prsjnb

About prsjnb

Recently reincarnated as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Bath after a lengthy period 'on the heap'. Primary school teacher between 2003 and 2012 and prior to that a Senior Lecturer/Researcher specialising in the marrow stromal system of bone and marrow. I became interested in photography in my mid-teens and purchased my first SLR in 1980 (Yashica FR1, a.k.a the poor man's Contax RTS). Became interested in macro/close-up photography and moved on to Contax SLR's with lenses from Yashica, Sigma, Tamron and Contax before deteriorating eyesight resulted in my kit remaining essentially unused for a number of years. Woke up one morning a couple of years ago and decided to sell the lot and enter the world of DSLR with a Samsung GX-10, which was joined 18 months later by an immaculate, second-user K20D. Since then, I have acquired a wide range of lenses, including a number of older MF primes which I particularly enjoy the challenge of using. Currently the 'collection' consists of various 50/55mm primes (K, M, A and F-series; f/1.8, f/1.7, f/1.4 and f/1.8 respectively), M 200mm f/4, FA* 200mm f/2.8 DA 18-55mm, DA f/3.5-5.6 and 50-200mm f/4-5.6 WRs, 16-45mm f/4 DA ED, 35mm f/2.8 DA-L, D-FA 100mm f/2.8, Macro, Sigma 24mm f/2.8 Super Wide II, 28mm f/1.8 EX DG, 70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro, 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC 'Macro', 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG 'Macro', APO 100-300mm f/4 EX DG, Super Ozeck 135mm f/2.8 CF, Vivitar (Tokina) 17mm f/3.5 MC and 28mm f/2.8 CF (Kino Precision). For reversed macro (on camera or camera bellows) I have an EL-Nikkor 50mm f/2.8. The number of DSLR bodies used has expanded to include a K5 and K3. Updating this list for the first time since 2012 has made me realise that a 'fire sale'/trip to the charity shop is called for.