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a friend just sent me a pic scanned from 1987 she always had a compact camera of some sort what did you do before cellphone cameras did you always carry a camera? this is me showing one of my friends daughter the banjo the little boy is my godson "They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Benjamin Franklin, 1759-- Special Edition - Reverse TT 229ST.Sig Logo'd CTC Grips., Bedair guide rod | ||
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That was a long time ago, but doesn't seem like it, somehow. Just think-that little girl is in her 30s now. I was 30 when that picture was taken. If the next 20 go faster than the last 20 it will seem like 10. I don't anticipate making it another 30. | |||
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A lot of the time I had mine along. I was certainly frugal about burning film though. That has carried over into digital too I guess. ----------The weather is here I wish you were beautiful---------- | |||
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When I was in my early teens I got into developing film at the local boy's club. This interest in photography has stuck with me so I always seemed to have a camera with me. I spent a lot of time on the road on my motorcycle and always had a point and shoot tucked into the tank bag. Usually a 110 but I carried a disk camera for a while. “We truly live in a wondrous age of stupid.” - 83v45magna "I think it's important that people understand free speech doesn't mean free from consequences societally or politically or culturally." -Pranjit Kalita, founder and CIO of Birkoa Capital Management | |||
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Had a polaroid and a Kodak 110 or 2 Remember flash cubes and the little extension to reduce red eye? Then went 35mm and a Canon AE1. 1979. Had a Kodak DC 210 0.9 Megapixel for my first digital camera. ~1997 Next was a Minolta Dimage 7i. 5 MP 2001 Then Canon 20D. 8.2 MP 2004. And some very good glass. Then Canon 40D. 10MP 2007 Now Canon 7D 18 MP 2009 (doesn't see much use anymore) Edited to add more details. Collecting dust. | |||
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In 1989 I was 21 and with very little experience I got a job as a photographer at a local newspaper. I could never be certain if I had the correct exposure, that was stressful and then developing the film was twice as stressful. If you screwed up that was it, everything was ruined. It was utterly unimaginable that one day people could take pictures on a phone that would rival my old SLR and all without the nail biting effort that went into developing. No one's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.- Mark Twain | |||
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Oriental Redneck |
Our honeymoon on the Big Island, 20 years ago. Disposable Kodak camera. Q | |||
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I didn't carry a camera on a daily basis, and I suspect very few did. As others mentioned, we were a little more frugal with film. I heard a story on the radio (not sure how accurate the data is behind it) that more digital images are now captured every year than were taken in the entire history of film cameras. | |||
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I didn't (and don't) carry a camera all the time. However, when I'm on a tour, I have a camera with me (around my neck) constantly. When I was a child, a photo was a planned event, so there aren't a lot of me back then. When I entered the Air Force in 1960 I did buy a Kodak camera and began taking pictures. I now have a DSLR for use when I travel or for special occasions. Still don't have a smart phone and don't want one. However, I've got about 40,000 photos hosted on Flickr®, so I've not neglected photography. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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Henry @ 9 YOA, definitely not a digital image (1955). Scanned and saved. | |||
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I think I was in Kindergarten when this one was made. I look like an orphan. David 1943 age 5 by David Casteel, on Flickr flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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Yes but 90% of them are probably made with a cellphone, and 90% of those will be lost forever when their phone breaks and isn't backed up! Collecting dust. | |||
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It may be even higher. Probably not much loss considering that 90% of the 90% are duck face selfies. | |||
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In the military I was the guy with the camera. 35mm switching to digital when the point and shoots went into the higher zoom levels. As a teen I carried a 110 a bit borrowing my dads 35mm SLR. ___________________________________________________ But then of course I might be a 13 year old girl who reads alot of gun magazines, so feel free to disregard anything I post. | |||
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I got hooked on photography in HS and was in the camera club. I don't suppose they exist anymore though. While on a trip to Ireland recently I thought about how many pictures I was taking and remembered when shots would have to be rationed according to which size roll of film you had and now I'm glad thats no longer the case. "Momma say's the pistol is the Devil's right hand." | |||
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Before cell phone cameras? Hell, everyone had a camera lying around somewhere. You didn't always carry it around though unless you knew you would need it. I think those were the better days. Is it really important to show off the hot dog you are about to eat on Facebook? Probably just me. .....never marry a woman who is mean to your waitress. | |||
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I can't tell you how happy I am that their were no cell cameras around during the more adventurous times of my youth. | |||
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It was kind of frightening and hard to stay still when the flash powder went off. _____________________________________________________ Sliced bread, the greatest thing since the 1911. | |||
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By then the photo was made. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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