July 2025
These are some of my first photo studies taken when I was at secondary school and the early years at university. The first photograph was taken with my dads camera at our family farm’s walnut grove. The camera was a Konica rangefinder made in Occupied Japan. Ironically the last film camera I had before totally embracing digital was a Konica Hexar rangefinder camera.
The remaining photos were taken with my first SLR camera bought from Hong Kong. It was a Canon FTB. I am forever grateful to Errol Tong for bringing the camera to me when he visited my parents motel in Blenheim.
2 replies on “Prequel-My first film days”
Love the image of Dundas St. It captures the era beautifully. The wintry light, the active-wear and hair fashions of the time, the cars and I was just starting secondary school!
Thanks Jenny. When I took the photo and reviewed the image after printing I thought it ok but not good enough to put in my “keepers” album. But now looking back after 48 years it has become something special