Nov 16, 2015, 15:16
A bakelite 127 Brownie 1946/7, film was hard to get. Started work, 1950, end of 51 bought, at 5 shillings a week, an 120/12on Agifold, was £12.10 shillings. Joined the RAF Jan 53, was eventually posted to Singapore for 2 1/2 years. There bought a Voigtlander Vito B, and, just before I left, a Rolleicord V. Paid about £30, sold it for £60 when I came home. Eventually swapped the Vito for a motor bike. Resumed work Jan 56. Since then had a big variety of cameras, mainly bought Reps samples, and never lost money selling them on. Won a Nikon EM in a selling competition great camera, not thought so by diehards, as it was made of plastic. Still have about 30/40 lying about, including 2 10x8 Plate cameras, which I did use when I started work. One I should have held onto was the Leica 3G. Now a Sony a290 and one lens, Tamron 18/200, does all I want, and more. Ed.
To each his own!