Thanks for the audio post, my dad passed his cameras onto my brother and myself three weeks before he passed on four years ago. I wound up with a Nikon F and Leica M3 with some lenses and my brother wound up with a Topcon, Nikkormat Ftn and Leica IIIG.

All these cameras got overhauled and get used, I use my F and M3 often as I have a lot of happy childhood memories tied up in those cameras.

It’s a real treat to be able to shoot with a camera that both of my parents used when I was a child. I definitely plan to give this one to a future generation.

Also, passing down digital cameras is still very much possible, assuming you have one that takes AA batteries. The memory card might be a problem, though.

I was 13, I had no camera and had just joined my schools photography club. Like so many I was hooked after watching a classmate show me the ropes for the very first time inside the darkroom and the magic of watching that image appear on B&W paper for the very first time inside that tray of developer had me instantly hooked.

My Grandfather (Who lived us at the time) could see how hooked I was and gave me his own pride & joy to use, now this was now SLR but only a very humble Konica C35 but it was akin to winning the lottery at the time and started me out on a journey I am still travelling. So yeah, I shall be ever grateful for that without any doubt at all and always remember it fondly even though it’s some 30+ years ago now. I soon moved onto a Canon EF SLR after a few years of saving but unlike the EF and so many other cameras after that I still have that little Konica C35 to this day.

I agree with you, “inheriting” a camera is a fantastic event because it’s not just an object, it’s kind of a tool and a companion.

A pity that with most modern cameras that’s simply not possible. Even the greatest digital camera will be discontinued, and so will its batteries, etc.

Nice blog and viva la revolucion!