Jussi-Paavo's photostream  

For me photography is a mix between art and documentary, where the artsy-craftsy of doing it the old fashioned way is important. -- If you want to know me but are in a hurry, an easy way could be to start with my preferred shots.

In my youth I used first a Pentax S1a for some years, then changed to a Pentax SP in quest for the thru-the-lens light meter. -- I like this model so much that now I also have the Voigtländer Bessaflex, a modern copy of the Spotmatic design.

In the meantime I also had a Yashica Electro 35 (R.I.P.) and a Olympus XA (still in use).

In June 2000 I turned digital with the Sony DSC-F505. In December 2003 I upgraded to a Sony DSC-F707.

Since December 2007 I have returned back to using film. Now I am a proud user of a Voigtländer Bessa-R and a Bessa-L, as well as a Zorki 3M and a FED 3 (type b)

My main lenses for the rangefinders are Voigtländer lenses Heliar Super-Wide 15mm/F4.5 Aspherical and Color-Skopar 35mm/F2.5. I also enjoy the Soviet made lenses Industar-61 55mm/F2.8, Industar-50 50mm/F3.5 and Summitar 50mm/F2 (collapsable).

Another recent acquisition is the quirky Exakta Varex IIa.

I also enjoy some heavy and cumbersome but oh so joyful medium format cameras. My first acquisitions were the Mamiya C330 Pro f and the Zenza Bronica S2. Later on I have added the Agfa Isolette I and the Pentacon six.

For metering I use a Weston Euromaster   Sekonic Flashmate L-308S (this works well but I would have preferred the L-398A analog model).

And I also dabble with music. Please check out a few of my tunes on SoundClick.