1) Prolink DC1316 - 1.3megapixel camera. costing ~$199 or was it $299. Bought NCP 64mb CF for ~ $60? now can get ~ 512mb liao!? Bought it in 2000. Sold it ~1y after.
2) G2. 4megapixel. in dec' 2002, G3 just came out, G2 was still ~$1k, was very expensive decision for a student then. Went Belfast for a semester in 2003, went Europ during the semester, totally depended and loved my G2 to death.
3) 17/2/04 bought 2nd hand 300D, first big plunge into DSLR where the bottom of my pockets knew no bounds!
4) Bought Ixus400 and A80 in 2004.as well.
5) retired G2 in oct'05. really sad to let it go, but really under-utilised.
6) Bought 2nd DSLR body 350D in dec'05. Now loving it!
coming to think of it, am really thankful to be living in the age of digital technology. Without it, I might never venture seriously into photography. And though it might be cheaper if digital technology is very mature ie: pro FF bodies for $3k?, it is/was good to start learning as digital technology progresses; to learn every camera's strengths and weaknessess, hence upping one's learning curve.