My interest in photography started at the age of 13, when I bought a second hand Canon AE1, which 20+ years on, I still have. I also own a Canon T70 and a T50, and quite a nice set of lenses.
I spend hours on picture "editing", dark room etc.. (dark room = photoshop of yesterday), I loved it.
Then I had some period where buying 3 rolls of film a week was just not an option.
My camera gathered dust, I went back to it a few years later, did some lovely stuff, then tried a bridge digital camera. (Sony H5) Loved it, got some amazing shots. And the cost in the long run.. wow!
The it got stolen, and I was sad...
I went back to the SLR, but it was just costing me too much.
I've always wanted to get into film, and having done some writing in the past (plays, novel & poetry), video was the next logical step.
I've now got a pretty nice HD video setup (Canon HFS100, Rhode Videomic, stabiliser, tripod, dolly, etc...)
My knowledge I've built up with my classic cameras over the years, helps me a lot on the video work I'm doing.
I've written 2 shorts, which are now in final stages of storyboarding, and hopefully one day I'll get round to filming..... :roll:
And for digital photos.. I use a Fujifinpix s10 (I think?), it's crap, as you can see on my BST snaps, but it'll do, and with good lighting, it can take pretty decent snaps.
My next investment is a new Macbook Pro, as my current 2006 macbook is just not liking Premiere Pro and editing HD video files.
Max