Sometimes the joy of photography is in the technology. Sometimes it is in the simplicity. Always it is in producing an image. (Darren Krakowski on photo.net)
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I've been interested in photography since my school days. I bought my first serious camera in 1980, a Pentax MX with a 50mm f/1.7 lens. That's all I used for the next ten years. Only then did I buy a 28-80mm zoom for it. I still absolutely LOVE that camera.
By the end of the 90s my photographic activity had slowly dried up. In an attempt to revive it, I finally took the step to AE and AF in the shape of a Canon EOS 300. From there things started rolling again, and I quickly acquired additional lenses (including a 50mm f/1.8: These standard lenses are great!). My old MX also saw increasing use again, and I ventured into TLR and RF territory...
With the birth of our first son in 2005, I succumbed to the siren song of digital, first with a nice little Canon A95. Then came a Fuji S9500, a Fuji E900 and a Fuji F30 (Fujis are great in low light). My current everyday pocket camera is a Ricoh GX100. And I've ventured into DSLR territory with a Pentax K100D (recently joined by a K10D) and a secondhand Canon EOS 10D.
At the same time I'm hunting for 50 year old cameras on eBay, and they are absolutely fun too!
Since I got a Bessa R for my 40th birthday, I'm growing ever fonder of the Voigtländer RF cameras and lenses (although there aren't many examples on my photostream, as scanning is such a hassle...)
But in the end, whatever the cameras I use, there is always the picture... And here the flickr is a great stimulus and learning experience!
Digital cameras used (click on name for pictures taken with them on my photostream):
Canon EOS 40D
Pentax K10D (no pics on flickr yet)
Pentax K20D (no pics on flickr yet)
Fuji Finepix S100fs (no pics on flickr yet)
- JoinedOctober 2005
- OccupationIT
- HometownBrussels
- Current cityDilbeek
- CountryBelgium
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