135mm cameras in my life:
Argus C3 (1975?) Photo
My grandpa on my mother’s side gave me this when I was expressing an interest in photography. Â He had purchased it a long time ago, along with all kinds of lenses and things. Â It was in excellent condition at the time around 1975 or so. Â Had lots of filters and such as well, ended up giving it to Brian the younger brother who lost it somewhere along the way. Â I feel bad that I didn’t hang on to it myself.
Minolta SRT-201 (1976?) Photo
No longer have this camera, bought it about 1978 I think. Â I was in High School still and got this along with a 55mm lens as a kit from Sears I believe. Â Had no idea what camera to get and just picked a kit out of the catalog when I had the money to buy it. Â I think it was around $250.
Minolta X-700 (1981?) Photo
Bought this while in College I think, from a shop in the Mall in Gainesville. Â I may have done this after I graduated, I’m really not sure.
Assorted Digitals
Aug 1999 Kodak DC210 as my first digital, a whopping 1.2 mega pixel
Feb 2001 Olympus C990Z, D490Z 1600×1200
Feb 2003 Canon PowerShot S200 1600×1200 Photo
July 2004 Philips Key019 Key Ring Camcorder
May 2005 Canon PowerShot SD300 2272×1704 Photo
Jan 2007 Olympus FE230/X790 3072×2304 Photo – broken screen
Apr 2007Â Casio EX-Z75, 7.1 mega pixel; -wet on Vacation
Nov 2007 Olympus u790SW S790SW 3072×2304 Photo
20?? Nikon Coolpix S9100 mostly for video 16.1M
Nikon D100 (12/17/2002)
My first digital 35mm DSLR camera, I had been waiting for a long time and ended up buying it at a shop in Atlanta along with a older/used 35-85 push-pull zoom lens. Â I think I paid about $1999 for it?
Nikon D200 (01/29/2006)
Bought about January 2006. Â but didn’t get until almost February I think. Â Main reason for upgrade was larger resolution. Â Sold D100 to my brother Brian. Â Bought from Adorama since B&H couldn’t get the camera fast enough. Â I also got the kit with the camera since it was faster as well. modified this to take IR shots, haven’t done much with it. $2300?
Nikon D700 (01/26/2010)
Bought this at the end of 2009, mostly for the full frame so I could utilize my wide angle lenses better. $2600?
GoPro Hero3+
Outdoors stuff, hiking and in the water. I now use it mostly for the Phantom 2 Drone.
Nikon Df 01/10/2014)Â 16M
$2995 with 50mm 1.8 lens
GoPro Hero4 Black (07/15/2015)
For video stuff and timelapse.
Nikon D810 () 36. Mp
Bought Mar 2015 $2995 body only with MD-12 Battery pack. Good Timelapse, some video.
GoPro Hero5 (2017)
Lots better timelapse, traded in my Hero3+ for $100 off.
