The first camera that I received was Sony DCR-HC21E. It’s a compact mini DV digital camcorder with carl zeiss lens. This camera enamored me, as it was the only film camera that I owned for years. I did all kinds of experiments with it. I quickly realized that I was taking better videos with it. I was firing off random frames just to see how they would turn out on the screen. I was now in full control of the photographic process. I knew how to shoot cinematic videos. I was metering every shot exactly how I wanted with careful composition. This was the point when I got hooked.
