Cor, this is the thread to make one feel old!
My first photographic memory would be taking a snap of the railway crossing and signal box which is now non existant! I used an old 110 camera and remember being really proud of the image. I showed a teacher at school and thanks to his help, I dipped my toes into the fabulous world of photography. I too went through the period of Zenith before upgrading when I got my first job to a Pentax P30. A second ME Super body soon followed and I was in heaven!. Then along came clan Nikon the rest is history.
I must say though, I feel extremely privalaged that I cut my teath in "real" photography and have had the pleasure of traditional techniques and darkrooms. I still find the whole process so much more rewarding than the screen and the rush to buy the latest over priced CD that allows me to mimmic, but then being a wrinkly means I am bound to say that!
