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Been shooting since I was knee high to a Brownie. Borrowed a Konica range finder for a trip to Washington, DC and got hooked taking night shots of the monuments. My first real camera was a Pentax, built a dark room and was in business. Literally. Took my camera to Junior High and took pictures of kids during lunch break. Printed up that night and sold them for 25 cents the next day. Started working in a camera store for 90 cents an hour plus 30% off supplies. Got into Leicas and even bought a Hasselblad, got more addicted. Turned my hobby more into a business in high school taking photos of formals and big parties. Helped pay for college. Had all my equipment stolen in Italy except for my Hasselblad which I sold for a deposit payment on a rental to move in with my girlfriend, now wife of 30 years. Lost interest in photography due to lack of dark room. Got a sony 707 and the fire was lit again, got a Canon Rebel, got a bunch of lenses, got a 20D, then a 5D and an M8.2 (going full circle now). And the rest is posted here.