I've now got desparate for my POTD as I paid a visit to the attic today to pull out this dear friend. Although I first had a camera when I was about seven years old (a Kodak Brownie 127 my parents bought in a church bazaar), my entry into serious kit came when I was 18 with this Praktica LTL. Had it not been for my planned need of a zoom lens for my aviation photography, I would have doubtless bought a compact, but this East German SLR was available in the UK for just £45, a bargain even in those days!