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a close-up photo of a Canon Prima fixed-lens film camera sitting in the grass
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ele ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ from my archives: my very first camera ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ

a photo showing the very first camera I ever owned: a #Canon Prima fixed lens film camera. Nowadays I mostly use a Canon 5D Mark IV for photo work... and sometimes a mirrorless Nikon and Fujifilm X-T3. Shot in my garden in Italy a looong time ago with a Nikon D80 and a 50mm f/1.8 AIS


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Some years ago I read about a well renowned photographer who exclusively used a cheap compact camera for all shoots. Well known models wanted him for his unique and high quality results.

I can't find the name now; it was from a feature article a few years back in a Norwegian news magazine called D2 (not a camera reference).

I remember I was fascinated by the number of well known models he had been hired to photograph - and someone had taken photos of him at the set, in various angles and with the little and clearly cheap compact camera.

IIRC, when the photographer was asked why he preferred that camera despite being able to afford newer and better ones, he replied: The camera itself doesn't do much magic, it just captures the light. The result is entirely up to the photographer.

I'm sorry I couldn't find the name of the photographer nor the article.

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@ele
If you still have it, maybe keep it :) ?
I keep most of my smaller old (work) tech: they were tools of their time which helped me accomplish certain things, and they remind me of that.
Also - even though often technically obsolete - a lot of those products have design features that can still be inspirational and relevant way later.
To me, they are sort of mental tokens of time that can spark memories aswell as new ideas ๐Ÿ’ก.

Either way: nice pic :) ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

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@coprolite9000 Nice - my first camera was a (basically identical) Canon Snappy EZ. Only apparent difference being the name?

Current camera: Canon 5D Mark IV. Heh.

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