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My first camera memory goes back to the 80s when my dad bought me a Miranda MS-1 for Christmas. We even did some developing at school, though I can’t say I remember much about it – just that it lit the spark.
Fast-forward past lusting after an Apple QuickTake, a random Fuji point-and-shoot, and a Sony compact, and I eventually went DSLR with a Nikon D40 and later a D90. I joined Portsmouth at Night for some long exposures and wire wool spinning, but after buying a few lenses the fun wore off.
Then came the Fuji X100 – and that’s what really pulled me back in. The feel, the immediacy, the looks… it was just perfect for street work. Autofocus was slow, but who cares? I still have a Rev.1 X100 (my second, after losing the first!).
That camera also nudged me back into film: Yashicas, Canonets, an Olympus XA, a Holga, and eventually the Leica M6, which I still adore. Film forces me to slow down and shoot more deliberately, which I love.
On the digital side I went X-Pro1 → X-T3 (didn’t click with it) → X-Pro3, which paired really nicely with the M6. After trimming down my kit, I ended up selling both the X-Pro3 and a Leica M262 to get the Leica M11 – my supposed “forever” digital camera. Time will tell if it really is…
