About Squonk11  

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)





For a different look, see my pictures on darkr

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 Powershot A95
Canon Powershot A630
Fuji FinePix S9500
Fuji FinePix E900
Fuji FinePix F30
Canon EOS 10D
Pentax K100D
Pentax K10D (no pics on flickr yet)
Ricoh GX100
Epson R-D1
Olympus E420
Fuji Finepix S100fs (no pics on flickr yet)
Panasonic Lumix G1