On one of those typical grey, Dutch September rainy days we did a little tour of duty at an old-fashioned photo store called Camera Land, located at one of those typical grey, anonymous shopping centers; this one in the city of Alkmaar, at about 35 km. f… more »

Yup, I’ve been off of the radar for quite a while. We spent most of September in Amsterdam, to meet my first grandchild, hook up with the family and do tourist–stuff. I also went to the Photokina in Cologne, held both the new Nikon D7000 and Pentax 645D while I also bought some gear. So: I have a lot to talk about. more »