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Even though having held one or the other smaller camera in my hand before, I still consider 1992 as kind of a starting point for getting a bit more serious about photography. About to go onto a highly anticipated trip to Spain, I started to investigate options how to better capture some of the expected impressions in pictures; given the considerations the decision to buy my first SLR only seemed logical. The Nikon F601 remained a trusted companion for more than 15 years, helping me to form my first ideas about the type of pictures I might be interested in. As a consequence of this initial learning process it became obvious pretty soon, that in order to get closer to the results I was aiming at, a lens of considerable longer range was required -- adding a Sigma 70-300mm to my bag therefore was a logical step. This combination stayed with me for quite a while until end of 2006 I finally changed to digital - buying a Nikon D80.

Starting from summer 2007 I have been getting more and more serious in my approach, especially because I wanted to get closer to the type of results I wanted to achieve. The break-point was when starting to expand on the lens collection, to cover a wider range of light conditions:

Camera bodies:
- Nikon D80
- Nikon D300
- Nikon D3
Lenses:
- AF-S DX Nikkor 18-135mm 1:3.5-5.6 G ED
- AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
- AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF
- AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
- AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
- AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED
- Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED
- Tamron SP AF10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical IF