Praktica
An old friend I have had since the mid 1960's. My first "serious" camera that I purchased from a friend's dad for $20. A circa 1952 Praktica single lens reflex with the venerable 50mm f2.8 Zeiss Tessar Jena pre-set lens. Shutter speeds from 1/2 second to 1/500th. No light meters, instant return mirrors or automatic stop-down apertures on this baby. It introduced me to the wonderful worlds of macro, telephoto, street, and astrophotography. She still works as well as the day I got her. Replaced in 1969 with the Canon FT-QL my brother brought me back from his tour in Vietnam. The greatest gift I ever received. Now this fine old Praktica just looks at me from a shelf. Kind of sad, really.
Praktica
An old friend I have had since the mid 1960's. My first "serious" camera that I purchased from a friend's dad for $20. A circa 1952 Praktica single lens reflex with the venerable 50mm f2.8 Zeiss Tessar Jena pre-set lens. Shutter speeds from 1/2 second to 1/500th. No light meters, instant return mirrors or automatic stop-down apertures on this baby. It introduced me to the wonderful worlds of macro, telephoto, street, and astrophotography. She still works as well as the day I got her. Replaced in 1969 with the Canon FT-QL my brother brought me back from his tour in Vietnam. The greatest gift I ever received. Now this fine old Praktica just looks at me from a shelf. Kind of sad, really.