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I am an idea thief.
I am a collector of images.

I am a graduate from the best photo school you've never heard of, with a degree in Commercial Photography and BioCommunication/BioMedical photography.

I'm a film enthusiast, shooting small, medium, and some large format.

But I am not anti-digital.

I love the international nature of Flickr.
I wish I had a knack for linguistics.

I don't like viewing images at just 500px.
I don't like distracting/obnoxious watermarks.

I do a lot of my thinking out loud. And I can rant endlessly.

Current Camera Inventory:

-Nikon F2 35mm SLR camera (ca. 1974)*
-Nikon F2A 35mm SLR camera (ca.1979)*
-Nikon F3HP 35mm SLR camera (ca.1980s)
---Nikon Ais 20mm f/2.8 lens
---Nikon Ai 24mm f/2.8 lens
---Nikon Non-Ai 50mm f/1.4 lens
---Nikon Ai 50mm f/1.4 lens
---Nikon Ai 105mm f/2.5 lens
---Nikon Ais 105mm f/2.8 macro lens
------Nikon PK-11 lens extension tube
---Itorex Ai 70-200mm f/4.5-5.6 lens
---Nikon MD-2 (F2) motordrive
---Nikon DE-1 (F2) prism finder
---Nikon DP-11 (F2) prism finder
---Nikon DW-1 (F2) waist-level finder
---Nikon MD-4 (F3) motordrive
-Nikon FE2 35mm SLR camera (ca.1980s)
-Nikon FG-20 35mm SLR camera (ca.1986)
---Nikon E-Series 50mm f/1.8 lens
---Nikon SB-19 Speedlite flash
-Fujica St-801 (ca.1972)
---Fujinon EBC 50mm f/1.4 lens
-Olympus XA 35mm rangefinder camera (ca.1980s)
---Olympus A11 flash
-Agfa Parat 1 half-frame-35mm viewfinder camera (ca.1960s)
-Hasselblad 500C/M 120 SLR camera (ca.1976)*
---Hasselblad 80mm f/2.8 CF T* lens
---Hasselblad 150mm f/4 C lens
---Hasselblad Waistlevel finder
---Hasselblad NC2 prism finder
-Mamiya C220 120/220 TLR camera (ca.1969)*
---Mamiya-Sekor 80mm f/2.8 lens
---Mamiya-Sekor 55mm f/4.5 lens
---Mamiya Waistlevel (double action) finder
---Mamiya Prism finder
-Kodak Brownie Hawkeye 620 toy/box camera (ca.1950s)
-PhoTak Foldex 20 120 folding camera (ca.1950s)
-Calumet CC-400 4x5 view camera (ca.1950s/60s?)
---Kodak Wide Field Ektar 100mm f/6.3 lens
---Wollensak Raptar 4½" (114mm) f/4.5 lens
---Wollensak Raptar 135mm f/4.7 lens
---Graflex Tele-Optar 25cm (10") f/5.6 lens
-Polaroid Pro Pack Land camera (ca.2003)
-Polaroid 250 Land camera (ca.1968)
-Polaroid "The 800" (4x5) Land camera (ca.1950s)
-Polaroid Big Shot Land camera (ca.1973)
-Polaroid CU-5 close-up/macro land camera (ca.1960s/70s)
---5" lens: Tominon Copal 127mm f/4.7
---3" lens: Tominon Copal 75mm f/4.5
---Ratio Multiplier
-Canon Rebel XT digital SLR camera (ca.2006)*
---Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens
---F-to-EOS adapter
-Vivitar 285HV flash (ca.1980s)
-Vivitar 285HV flash (ca.1990s)
-Minolta 360px flash (ca.1980s)
-Nikon SB-22 speedlight flash
-Cactus V2s wireless flash triggers (poverty wizards) (dead)
-Yongnuo RF-602 wireless flash triggers
*-primary workhorses

[If I have photographed you, your band, etc; you're welcome to use the photo(s), unedited, in your myspace, facebook, and/or other social site gallery. I only ask that you help me network, by giving me photocred and/or linking back to my Flickr]

Otherwise, all photos within this stream are copyrighted to mattbell (Matthew Kristopher Bell). They are posted hi-res and without blatant watermarks, in good faith that they will not be used, copied, or reproduced without expressed written permission; but may be viewed large and without undue distraction.