I took my first photographs in the sixties, with a Yashica twin lens reflex camera, on black and white 120 roll film. I learned to develop my negatives and print them in my father’s darkroom. He was a skilful photograher and used a Nikon 35mm with the Photomic head. He also had a couple of Mamiya C220s with various lenses.
In the eighties I got a Nikon F301 that I used for family photos and in my work as a private investigator and vehicle recovery agent. I still have hundreds of pictures taken for the client of me standing next to articulated tractor units, battered vans, tipper trucks and saloon cars.
In 2000 I got my first digital camera and started to experiment with what was then called virtual reality. Apple were the only people who had the software, and I got my first Apple desktop. I did a virtual tour for Batemans, the former home of Rudyard Kipling, of his study and the trophy room on the first floor, then inaccessible to disabled visitors. This allowed them to have some interactive experience of these important places. It was the first use of a virtual tour by the National Trust.
In 2015 or so I bought my first DSLR, a Nikon D3200. In 2018 I got a nice used D700. Off and on, I have been experimenting with the D700, first using the 50mm prime lens that came with my F301. I have since acquired a couple of zoom lenses and some more primes: an AIS 35mm f2.8 and an AI 28mm f.2.8.
I am slowly getting back into photography and the basics that I first learned when I was a kid. I have also realised that you can take really good pictures with the humble iPhone. See my photographic blog and portfolio at viewforu.com.