Sgt Rock: an introduction
I'm another refugee from DPR. I lurked there for four years but wasn't able to participate because Phil, or his automated system, kept banning me: six times, and never an explanation. He doesn't answer emails...not mine, anyway.
I'm an American. After twenty plus years in the U.S. Army, I retired and I now live in Germany with my German wife.
I bought my first camera in Korea when I was stationed on the DMZ (the Zone) in Korea in 1970: a Yashica rangefinder. I bought a Canon FTB a few years later, and a Canon F-1 in 1979. In 1982 my interest in street photography led me to something smaller, lighter and quieter: the OM-2n. A few years later I bought an OM-4, the best camera I've ever owned. I still have both Olys and the Canon.
When I decided to go digital in 2002, it was the Oly forum that impressed me the most: almost no one had anything negative to say about their cameras and the community felt really tight. I couldn't afford an E-10/20 then, and definitely not the E-1 when it was introduced, but I bided my time and eventually bought a 300. I'm happy...for the time being.
My main photographic interests are street, urban landscapes, portrait, and the nude (which, according to the rules here, I won't be able to share).
As I mentioned in another thread, I'm looking forward to a greater life expectancy here. I don't need no stinkin' DPR ;-)
Sarge
P.S. for Carlos: dude, it's really been fun watching how your portraits have improved; each one better than the last. And you have the perfect subject.
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