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Subject: [Leica] first camera.
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Wed Jun 1 11:47:22 2005

An Agfamatic with 110 film that I won at a like-a-Mc Donalds colouring
competition  in '74.
I think it was an Agfa because at that time, I lived in Mortsel, the
homebase of Agfa Gevaert.
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> 
> George Lottermoser wrote:
> 
>>> I think it was $1.25 an hour...... maybe $1.35!  Summer kid help
>>> prices....
>>> And stealing film was not approved of... I spent most of my money on
>>>    
>>> 
>> my
>>  
>> 
>>> Miranda SLR.  Remember them?
>>>    
>>> 
>> 
>> At 14 years old, I was earning a $1.25/hr sweeping floors at a
>> commercial photo studio. Bought my first camera "brand new;" a Mamiya
>> C3. What a thrill!
>> 
>> Fond regards,
>> G  e  o  r g  e    L  o  t  t  e  r  m  o  s  e r, imagist
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In reply to: Message from scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin) ([Leica] first camera.)