Comments on: Basically Russian http://www.pd-jkt.com/2011/12/07/basically-russian/ Visual Journalism Fri, 18 May 2012 17:12:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Thomas (PD-JKT) http://www.pd-jkt.com/2011/12/07/basically-russian/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 Thomas (PD-JKT) Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:43:56 +0000 http://www.pd-jkt.com/?p=3373#comment-1401 Hi John, I visited your blog and had a look to your images - pretty impressive your career since you started with the Zenith! All the best, Thomas Hi John,
I visited your blog and had a look to your images - pretty impressive your career since you started with the Zenith!
All the best,
Thomas

]]> By: JR http://www.pd-jkt.com/2011/12/07/basically-russian/comment-page-1/#comment-1395 JR Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:28:16 +0000 http://www.pd-jkt.com/?p=3373#comment-1395 My first ever SLR was the Zenith E with the same 50mm Helios lens. Surprisingly sharp and a great camera to learn on. It was built like a tank. Replaced with a Miranda from Japan-nowhere near as well made so that was quickly traded towards a Nikkormat! I had the Zenith whilst at school and sold some of the images from it to school friends, then got the front page of my local paper with a news image shot with it-the beginning of my career ;-) My first ever SLR was the Zenith E with the same 50mm Helios lens. Surprisingly sharp and a great camera to learn on. It was built like a tank. Replaced with a Miranda from Japan-nowhere near as well made so that was quickly traded towards a Nikkormat!

I had the Zenith whilst at school and sold some of the images from it to school friends, then got the front page of my local paper with a news image shot with it-the beginning of my career ;-)

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