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20-Feb-2026 Dennis Hoyne

My First Camera

actually my mom's but I used it all the time back in the early fifties.

FujiFilm X100VI
1/60s f/4.5 at 33.0mm iso1000 full exif

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pkocinski23-Feb-2026 12:54
Might have been built in Rochester, NY (my hometown). Kodak had what was called the "Hawkeye Plant" on St Paul Street that was separate from the big production area on Ridge Rd W. My first camera was a Kodak Brownie Bullet - still have it.
Fong Lam23-Feb-2026 06:27
The modest boxy form and simple viewfinder remind us of an era when storytelling began with a roll of film and a hopeful press of the shutter....V
Bryan Murahashi23-Feb-2026 03:20
Wonderful photo of this great vintage camera.
Nick Paoni23-Feb-2026 02:18
What a neat piece of photography history. It makes a great still life.
carol j. phipps23-Feb-2026 01:32
Aw! I'm glad you still have it. What a great composition with this old camera. Vote
globalgadabout22-Feb-2026 22:30
wow.. treat to see this classic...my first was a Brownie Starflash, a present in the late 1950s..
Helen Betts22-Feb-2026 22:11
Great shot of this oldie but goodie.
joseantonio22-Feb-2026 17:07
Lovely old beauty.v
Alain Boussac22-Feb-2026 16:44
It was the camera of my childhood, thank you Dennis ! V.