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Since October 20, 2009
I bought my first camera in the summer of 1976 -- a Canon FTBn. The FTBn is a single lens reflex with needle in the circle metering and manual focusing.
I felt much more in control of the creative process with this camera. I am certain I would not be as good a photographer if I had begun with a fully automatic camera.
There were many years when I hardly went anywhere without having my camera slung over my shoulder. After much use, the light meter stopped working and the shutter timing became erratic. I still have it but it is really just taking up space in a bureau drawer
My next camera was a Canon A-1 which was, at the time, Canon top-of-the-line for the non-professional.
It has automatic metering (either fixed focal length, fixed shutter speed, or fully-automatic.) although it still has manual focusing.
A few years ago, I bought a Canon G-1 and that had enough quality to make decent photographs. The next year we got a Canon Powershot S400 which was very handy to carry around.
In April of 2005 I got the Canon Digital Rebel XT and I felt like I had returned home to my SLR roots.
