Squonk11's photostream

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
Canon EOS 40D
Pentax K100D
Pentax K10D (no pics on flickr yet)
Pentax K20D (no pics on flickr yet)
Ricoh GX100
Epson R-D1
Olympus E420
Fuji Finepix S100fs (no pics on flickr yet)
Panasonic Lumix G1