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How many cameras did I use?

Well I have started with a National 35 camera from one of my relative. Then from 1991 I started shooting with SLR cameras. I do not remember years of their use, but here are list of them mostly in chronological order starting from start.

1) Praktica MTL5 or something
2) Another Praktica, this time a beyonet mount with apperture priority (got damaged by a dear friend)
3) Zenith E
4) Minolta SRT 101
5) Nikon F50
6) Nikon FM2 - took most of my slide films with it.
7) Pentax Spotmatic - real MMM
8) Canon EOS 620 - Serious, intelligent, practical camera
9) EOS 630
10) EOS 650
11) EOS 1 HS - a beast, a working monster
12) Canon QL GIII - I wish I get another GIII in digital era. I have never enjoyed any other camera as much as this one. But this realization came late. Before that, I gifted it to a friend.
13) Yashica FX3 - A beauty with muscle. I made it up with wonderful leathers. With another friend now.
14) Canon 350D - first DSLR, almost like a gift.
15) Pentax k100D - as a Pentax can be. Small, beautiful, work horse, practical camera.
16) Pentax K20D - Still miss it. So, go for daughter's K10D nowadays.
17) Sony NEX 3 - I still have it even after it got lost/stolen three times. I still go for it be it rain or dust. Give good shots, even after 6 years of rigorous use.
18) Sony NEX 6 - first real EVF for me.
19) Sony Alpha 6000 - So much dependable, a true multipurpose camera
20) Fuji XE-1 - Like a Samurai knife
21) Fuji X100S - what a camera!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
22) Canon 5D classic (with a 40mm f2.8) - almost like a trusted MMM in today's MILC days
23) Sony RX100 Mk I - A Beatlle kind of giant camera.
23) Sony Alpha 7RII - These cameras have grown more than I can handle or eligible to. It is in THE sweet spot for all sorts of photography except for too fast auto-focus requirement photography, like bird/wildlife/sports. Which do not do as well. A Canon 40mm f2.8 attached with it is now my favourite street system. I am enjoying its company.

Some P&S cameras in between too.

But the most i liked is the Canon Rangefinder one and the EOS 620.

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