{"id":84,"date":"2014-09-28T10:32:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T15:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/?p=84"},"modified":"2014-11-16T20:02:48","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T01:02:48","slug":"my-first-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/?p=84","title":{"rendered":"My First Cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"

My first camera was the Kodak Instamatic X-15F <\/strong>(1980). \u00a0I bought it with the money I earned delivering the Eugene Register Guard. \u00a0It used the 126 film and required neither focusing nor exposure setting.<\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/a>
Kodak Instamatic X-15F<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have been fascinated about cameras since then. \u00a0I’ve gone on to use Pentax ME-F (1982), Pentax LX (1984), Nikon F4s (1994),\u00a0Nikon F3HP (1994), Pentax Super Program (1995), Sony Cybershot DSC-W1 (2004), Nikon D200 (2006), Nikon D800\/D810 (2012\/2014), Fujifilm X-E2 (2014) and Nikon D4s (2014).\u00a0 I’ve also used my father’s Pentax ME-Super (1979) and Nikon FG (1984), and a relative’s Canon EOS 5D Mark III (2013).<\/p>\n

The Pentax ME-F<\/strong>\u00a0camera was my first single lens reflex (SLR) camera. \u00a0It had an autofocus indicator in the viewfinder. \u00a0It also had an optional autofocus zoom lens with a built-in motor.<\/p>\n

The Pentax LX<\/strong>\u00a0was my first SLR camera that had advanced capabilities, such as, through-the-lens off-the-film metering, interchangeable viewfinder, interchangeable focusing screens, mirror lockup, depth-of-field preview and weather sealing. \u00a0It could operate without batteries using its mechanical shutter from 1\/2,000th sec. to 1\/75th sec. \u00a0Despite it being classified as a professional-level camera, it suffered from a well-known sticky-mirror defect.<\/p>\n

\"Pentax<\/a>
Pentax LX with Winder LX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My first programmed autofocus camera was the Nikon F4s<\/strong> – the autofocus motor was built into the camera. \u00a0It was also my first camera that totally relied on batteries to operate as it lacked the mechanical backup shutter that the F3HP<\/strong> had. \u00a0Spare batteries had to be on hand at all time to be able to continuously use the camera.<\/p>\n

\"Nikon<\/a>
Nikon F4e and Nikon F4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In my transition to digital, I got a film\/slide scanner Nikon CoolScan 5000 ED<\/strong>. \u00a0It was capable of producing over 20 megapixel images albeit it takes a long to time to complete a scan.<\/p>\n

My first DSLR camera was the Nikon D200<\/strong>. \u00a0It succeeded the D100, which I consider as the first viable digital camera. \u00a0It had a 10.2 megapixel DX-format (APS-C) image sensor\u00a0with\u00a0a 1.5x crop factor.<\/p>\n

\"Nikon<\/a>
Nikon D200 w\/ MB-D200 Battery Grip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The D800<\/strong>\u00a0is my first 36.3 megapixel FX-format full-frame DSLR with improved low-light imaging capability usable up to ISO 2,500, but I would have preferred to have the older D700 because of its superior low noise high ISO performance. \u00a0In addition, the D800 had a left autofocus problem that plagued early production versions of the camera, resulting in me having to send it back to Nikon for warranty repair.<\/p>\n

\"Nikon<\/a>
Nikon D800 w\/ Nikkor AF-S 200mm f\/2G<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fujifilm X-E2<\/strong>\u00a0was my first mirror-less lens-interchangeable rangefinder camera. \u00a0Inspired by Robert Capa, I have always liked the simplicity of the rangefinder but could not afford the Leica. \u00a0A major drawback of this camera, however, is its slow autofocus.<\/p>\n

The camera I wanted very much but did not get was the Nikon F5. \u00a0By the time, I got around to shopping for my next camera, cameras had gone digital. \u00a0The latest camera that I admire is the Nikon D4s<\/strong> because of its advanced capabilities, especially for responsive low-light imaging.<\/p>\n

\"Nikon<\/a>
Nikon D4s w\/ Nikkor AF-S 58mm f\/1.4G<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My first camera was the Kodak Instamatic X-15F (1980). \u00a0I bought it with the money I earned delivering the Eugene Register Guard. \u00a0It used the 126 film and required neither focusing nor exposure setting. I have been fascinated about cameras since then. \u00a0I’ve gone on to use Pentax ME-F (1982), Pentax LX (1984), Nikon F4s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89,"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions\/89"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.limnetwork.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}