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I take photos because one day I want to remember myself through the photos I have taken and I'm too lazy to maintain a diary :-\

 

I'm in a field of applied science and at the moment I'm a researcher and a teacher at a university in Melbourne, Australia.

 

About my recent photos:

I am a photo-purist to a great extent. So almost all the shots I've taken recently haven't even been cropped or rotated to correct vertical alignment. If I'm not happy with an image, I throw it away. Yes, I use only primes and I like fast lenses. I manual focus a lot. I don't retouch images (see notes below images). I don't shoot in the continuous mode (machine gun) to capture action.

 

And I shoot most things except macros and old people's wrinkles. Also I hate it when people refer to digital camera ISOs as "ASA"... Anyone seen the "ASA button"? I didn't think so. And why on Earth do people refer to their cameras as "rigs" and their shoots "gigs"? If it fits in a garbage can it's not a "rig" and it's not a gig unless people come to see you perform.

  

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Some notable gear that I currently own (*), have previously owned (^) or don't own but have used (mentioning them here since I give "advice" here and there):

 

Canon EOS bodies: 1Ds3, 1D4, 1D3, 5D Mark III, ^5D Mk II, 6D, 7D, 70D, 60D, ^50D/IR, ^40D, 1V, *3, 1N, etc.

 

Canon L/pro lenses: 14 f/2.8L II, TS-E 17 f/4L, ^24 f/1.4L, ^24 f/1.4L II, TS-E 24 f/3.5L, TS-E 24 f/3.5L II, 35 f/1.4L, 50 f/1.2L, MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x, ^85 f/1.2L II, *TS-E 90mm f/2.8, 100 f/2.8L IS Macro, 135 f/2L, 180 f/3.5L Macro, *200 f/2L IS, 300 f/4L IS, 300 f/2.8L IS, 400 f/5.6L, 400 f/2.8L IS, 800 f/5.6L IS, 8-15 f/4L, 16-35 f/2.8L II, 17-40 f/4L, 24-70 f/2.8L, 24-105 f/4L IS, ^70-200 f/4L IS, 70-200 f/2.8L IS, 70-200 f/2.8L II IS, 70-300L IS, 100-400L IS, 28-300L IS and not so pro lenses: 70-300 DO IS, ^17-55 f/2.8 IS, *35/2 IS, *Canon 250mm f/4 Reflex

 

Four Thirds stuff: Olympus 12 f/2, Panasonic 20 f/1.7, Olympus f/7-14, Olympus 25 f/2.8, Panasonic f/7-14, Olympus 35-100 f/2, Olympus 150 f/2, Olympus 300 f/2.8, Olympus 90-250 f/2.8, *Tokina 300mm f/6.3 (catadioptric), etc. and FT bodies like E-5, E-3, E-30, EP-2, EP-1, L-1, L-10, GH-1, GF-1, GF-2, GF-3, GM-1, etc.

 

Large format: ^Chamonix 8x10, ^Linhof Kardan Standard 8x10, *Shen Hao TFC-810A, ^Chamonix 045-N2, *Graflex Speed Graphic 4x5, ^Nikkor 65mm f/4 SW (4x5" lens), *Schneider Xenotar 150mm f/2.8 + Copal 3 (4x5" lens), ****150mm f/2.8 "Planar" (4x5" lens), *Fujinon 300mm f/5.6 (8x10" lens), *Kodak Aero Ektar 12"/307mm f/2.5 (8x10" lens), *Schneider Xenar 480mm f/4.5 (non-tele, ~20x24"), *Schneider Super Symmar XL 110mm f/5.6, *Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 210mm f/4.5 + Ilex Universal No. 4, *Carl Zeiss Jena DDR APO Germinar 1000mm f/12, *Schneider Super Angulon XL 90mm f/5.6 MC, *Plaubel Anticomar 300/4.2 in Compound 5.

 

Leica stuff:Leica S2, TS APO-Elmar-S 120mm f/5.6 ASPH (~Schneider PC TS Apo-Digitar 120mm f/5.6), X-Vario, X1, M8

 

Misc. cameras/lenses: Fuji X-Pro 1 + 35 1.4, Fuji X 56/1.2, Fuji X100S, Fuji X100, Hasselblad Lunar, etc., *LZOS Rubinar 300mm f/4.5 (catadioptric), Samyang 300mm f/6.3 (mirrorless catadioptric)

 

Nikon 1: J1, V1, 10mm f/2.8, 32mm f/1.2

 

Nikon F bodies: DF, D4, D3s, D3, D810, D800, D700, Fuji S5 Pro, etc.

 

Nikon lenses: 8mm f/2.8 Fisheye AI-S, 24 f/1.4G, PC-E 24/3.5, 35 f/1.8G, 35 f/2D, 35 f/1.4G, 40 f/2.8 Micro, 50 f/1.2, 50 f/2, 55 f/3.5, 55 f/2.8, 85 f/1.4G, 85 f/1.4D, 105 f/2 DC, 105 f/2.8G VR Micro, 200 f/4D Micro, 200 f/2G VR, 300 f/2.8G VR, 400 f/2.8G VR, 600 f/5.6, 14-24 f/2.8G, 24-70 f/2.8G, 70-200 f/2.8G VR, 70-200 f/2.8G VR II, 200-400 f/4G VR, etc.

 

Pentax/Samsung stuff: Pentax Q, K-3, K-7, K20D, K10D, etc., FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited, DA-Star 200mm f/2.8, DA 40mm f/2.8, etc. Samsung NX5 and NX10 + 30mm f/2.

 

PhaseOne:IQ260 Achromatic, P65+, 645DF, Schneider Kreuznach LS 110mm f/2.8

 

Rangefinders (other): ^Fuji GW690III, *Bessa R, Canon 7 + 50mm f/0.95, *Polaroid 190 Land, *Fuji GF670W

 

Sigma stuff:50/1.4 Art, 120-300 f/2.8, 12-24 DG, 8-16 DC, *600 f/8 (catadioptric), *400mm f/5.6 (catadioptric), 50 f/1.4, 50-500, 150-500 OS, DP1, DP2, etc.

 

Sony stuff: ZA 16-35 f/2.8, ZA 24-70 f/2.8, 70-200 f/2.8G, 70-400G, ZA 85 f/1.4, ZA 135 f/1.8, STF 135 f/2.8 [T4.5], SAL 500mm f/8 AF, etc. and bodies like RX1, a99, VG-900, a900, a850, a77, *A7R FS, A7, A7S, Nex-7, Nex-6, *Nex-5R FS, Nex-5N, *NEX-5, NEX-3, NEX-VG10, RX10, *E 16mm f/2.8, E 20mm f/2.8, *E 50mm f/1.8 OSS, *E 35 mm f/1.8 OSS, ^FE 35mm f/2.8, FE 55mm f/1.8, FE 70-200mm f/4 OSS, E 18-55, E 18-200, *H9+DH1774, *T7, etc.

 

Voigtlander: *12mm f/5.6 Silver LTM

 

Zeiss:ZF Otus 55/1.4, CP.2 85mm T2.1, *Contax 645 Zeiss 80mm f/2, ZM 25mm f/2.8 Biogon, ZE 35/2, ZE 28/2, *CZ Jena Biogon 3.5cm f/2.8

 

Misc. accessories: *Gitzo GT2541, *Gitzo GT1541T, ^Gitzo GH-1780QR, *Gitzo GM2451, *Manfrotto 303-SPH, *Manfrotto 405, **Canon 580 EX II, *Canon ST-E2, *Epson V700, *Novoflex EOS/NIK NT, *Baader FUV-2

 

I think anyone who hasn't covered the Olympics armed only with film and a shoebox with a hole in it is guilty of being a gearhead.

 

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Flickr groups I've created:

Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS Extender 1.4x

Canon EOS 1D X [Technical Discussions]

Canon EOS M - Mirrorless

Canon L Primes on Film

Fujinon Lenses

Large Format Color

Light The Night [Leukemia & Lymphoma Soc., Leukemia Fndn.]

Multicultural Australia

Olympus OM-D Original (3xO)

 

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Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy the photos. I love to hear your thoughts - both good and bad.

 

Note: If you would like to use my images without linking, e.g. for print, offline, etc., feel free to ask :-)

 

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