Last weekend, I hooked up with >30 (other) photogs/nerds/geeks/whateveryoucallthem in the Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem (NL). Objective to capture some animals (on film or digital media), and to talk about everything (but not limited to) related to photography.
I attended several of these meetings over the years, and I must say that these outings are always a lot of fun. This time I brought my Leica M9 (28mm, 35mm and 50mm), and my Nikon D300 (with the Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VR).
Apart from the mainstream gear that was around (Canon, Nikon with their $$$ L/Pro lenses), there were some oldies as well. A Canon VT rangefinder (with a rapidwinder in the bottom plate) from the early 50's, with some Canon 39mm screw lenses that were almost as old as the camera.
Canon VT Rangefinder with Rapidwinder and a selenium powered lightmeter
There was also an M3 was around, with some exotic lenses.
Canon Serenar 100mm f/4
Leica M8 with a Canon Serenar 100mm f/4
The reason for me to bring my M9 (which basically sucks for photographing animals in a zoo) was that one of the other participants had a Leica 18mm f/3.5, and I wanted to try that lens, while he wanted to try my Leica Summilux 50mm f/1.4. Unfortunately, for some reason we never got to it. But hé, we had a blast.
Finally, some 'real' photos from that day.
