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Magnus
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Hello All,
I am new to this forum and would like to introduce myself. You will probably see my name pop-up in various threads with questions and remarks.
I'm Magnus, live in Münich, southern Germany and am becoming a genuine dedicated hobby photographer. I started off using a wide range of fully automatic photo equipment, cameras, lenses of all sorts and qualities, the biggest zoom was to small for me, not that I utilized it at all but thought it was fun to have. I made pictures of my wife, my kids, mother in law, the cats..... you know basic sort of family photography, gradually moved on to more "intersting" subjects such as the corner shop, the local theatre, multiple sunrises and sunsets and to be truthfull, at the time I shot them I found the results great and based on that bought another lens, or filter, or flash .... I found myself lugging a huge lowepro bag with kilos of "plastic" or whatever modern camera manufacturers call the stuff their bodies and lenses are made of ... I ventured into digital, only for a while, for this was my turnaround period, shooting 2000 pictures a week and having a hard time finding 2 acceptable shots... Anyway for some time I'v discovered Equipment minimalism and photographic pleasure maximalism. I sold all my Nikon stuff, really all of it and bought a mint condition Leicaflex SL2 with a summilux 35mm lens as well as a beaten down Hassleblad 500 C/M with an 80mm standard lens. I have been using this equipment now for over a year and reall enjoy the total photography thing... standard lenses have proved to be great quality and quite a challenge to use, makes you think of what you shoot and how you shoot it ....
I shoot both B/W and color slides (4 backs on my Hassleblad) and decide based upon the subject I want to take pictures of. I use grey cards and a handheld light meter, I find the total routine fantastic.
I couldn't get rid of my Conatx G2 kit with 21, 28, 45 and 90 lenses, people wanted to purchase it but at the last moment I always reconsidered, so I use that too mainly for the sort of family shots I wrote about in the beginning.
Anyway thats me, and I hope to gain from joining this forum.... up to a point that I will be knowledgable enough to pass on information and have others gain ....
Well sorry for the lenght of this thread .....
Anyway cheers all .....
I am new to this forum and would like to introduce myself. You will probably see my name pop-up in various threads with questions and remarks.
I'm Magnus, live in Münich, southern Germany and am becoming a genuine dedicated hobby photographer. I started off using a wide range of fully automatic photo equipment, cameras, lenses of all sorts and qualities, the biggest zoom was to small for me, not that I utilized it at all but thought it was fun to have. I made pictures of my wife, my kids, mother in law, the cats..... you know basic sort of family photography, gradually moved on to more "intersting" subjects such as the corner shop, the local theatre, multiple sunrises and sunsets and to be truthfull, at the time I shot them I found the results great and based on that bought another lens, or filter, or flash .... I found myself lugging a huge lowepro bag with kilos of "plastic" or whatever modern camera manufacturers call the stuff their bodies and lenses are made of ... I ventured into digital, only for a while, for this was my turnaround period, shooting 2000 pictures a week and having a hard time finding 2 acceptable shots... Anyway for some time I'v discovered Equipment minimalism and photographic pleasure maximalism. I sold all my Nikon stuff, really all of it and bought a mint condition Leicaflex SL2 with a summilux 35mm lens as well as a beaten down Hassleblad 500 C/M with an 80mm standard lens. I have been using this equipment now for over a year and reall enjoy the total photography thing... standard lenses have proved to be great quality and quite a challenge to use, makes you think of what you shoot and how you shoot it ....
I shoot both B/W and color slides (4 backs on my Hassleblad) and decide based upon the subject I want to take pictures of. I use grey cards and a handheld light meter, I find the total routine fantastic.
I couldn't get rid of my Conatx G2 kit with 21, 28, 45 and 90 lenses, people wanted to purchase it but at the last moment I always reconsidered, so I use that too mainly for the sort of family shots I wrote about in the beginning.
Anyway thats me, and I hope to gain from joining this forum.... up to a point that I will be knowledgable enough to pass on information and have others gain ....
Well sorry for the lenght of this thread .....
Anyway cheers all .....
