold EF-S 17-55mm
July 2012: received EF 40mm f/2.8 'pancake'
Aug 2012: preordered EF 600mm f/4L IS II
bought EF 1.4x III Extender (sold 1.4x II)
Oct 2012: received EF 600mm f/4L IS II
bought EF 2x III Extender (sold 2x II)

 

[prjkt]

In terms of SLRs I'm a big of a newbie

2005: receive 350D
Mid 2009: break 350D, buy 450D
NYE 2009: receive second-hand 400D as a gift (backup body)
2011: buy 600D, sell 400D, relegate 450D to backup/ girlfriend
2012: order 6D

Lenses: 28-135, 50mm 1.8, 28mm 2.8 (no AF anymore), 40mm 2.8,
Tokina 11-16 2.8, Tamron 24-70 2.8 VC, Sigma 70-200 2.8 OS

 

[curtisnull]

1975 - Kodak 126
1978 - Minolta XG1
1980 - Nikon F3HP
80's - Several other Nikon's - FM, FE, FM2, FE2, FA
1985 - Hasselblad 500CM
1992 - Camerz Classic Long Roll Camera
1996 - Nikon something autofocus (I can't remember)
1998 - (2) Nikon F5's
2000 - Nikon D1
2001 - (4) Nikon D1h's
2002 - Nikon D100
2004 - (2) Canon 1D Mark II's - Sold all my Nikon stuff
2004 - Canon 20D
2007 - Canon 50D
2010 - Canon 7D
2011 - Canon 5D Mark II
2012 - Canon 5d Mark III
2012 - Canon 1Dx

Wow, that's a lot of cameras over the years. Don't ask me to list the lenses. I'm not sure my memory is that good.

 

[awinphoto]

cameras goes something like this...

Parents semi-manual Canon film camera>Kowa 66>Toyo View 4x5>bronica 645>Canon Rebel G (rebel G during the medium and large format days as well)>Canon 10D>30D>50D>7D>5d2>5d3... Still have the 7d, bronica 645 and 5d3. This is the cameras I personally owned... not including cameras/brands I've shot with and or used professionally.

Lenses are way to many and confusing to list but in a nutshell the general progression went from cheap budget lenses from canon, tokina and sigma, and now progressed to my lens collection now.

 

[Kernuak]

Approx. 1982 Zenith 11 as Christmas present (still own it).
Around 1985, I yearned for either Nikon or Minolta, then eventually considered an Olympus, but ended up concentrating on career instead.
October(ish) 2007 400D, returned to photography after along gap. Considered Nikon D90 and 40D, they felt better in my hand, but I went for the lower cost option, plus I could use my old M42 screwmount lenses as a low cost option for additional lenses, which I couldn't do with Nikon.
August 2008, outgrew 400D and progressed to 40D, sold 400D to my Dad.
October 2009, got 7D, kept 40D as backup.
May 2010, got 5D MkII for landscapes, kept 7D for wildlife and sold 40D.
June/July 2012, got 5D MkIII, sold 5D MkII.

In between times, I also bought a secondhand EOS 3, probably around two or three years ago, to play around with slide, expecially Fuji Velvia.

 

[crasher8]

Grew up with my Dad's MF no name camera until it broke.
Had a Polaroid 420 as well.

Things got a bit more real in 1978:

Vivitar XV-1 (used this in initial darkroom training at Photographic and Reprographic Arts based Magnet High School)
Nikon EM
Canon Digital Rebel 300D
Canon T2i
Canon Elan 7
Canon 7D
Canon 5D3

 

[nonac]

Can't remember the dates, and don't want to dig through documents to figure them out!

Polaroid Instant Camera, can't remember the model #

Canon AE-1 Program

Canon T-50

Canon T-70

Canon EOS 3

Canon 40d

Canon 5d Mk III

 

[TexasBadger]

1972 Kodak Instamatic

1974 Canon F1 (sold it when Canon Changed FD mount to plastic)

1984 Nikon F2as (hated it compared to F1)

1989 sold all equipment for financial reasons.

2003 Elan7 w/ 85 1.8 (still have both)

2004 28 1.8 (still have)

2005 5DC (still have)

2007 70-200 2.8L (still have)

2008 24-70 2.8 L (still have)

2011 135 2.0 L (still have)
2011 G12 (still have)
2011 50 1.8 II (still have)

2012 5D3 ( still have)

 

[ishdakuteb]

1992: Canon QL17 G-3 (Got it from my mom)
1995: Sold it
1997 - 2012: P&Ss
2012: Canon T3 (Sold it right after getting 7D), 7D, 20D (Bought it for experiment purpose), 30D (Exchange 20D for this, same purpose), 5D Mark III

Lenses: 16-35mm f/2.8II, 24-105mm f/4, 50mm f/1.4, and 70-200mm f/2.8II
Lighting & Flash: 580EX II, YN-160s (2)
Filters: Hoya, B+W, and bunch of Cokin P
Tripods: Manfoto and Dolica Proline

Now, you can tell how much I have spent in just 2012 Wonder where I am now if I did not get a good price on Canon T3 kits from Staples (~$315 after price matched with Frys and coupon)... still using P&S, i would guess

 

[Waterloo]

As I recall my first "real" camera was purchased when I was around 19 years old. I probably had a Kodak Intstamatic before that. Remember flash cubes? I guess from that you can guess my age.

Miranda G
Nikon F2 Photomic
Nikkormat EL
Nikon FE
Linhof Kardan Color 4 X 5
Hasselblad 500C
Canon EOS 1N RS
(2) Canon EOS 1N
Canon EOS 3
Canon EOS 1V HS
Canon EOS 20D
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EOS 7D
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EOS 1D X

 

[yjchua95]

13 years old (2008): Ventured into photography with a Nokia N96.
15 years old (2010): Got my first camera, a EOS 500D with 18-55mm.
3 months later: Bought a Tamron 18-270mm, been using it ever since.
September 2010: Relegated 500D to backup, got a 60D because the 500D was too limiting.

2011: Got a 7D from my dad, rarely use it except for birding. Also bought a 55-250mm and a 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro

2012: Dad gave me his 5D Mk3 and 1Dx because he was too busy with his work (a bit too heavy for my taste though, these two cameras). Also bought a 10-22mm for my 60D.

Now: Just got all his telephoto primes because work was keeping my dad busy.

 

[unfocused]

Early 1960s: got a bakelight plastic Agfa box camera handed down from my Granddad;

Mid 1960s: Started borrowing my Dad's cameras. I remember a Twin Lens Reflex, a Tesina and a Minox, but there were others as well. Started developing and printing pictures with my Dad.

Late 1960s: Bought my first SLR, a Konica. First SLR ever with autoexposure. Eventually got a 20mm, 135mm and 300mm. All cheap off-brands. Most used a pre-set aperture ring.

Mid-1970s: Got a job at a small daily newspaper and bought a Canon F1, AT-1 as second body and Canon 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 135mm and Vivitar 100-300 zoom. Eventually bought a Canon 200 mm 2.8. Kept that kit through three kids, two marriages and several career changes. Lack of a darkroom, raising kids and job responsibilities meant little photography other than trips and birthdays.

2000s: Got divorced for second time, bought a Rebel xTi as first digital camera.

Got married again. Bought 7D shortly after it came out. Accumulated a variety of lenses and other equipment since then.

 

[rpt]

1967 my dad handed me a Lubital Twin reflex camera he had received from a friend (like the on on my profile photo)
1982 Canon AE1 with 50mm 1.8, 80-200 and Soligor 28-80 and a vivitar flash
1987 burglars destroy my Lubital :'(
1999 Olympus 340 P&S
2004 gifted a Canon 300D with 18-55
2007 bought 100-400
2012 bought 5D3, 24-105, 40mm and 600EX-RT

 

[WSMyles]

<mumble!> My mother's Leica Rangefinder
<mumble> Bought my first SLR - just-released Minolta AF 7000 (aka Maxxum), 24mm f2.8, 35-70mm f4, 70-210mm f4 "beercan." After a few too many snap-happy weekends (20+ 36-exp films) it was mothballed, to save my aching hip-pocket nerve! The 'keeper' rate on this camera was astonishing.

1999 (Sony DCR-TRV900E - video)

2003 Canon IXUS 400 - great little camera; still have it, still use it occasionally (keep it in the car)

2008 Canon 30d / 17-85 IS USM because I needed a half-decent camera now and the 5D2 was too late; compromise camera ought 2nd-hand with the intent of replacing it with a 5d2 - which quickly turned out to be a white elephant due to AF issues and the price.

2011/2 (Sony HDR CX130E - video) To simplify my workflow - mini-DV is a hassle, SD cards mount right up With no '5d mark 3' available at the time - again - Canon left me high and dry. Again.

2012 Would have a 5d3, 24-70 II and 70-200 IS II if Canon Australia weren't gouging the Aussie market. Every dollar they jack up the local price actually costs $1.16 to the Oz customer. We do not get the "rebates" that Canon offer to their US customers either.

I've also looked into buying a Sony A33/35/37/57 body to mount the old Minolta glass on. It seems a terrible waste to have that Leica-designed glass gathering dust - but the AF is soooo slooooooow, I suspect it'll be wasted money. The negatives (and 8x10 prints) from the Minolta are amazingly sharp, with wonderful bokeh (especially from the beercan). The beercan is a bit 'slow' for the dog sports though, at f4 in fading light. Even if it was great for Formula1 in very bright sunlight

I am one of those sitting right on the fence right now - the 5d3 kit is well over my budget, and I'm not about to invest in more glass for the 30d until I know what 'system' I'll end up with. So Canon get 100% of nothing, instead of 80% of a lot!

(I know I'm not alone in that sentiment, either!)

So I might end up with just an EF 70-300 (non-L) or a 70-200 F4 USM and wait a few more years with my 30d
A friend has trouble getting enough light with a 7D/70-300L doing the same things I plan to do.
Why invest a boatload of cash in a compromise? I vote with my wallet.

Yes, I've considered a 5d2 *and* a 7d as well... but it ends up costing the same or more than a 5d3 (no rebates here!)
Nikon prices here for the equivalent are comparable, so it's a wash vs 5d3 - so I'd choose Canon on that basis for the glass.

In about a month or less, I'll give up trying entirely and wait another year or two.

 

[pj1974]

A post like this was started before... might've been on another forum... but thankfully I had a copy of the text. So here goes:

1979 - 1995 Yashica film camera - when my parents let me use theirs
1995 - 1999 Olympus film camera - (I gave it away in about 2004 after not using it since 1999)
1999 - 2000 Kodak digital P&S (an early digital camera - used at work, occasionally took home)
2000 - 2001 Fuji F40i P&S (I gave it to friends who wanted a compact digital P&S, I wanted something with optical zoom)
2001 - 2003 Fuji 6800 P&S (zoom mechanism failed - but many photos in the meantime)
2003 - 2005 Fuji F60z P&S (a child broke it - but many photos in the meantime)
2005 - present Canon 350D (works faithfully. Taken about 100k photos. Weaknesses: AF, low light, poor handling, viewfinder)
2009 - present Canon 7D (a great body, awesome handling camera. Produces good quality images).
The future... maybe a 7Dmk___ in the meantime I enjoy photography a lot

I have several lenses from ultra-wide angle to telephoto zoom, macro, walk-around, etc.

Cheers.... 8)

Paul

 

[littlepilotdude]

January 2012- Stumble into photography with:

Canon Rebel T3/1100d w/ 18-55

August 26, 2012-

Purchase a 5D Mark II w/ 24-105
(gave Rebel to my dad)

 

[Dylan777]

Before 2008, I would NEVER spend over $200 on camera.

Sep 2008==> 40D + 17-55 f2.8 IS (borrowed from a friend. My wife and I welcomed our 1st child. All pictures were shot in "GREEN MODE or P=professional mode" ;D

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SPENDING STARTED FROM HERE:

Late 2008==> 40D + 17-55 f2.8 IS (bought this set for $1000)

2009==> Bought 580EX II + 50mm f1.4

2010 ==> sold 40D
==> bought 60D
==> bought 70-200 f2.8 IS mrk I (USED)
==> bought 28mm prime

2011 ==> sold 60D
==> sold 28mm prime
==> sold 580EX II
==> sold 70-200 f2.8 IS mrk I
==> bought 5D II + 24-105
==> bought 70-200 f2.8 IS II(x-mas special from BH, $400 off)
==> bought 3 different copies of 24-70 f2.8 mrk I - ALL SOFT, returned all 3.

2012 ==> sold 5D II
==> sold 24-105
==> sold 50mm f1.4
==> bought 5D III (YES...it was $3500 from 1st patch, light- leak is included )
==> bought 16-35 f2.8 II
==> bought 24-70 II
==> THINKING ABOUT 50L THIS X-MAS

FUTURE: Waiting for the new 100-400

 

[JPAZ]

Started with an old Argus Rangefinder.......

Then, 2 different Eos film bodies
A Nikon Advantax film body
Finally, a Rebel XTI then a 50d and....
Now a 5d mkiii