My first camera I fished out of a park trash bin. My mom agreed if I could fix it, I could keep it. 4-H projects, trips and a few point & shoots later I bought my first camera that didn’t require me running up as a zoom. I used Pentax and I loved it. It was hard for me to leave film for digital. It was a good move. I can take dozens (read: hundreds) of photos without having to leave and  buy more film.  A gift!