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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3929286" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p>My first SLR was an Asahi Pentax Spotmatic that I bought while stationed in Pakistan. Later, my mom wanted a good SLR, so I helped her pick a Minolta XG-1 and a couple of lenses. She did fine with it for a few years, and then one year on a cruise, she didn't have any pictures come out. When I showed up for a visit, she gifted me the camera and lenses and bought herself a point and shoot.</p><p></p><p>Then, at another family get-together later, my sister said she wanted to sell her Canon T-50 and one lens. She said she wanted $50, so I paid her and took possession. With three cameras like those, I figured to have the Pentax with the strongest telephoto lens, the Minolta with a little weaker telephoto lens, and then the Canon with a 50mm lens and the motor drive for advancing film. Oddly enough, I never got the chance to take all of them and hide out in the forest to "shoot" wildlife with them.</p><p></p><p>When we downsized to move into the RV, there was no room for storing three cameras and all those lenses, so I sold them to a guy that was buying for a granddaughter that wanted to take photography lessons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 3929286, member: 7900"] My first SLR was an Asahi Pentax Spotmatic that I bought while stationed in Pakistan. Later, my mom wanted a good SLR, so I helped her pick a Minolta XG-1 and a couple of lenses. She did fine with it for a few years, and then one year on a cruise, she didn't have any pictures come out. When I showed up for a visit, she gifted me the camera and lenses and bought herself a point and shoot. Then, at another family get-together later, my sister said she wanted to sell her Canon T-50 and one lens. She said she wanted $50, so I paid her and took possession. With three cameras like those, I figured to have the Pentax with the strongest telephoto lens, the Minolta with a little weaker telephoto lens, and then the Canon with a 50mm lens and the motor drive for advancing film. Oddly enough, I never got the chance to take all of them and hide out in the forest to "shoot" wildlife with them. When we downsized to move into the RV, there was no room for storing three cameras and all those lenses, so I sold them to a guy that was buying for a granddaughter that wanted to take photography lessons. [/QUOTE]
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