My First Real Camera

My first real camera was the Canon 200D.

Published 28 July 2026

  • Photography
  • Cameras
Kenan-John takes a selfie with two friends posing closely beside him indoors

These are some un-edited samples from all of those years ago. You can tell I loved taking photos of my friends, and the colours and sharpness I got out of this camera really impressed me at the time.

A smiling woman stands on a coastal track between the sea and a windswept tree

Ella wears a tiara and a 21 sash while holding a small birthday cake with lit candles

A woman with her hair styled into two pointed tufts looks down in a green garden

This one felt especially cinematic with the colours and blurry background. It obviously helps that the subject was quite attractive, but it was at this point I knew I wanted to keep using DSLRS and later mirrorless cameras for my photography.

A man leans towards the camera making a playful face beside a pool table

And this one too! I can’t believe I got this photo on an old APS-C camera from 2016 and its kit lens.