I like to take pics and like to look at pics.

I started out in my teens with a Minolta SRT-200 w/45mm Rokkor-X.

The light seals went on my Minolta and I went about ten years shooting occasionally with disposal cameras. Just lost all my motivation.

Got a couple of point n shoots in the 2000's....

Then in July of '08 I received a Nikon D60 for my birthday. Joined Flickr a couple of weeks later and the tips and photo samples here have been an inspiration for me.
Met several members here and had some good photo shoots with them.

Gear I own or owned:

Nikon D40
(Sold 04-20-2009)
Update: 11-05-2011 Picked up a used one on ebay 4500 shutter clicks, mint!

Nikon D50

Nikon D60 (on loan)

Nikon D90

Nikon D200
(Sold on eBay 11-27-2011)

Nikon D300
(Sold on eBay 12-08-2011)

Nikon D3100

Nikon D5000
(Sold on eBay 12-10-2011)

Nikon D7000
(Sold on eBay 10-15-2011)

Nikkor 16-85mm AF-S VR
(Sold on 02-03-2011)

Nikkor 18-200mm AF-S G DX VR II
(sold on ebay)

Nikkor 18-55mm VR
(Sold 04-20-2010)
Bought another 12-15-2010, I missed that little lens! (On loan)

Nikkor 18-70mm AF-S

Nikkor 35mm AF-S G DX f/1.8
(Sold 04-20-2010)

Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8 AF

Nikon Series E 50mm f/1.8 MF
(Sold on eBay 04-04-2010)

Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-S 50mm f/1.4 non-AI

Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF

Nikkor-H.C 50mm f2.0 non-AI

Nikkor 55mm f3.5 Micro Nikkor-P Auto non-AI

Nikkor 55mm f2.8 Micro AF
(Sold on eBay 01-15-2011)

Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G AF-S VR

Nikkor 70-300mm G AF-S VR

Nikon Series E 75-150mm f/3.5

Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D AF
(Sold on eBay 01-16-2011)

Nikkor-C 80-200mm f/4.5
(sold on eBay 11-19-2011)

Nikkor-P Auto 105mm f2.5 non-AI

Nikkor-Q Auto 135mm f/3.5 non-AI

Nikkor-Q Auto 135mm f/2.8 non-AI
(Sold on eBay 11-30-2011)

Nikkor-P 180mm Auto f/2.8 non-AI
(Sold on eBay 11-18-2011)

Nikkor Q-C Auto 200mm AI f/4 non-AI

Rokinon 85mm f/1.4
(Sold on eBay 11-11-2011)

Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM
(Sold on eBay 07-09-11)

Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX
(Sold on eBay 07-09-11) huge mistake!
Update 12-09-2011 Got another one! Love this on a cropped sensor...Compact UWA!

Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC
(Sold on eBay 02-08-11)
Very impressive sharp lens, so I bought a new one for $90.00 on 11-10-2011)

Sigma 24mm F1.8 EX DG
(Sold on eBay 12-20-10)

Sigma Super-Wide 24mm f/2.8
(Sold on eBay 12-22-11)

Sigma Super-Wide II 24mm f/2.8
(Returned due to back focus issue)

Sigma EX DG 24-70 mm f/2.8
Sadly UPS delivered just before a T-storm and the lens got soaked on the inside. UPS picked up, returned to seller. I was refunded my shockingly cheap price of $217.00. What a bummer!

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM
(Sold on eBay 01-01-2010)

Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM II

Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 Di-II LD

Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD AF
(Sold it on eBay 11-16-2011)

Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 185D
(Sold on Ebay 11-23-10)

Tokina SZX 60-300mm AIS zoom f/4-5.6 (Sold on eBay 01-05-2011)

Tokina 50-135mm f/2.8 AT-X 535
(Sold on eBay 10-05-2011)

Tokina SD AT-X PRO 11-16mm f/2.8
(Sold on eBay 11-25-2011)

Tokina AF 80-200mm f/2.8
(Sold On eBay 04-09-2011 'F' error on my D90)

Vivitar Series 1 Macro 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5

Vivitar 28mm AI f/2.8

Vivitar Auto Wide-Angle 35mm f/2.8
(Sold on eBay 11-19-2011)

SB-400 Speedlite

SB-600 Speedlite

Nissin Speedlite Di622
(Sold on eBay Sept 10 2011)

Minolta SRT MC-II

45mm f/2 MD Rokkor-x
28mm f/2.8 MC W Rokkor-x
Access P-MC 35-70mm f/2.5
58mm F1.4 Rokkor PF (Sold it with Olympus E-1 06-02-2011)
Super-Paragon 135mm f/2.8

Olympus E-1 (Sold all the Olympus gear On e-Bay 06-02-2011)

Zuiko 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6
Zuiko 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6
Zikkor Nikon F-Mount Adapter
Minolta MD Mount Adapter

Olympus E-PL1 with 14-42 Kit Lens (07-29-11 Seller described it as including the pancake lens but didn't ship it with the body and I returned for a full refund. $412.00. Had it two days. Don't really think it out performed my S90)

Canon Powershot S90

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    ⊰t⊱ says:

    "Hoppy, you are a great flickr friend. However, I am glad to know you as a real life friend. I want to say " thanks " for introducing me to North Fork Mountain, and all the other lovely places that you've shared. We've had some great adventures, and I'm looking forward to having many more. Keep shooting!

    T"

    10th May, 2011

Name:
Jim Hopkins
Joined:
July 2008
Hometown:
Bowie
Currently:
MD, USA
I am:
Male and Single
Occupation:
Boredom
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