Me and my 'dorff V8---17 years

[BrianShaw]

OK, 16.

Cradle robber.

[John Kasaian]

Cradle robber.

Nope. A cougar. She was older than me when I met her

[Vaughn]

OK, 16.

My boys were born in 1997, so that is what tipped me off. The last time I introduced Bryce to someone, I mentioned that he was 16 -- he quickly corrected me and said he was 16 and a half. Wanting to add a half year to his age will change...LOL!

A few years back I thought I was turning 54...what a nice surprise to re-do the math on my birthday to find I was only 53! It was like be given an extra year of life!

[Doug Herta]

Built the 4X5 Bender in the fall of 1997. It was what I could afford at the time. Took it across the USA, up to Alaska, through Europe and Southeast Asia. It is simple, light, and still takes fine photos. A collection of super-heavy monorails have taken over my basement. Time to get light and free again. Someone want to sell me an 8X10 field camera?

[Roger Thoms]

I should look for the receipt for my Sinar Alpina, I bought it around 1997, still have it, no not as cool as a V-8 but still a great camera. Congratulation on your 16th anniversary, and I hope you are getting through that back stock of film you mentioned in a recent thread.

Roger

[uphereinmytree]

I am the new owner of an old deardorff 8x10 and a 5x7 and wish I had both a while ago. very intuitive camera as my buddy louis pacilla kept telling me a while ago. i'm thinking all the other view cameras will be sad as they sit on the shelf. The 8x10 may be older than I am!

[mandoman7]

Many of us have gone down the same road apparently. Here's the receipt for my purchase in '94 from MPX. Jim had just gotten it in and the the bellows were leaky so he let it go for $725. The gearing was in excellent condition, and once a new bellows was installed, it became a really great user camera.