RFF Benelux group - first meeting
Here are some photos of the first outing of the Benelux Regional Club of Rangefinderforum.com, held in Amsterdam, Holland, on July 7 2005. There were three of us attending.
We decided to meet at Leidseplein at about 6 pm. Or was it 5 pm? Anyway, Onno and Rob had come together by train and were present right on time.
First, let's meet Onno....
Onno.
Epson R-D1
Voigtländer CV 15/4.5
shutter time & aperture unknown
The weather was a bit dull but still it was nice enough to sit outside and have a drink. Before long the table was loaded with lenses and cameras. I got to try out the CV 15mm. Very nice lens! I think I'll get one for my R-D1 sooner than later.
Onno.
Epson R-D1
Voigtländer CV 15/4.5
shutter time & aperture unknown
And, though he was sitting next to me, the 15mm was able to take in the whole 2 meters of Rob. :)
Rob.
Epson R-D1
Voigtländer CV 15/4.5
shutter time & aperture unknown
After a few hours of chatting and drinking (hmm, sounds like we got wasted, but we didn't. Really!), we went for a walk through old Amsterdam, ending up in a nice Chinese restaurant on Damstraat, where we had some lovely food, more to drink and chatted for a few more hours.
Rob.
Epson R-D1
Canon 50/1.4 (?)
shutter time & aperture unknown
Onno is a student at the University of Leiden, reading Chinese. Rob is an architect. Both of them are waaay more knowledgeable about photographic gear than I am. And both are into developing and printing their own B&W film. It's good fun to see them discuss the finesses of lenses and cameras.
Onno & Rob.
Epson R-D1
Voigtländer CV 15/4.5 (?)
shutter time & aperture unknown
By 10.30 pm we went on our way to the Central Station. We walked through nightly Amsterdam and chatted some more. Lots of gabbin' going on. :) Rob and Onno took the 11.10 to Haarlem and Leiden. By that time I had already caught nr 16 tram and was on my way home. By 11.30 pm for me a long, tiring but enjoyable day had come to an end.
Damstraat.
Epson R-D1
lens unknown
shutter time & aperture unknown
Damstraat.
Epson R-D1
lens unknown
shutter time & aperture unknown
Bijenkorf window. Display for Moët & Chandon.
Epson R-D1
lens unknown
shutter time & aperture unknown
Stationsplein.
Epson R-D1
lens unknown
shutter time & aperture unknown
Boerenwetering, with view of Rijksmuseum.
Epson R-D1
lens unknown
shutter time & aperture unknown
We decided to meet at Leidseplein at about 6 pm. Or was it 5 pm? Anyway, Onno and Rob had come together by train and were present right on time.
First, let's meet Onno....
Onno.
Epson R-D1
Voigtländer CV 15/4.5
shutter time & aperture unknown
The weather was a bit dull but still it was nice enough to sit outside and have a drink. Before long the table was loaded with lenses and cameras. I got to try out the CV 15mm. Very nice lens! I think I'll get one for my R-D1 sooner than later.
Onno.
Epson R-D1
Voigtländer CV 15/4.5
shutter time & aperture unknown
And, though he was sitting next to me, the 15mm was able to take in the whole 2 meters of Rob. :)
Rob.
Epson R-D1
Voigtländer CV 15/4.5
shutter time & aperture unknown
After a few hours of chatting and drinking (hmm, sounds like we got wasted, but we didn't. Really!), we went for a walk through old Amsterdam, ending up in a nice Chinese restaurant on Damstraat, where we had some lovely food, more to drink and chatted for a few more hours.
Rob.
Epson R-D1
Canon 50/1.4 (?)
shutter time & aperture unknown
Onno is a student at the University of Leiden, reading Chinese. Rob is an architect. Both of them are waaay more knowledgeable about photographic gear than I am. And both are into developing and printing their own B&W film. It's good fun to see them discuss the finesses of lenses and cameras.
Onno & Rob.
Epson R-D1
Voigtländer CV 15/4.5 (?)
shutter time & aperture unknown
By 10.30 pm we went on our way to the Central Station. We walked through nightly Amsterdam and chatted some more. Lots of gabbin' going on. :) Rob and Onno took the 11.10 to Haarlem and Leiden. By that time I had already caught nr 16 tram and was on my way home. By 11.30 pm for me a long, tiring but enjoyable day had come to an end.
Damstraat.
Epson R-D1
lens unknown
shutter time & aperture unknown
Damstraat.
Epson R-D1
lens unknown
shutter time & aperture unknown
Bijenkorf window. Display for Moët & Chandon.
Epson R-D1
lens unknown
shutter time & aperture unknown
Stationsplein.
Epson R-D1
lens unknown
shutter time & aperture unknown
Boerenwetering, with view of Rijksmuseum.
Epson R-D1
lens unknown
shutter time & aperture unknown
posted by SoS at 2:13 pm
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