Hello from Holland

[Jos de Lijster]

I am a real amateur. I started with an Yashica rangefinder in 1958. Followed by an Asahi Pentax Reflex and a Lunasix in 1962. Between 1960 and 1966 I had a darkroom (B&W). After that I took off into the world and used the Pentax for holidays and special occasions.
I used the Pentax untill the Digital Darkroom grew up. i bought the Olympus E!. It is a lovely camera. But it is to big and I miss my manual interventions. Of course you can do them with the E1. But I cannot get used to the DSLR's and their shooting. Then Leica announced the M8. So that will be my future.

Because of the big gap between 1966 and 2000 I did not develop a specific area of interest (people, nature, etc.).
The only area i still love is B&W. Not just images but also movies.

Jos de Lijster

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Hi Jos,

As a fellow Dutch person, let me be the first to welcome you, I hope you'll like it here.
Where are you located in the Netherlands? Are you into making B&W movies yourself, or is it just watching/collecting the ones already made by others (like I do ;-)).

Please feel free to ask any question in the appropriate forums, even if they seem trivial. There'll always be some folks around willing to help out.

Cheers, met vriendelijke groet,

Cem

 

[Jos de Lijster]

Reply

Hi Cem,

Thanks for your welcome.
I live in Nuenen near Eindhoven.

I do not make B&W movies myself, nor do I collect them.

I like B&W because it does provides you with all the necessary information to understand and enjoy the picture / image.

Color is nice but often overwhelms you and the message is lost. But color is often very powerfull and neccesary. I like it.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Welcome! We love the Dutch and look forward to you adding to that reputation!

We would love to see your Olympus and Pentax pictures, so get out those boxes!

Asher

 

[Bart_van_der_Wolf]

Hi Jos,

As a fellow Dutchman I say, "Welkom".

You'll find these forums/fora being moderated by pleasant and knowledgeable people, and the tone of voice is generally civil. There is quite a number of 'true professionals' from around the globe participating in these forums, and 'true amateurs' as well. We all share the same fascination of capturing the light that shapes objects, and that conveys emotion/beauty.

Enjoy your visits, and do share some images. Critique (if any) is usually focused at (potentially) improving the composition or postprocessing. Although tastes obviously differ, it can at times be enlightening to see an image 'in a different light'.

Bart