Unframed Dave
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Hi, I'm Dave from Norfolk in the UK.
I got into film photography at school, our art teacher was an enthusiast and managed to secure the funding for a darkroom and two Praktika mtl50's.
After school I bought my first olympus, an om40. I then graduated through to an om2sp. In my view zuiko lenses were at the top of the tree at a consumer level at the time.
When digital first became popular, I dropped out and the rest of the family started taking the snaps. After a decade off, I bought my first nikon, a d7000 if memory serves me well. Up until recently, I've been shooting mainly a d500 for wildlife with a d850 for landscapes.
Recently I've had old age set in and the weight has just become too much. My wife bought an A6400 which thoroughly impressed me, accordingly I've purchased a secondhand 6600 (can't get a new one in the UK presently). I'm currently waiting for a GM 100 - 400 to turn up.
It looks like my nikon will be going up for sale.
Other hobbies, along with my wife, I run a bell target shooting club, have a pair of dogs, a fifty year old wooden Broads cruiser and collect many things including vintage cameras. I have around two hundred cameras, everything from glorious mahogany plate cameras, to classic blads. We both retired early to travel and snap the world, plans have obviously been put on hold, but I managed to see 49 countries before I turned 50.
Sorry for the protracted waffle, but that's me.
I got into film photography at school, our art teacher was an enthusiast and managed to secure the funding for a darkroom and two Praktika mtl50's.
After school I bought my first olympus, an om40. I then graduated through to an om2sp. In my view zuiko lenses were at the top of the tree at a consumer level at the time.
When digital first became popular, I dropped out and the rest of the family started taking the snaps. After a decade off, I bought my first nikon, a d7000 if memory serves me well. Up until recently, I've been shooting mainly a d500 for wildlife with a d850 for landscapes.
Recently I've had old age set in and the weight has just become too much. My wife bought an A6400 which thoroughly impressed me, accordingly I've purchased a secondhand 6600 (can't get a new one in the UK presently). I'm currently waiting for a GM 100 - 400 to turn up.
It looks like my nikon will be going up for sale.
Other hobbies, along with my wife, I run a bell target shooting club, have a pair of dogs, a fifty year old wooden Broads cruiser and collect many things including vintage cameras. I have around two hundred cameras, everything from glorious mahogany plate cameras, to classic blads. We both retired early to travel and snap the world, plans have obviously been put on hold, but I managed to see 49 countries before I turned 50.
Sorry for the protracted waffle, but that's me.
