:lol:

Back-when as a 16-year-old, my budget couldn't allow Nikon system prices so I went with Mirandas. Still have a boatload of Miranda/Soligor gear, alas all inert now. Repairing them would be absurdly expensive compared to actual value.

My first SLR was a fixed-lens Mamiya, a 50mm ∱2.8, BTW.

Reformed Photojournalist
Former USAF Phlyin' Photog
"The brave ones shot bullets, the crazy ones shot film!" --Joe Longo, WW-II Army Combat Camera