rmbackus

Lives in

Zeist, Netherlands

Works as a ENT surgeon (retired)

Has a website at www.roelfbackus.nl

Joined on Jan 6, 2009

About me:

ENT-surgeon, musician, photographer

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Commented on article Hands-on with the Panasonic GH6

How is the fan cleaned?

2 months ago
Commented on article Canon announces $17K 800mm F5.6, $20K 1200mm F8 lenses for RF mount

Still that ridiculous pricing 16,999 and 19,999.
As if you get more buyers than when priced at 17k and 20k.

3 months ago
Commented on article Film Friday: This was the first picture taken on a Leica Camera

Oskar Barnack was thinking about a 35 mm camera as early as in 1905 and was at that time an employee of Carl Zeiss in Jena, however Zeiss rejected the idea!
See the books of Hartmut Thiele about...

7 months ago
Commented on article Why have cameras and lenses become so expensive?

Same for me, but I'm also an old-school photographer who wants a camera with ISO, time and aperture, optical viewfinder and of course autofocus. So I bought the cheapest full-frame camera: the...

May 30, 2021
Replied in Help - I need a softer lens for studio portraits .....

Here you find an overview and examples of several softfocus filters. https://www.flickr.com/photos/59894815@N03/albums/72157626056080963

In Nikon Z Mirrorless Talk May 24, 2021
Replied in Soft filter

Try to find a Zeiss Softar I, the best soft focus filter ever.

In Nikon Z Mirrorless Talk May 24, 2021

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22	OM-1 High Resolution Moon Images Question
21	Can PP of JPEG images make a significant difference in images such as this one?
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21	Photo editing examples
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21	New S5 user - Lens recommendations and a future looking question