The Beginnings with my Kodak V35 K5

Back then my aunts and uncles had Yashicas & Minoltas to capture our moments. We will pop in a 35mm Fuji or Kodak film (usually Fuji as it was cheaper), wind it up just enough to maximize every inch of the sensitive roll of plastic and start snapping. Flash was a disposable cube affixed on top of the camera. I think it was good for 4 flashes before you need to change with a fresh one. My adolescent mind then calculated that it must cost a bit to own a camera and take pictures. The film, the disposable flash, film processing fee and printing. Every shot will be money wasted if not properly taken. I remembered after my PSLE, I took my first "understanding photography" book from the library and read it cover to cover. Well, if I can't have a camera, at least I can understand and appreciate it. Who knows? I may get a camera soon. I want to be ready. It was not until 2 years later that my Dad got me my first. A mean looking Kodak VR35 K5 with "cutting edge" technologies. The Kodak got built-in pop up flash, motorize winder and automatic rewinder! And choosing from bright light to low light was by turning the ISO ring from 100, 200 or 400 at the front. And what's more, it was a Kodak, the father of photography. How cool!

My Kodak VR35 K5 in 2012. still working including the flash. Now proudly owned by my 12yr old daughter. "Who needs Lomo  when I can have a real Kodak", she once said .