Retired mathematician, researcher and software developer, now an amateur photographer. Born in Czechoslovakia, lived and worked in Vienna, Austria, but since 2002 I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

I started photography in my childhood with very simple Pionyr (camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Pionyr) & Corina (www.lomography.com/magazine/51607-corina-reliable-bakelit...) film cameras. My first SLR was the Russian Zenit TTL (petapixel.com/2016/07/06/review-zenit-ttl-solid-slr-price...).

Currently I use these digital cameras:

December 20/2023 I SOLD MY SONY A7 II ...

Sony NEX-5N (APS-C, 16MP) - Announced Aug 24, 2011, www.dpreview.com/products/sony/slrs/sony_nex5n

Sony NEX-5 (APS-C, 14MP) - Announced May 11, 2010 www.dpreview.com/products/sony/slrs/sony_nex5

Fuji X-T20 (APS-C, 24MP) - Announced Jan 19, 2017, www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilm-x-t20-review

Fuji X-T1 (APS-C, 16MP) - Announced Jan 28, 2014, www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilm-x-t1

Fuji X-E1 (APS-C, 16MP - Announced Sep 6, 2012), www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilm-x-e1

Fuji X-M1 (APS-C, 16MP) - Announced Jun 25, 2013, www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilm-x-m1

Fuji S5 Pro (APS-C, 6MP) - Announced Sep 25, 2006, www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilms5pro

Nikon D80 (APS-C, 10MP) - Announced Aug 9, 2006, www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond80

Nikon D200 (APS-C, 10MP) - Published Feb 23, 2006, www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond200

Canon 20D (APS-C, 8MP) - Announced Aug 19, 2004 www.dpreview.com/products/canon/slrs/canon_eos20d

Pentax *ist D (APS-C, 6MP) - Published Oct 28, 2003, www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentaxistd

Olympus E-330 (4/3", 7MP) - Announced Jan 26, 2006, www.dpreview.com/products/olympus/slrs/oly_e330"

Olympus E-500 (4/3", 8MP) - Announced Sep 26, 2005, www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse500

Olympus E-510 (4/3", 10MP) - Announced Mar 5, 2007, www.dpreview.com/products/olympus/slrs/oly_e510

Olympus E-520 (4/3", 10MP) - Announced May 13, 2008, www.dpreview.com/products/olympus/slrs/oly_e520

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 (1", 20MP) - Announced Jun 12, 2014 www.dpreview.com/products/panasonic/compacts/panasonic_dm...

But I also like to test old compact digicams from beginning of the digital era (digicams which are now in my ownership: Panasonic Lumix LX1 and Panasonic Lumix LX5 - my "poor man Leicas", Nikon Coolpix 5700, Canon PowerShot A650 IS, Fujifilm SD8000).

Occasionally I use one of my film collection SLR/rangefinder cameras (Zenit TTL, Zenit EM Olympic Edition, Zenit 3M, Zenit E, Zenit 122, Zorki 4, Pracktica MTL 5B, Yashica FR II, Rikoh Singlex TLS, Konica FS-1, Yashica MG-1) and film point and shoot cameras (Canon Sure Shot 130m, Canon Zoom, Minolta AutoFocus Tele, Pentax Espio 110).

Most of all I like to shoot close ups and macro photography, especially flowers and nature details. But I do not hesitate to take a picture anytime when I see something beautiful. About 95% of my images are taken using manual exposure & manual focusing. I prefer to take images with a lens from my vintage lenses collection.

Thank you for visiting my photostream! And also thanks for all your faves and comments!