Me and My Cameras

My first camera was a Agfa Bilora Boy ( Photo by courtesy of Kurt Tauber and his Camera museum ).

My next camera was an Agfa Rapid and I started taking snaps from my family and trips.

But in order to make good shoots I borrowed the Kodak Retina IIIc from my father and developed the black and white pictures in a darkroom I set up in a spare room at my school.

In 1976 I bought my first SLR, a second hand Olympus OM1. I started working in a darkroom again and re-discovered my hobby photography.

Less than two years later, in 1978, I bought the newly released OM2 from my first salary as a teacher and this camera accompanied me for 22 years until it broke down in Shanghai and I completely swapped to digital.

One of the first ( 1978 in Nepal ) and one of the last ( 2000 in Xi'an )
OM2 pictures. See more.from China..

After having borrowed a digital Agfa camera from my school in February 1998 I became so obsessd with this medium that finally in April 1998 I bought a Minolta Dimage V, my first digital camera at Dixons, Oxford Street in London. For two years I ran both systems, chemical for the 'important pictures'and digital for the 'fun pictures'.

All my photos on the pages about London, Oxford, Culham, Provence and Venice were taken with this camera.

Two years later in August 2000 the quality of the Minolta was not enough and after the break-down of my OM2 I was fascinated by the Sony DSC 505V which really served me well and did more than fun. The OM2 soon was repaired but never used afterwards.

Domaine de Gyfie Lanzarote Abingdon

I started experimenting with this camera and enjoyed the quality of the pictures. See more...

Again two years later, in October 2002 I bought the Nikon Colpix 5700 which I thought was better than the Sony, but only the maximum picture size (which I rarely use) was an improvement. The Carl Zeiss lens of the Sony definitely was better.

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	My first camera was a Agfa Bilora Boy ( Photo by courtesy of Kurt Tauber and his Camera museum ).
	My next camera was an Agfa Rapid and I started taking snaps from my family and trips.
	But in order to make good shoots I borrowed the Kodak Retina IIIc from my father and developed the black and white pictures in a darkroom I set up in a spare room at my school.
	In 1976 I bought my first SLR, a second hand Olympus OM1. I started working in a darkroom again and re-discovered my hobby photography.
	Less than two years later, in 1978, I bought the newly released OM2 from my first salary as a teacher and this camera accompanied me for 22 years until it broke down in Shanghai and I completely swapped to digital.	One of the first ( 1978 in Nepal ) and one of the last ( 2000 in Xi'an ) OM2 pictures. See more.from China..
	After having borrowed a digital Agfa camera from my school in February 1998 I became so obsessd with this medium that finally in April 1998 I bought a Minolta Dimage V, my first digital camera at Dixons, Oxford Street in London. For two years I ran both systems, chemical for the 'important pictures'and digital for the 'fun pictures'.	All my photos on the pages about London, Oxford, Culham, Provence and Venice were taken with this camera.
	Two years later in August 2000 the quality of the Minolta was not enough and after the break-down of my OM2 I was fascinated by the Sony DSC 505V which really served me well and did more than fun. The OM2 soon was repaired but never used afterwards.	I started experimenting with this camera and enjoyed the quality of the pictures. See more...
	Again two years later, in October 2002 I bought the Nikon Colpix 5700 which I thought was better than the Sony, but only the maximum picture size (which I rarely use) was an improvement. The Carl Zeiss lens of the Sony definitely was better.