The first camera I ever owned
I was given this as a Christmas gift when I was 12 years old. Loved the thing. It took the old, now deleted 126 size film cartridge. I still have photos I took with this camera way back when, I must try to dig them out. There used to be nothing more thrilling than taking my films to Gem Photo in Parkway Mall and getting the pics developed. I used to eagerly rip open the yellow envelope and tear through the photos, eager to see how they turned out.
I recall that the "flip flash" that this camera took was very expensive, even by 1984 standards (about 8 dollars). Quite a price for a 12 year old to pay for something that would eventually end up in the garbage!
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 | C.S. Graves
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2009-10-12 02:13
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Wow, I think I had the exact same model for my first camera too! I don't know if any of the photos I took are still kicking around, but I had fun as a kid snapping the odd photo with it. And the flashes that you could buy for it, I recall those... they also had cubes for it as well. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! (Reply to this) (Thread) |
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 muzikman
2009-10-26 23:40
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Heh heh....you're welcome. I can still smell that very distinct odor of a new role of 126 film, after you ripped open the foil wrap it came in. I miss that chemically, plasticy smell. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
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