My first SLR was a Asahi Pentax SV purchased around 1962 when I was a teenager. Main reason was that they were a lot better than a Practica and my boss knew the manager of a camera store who was willing to sell me one for a reasonable price. It was the start of a love afair that lasted up until I got involved with girls and motorcycles.
Replaced it with a pair of Asahi Pentax Spotmatics around 1964/5 when I got serious about photography. Also had Takumar 28/50/135/300mm and a 50mm macro lenses.
I now shoot with a Canon 40D & 5D mainly because of the availability of good lenses, including primes.
Last edited by RichardTaylor; 01-07-2010 at 09:29 AM.
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