AMBASSADOR FOR NISI AND THINK TANK, PARTNER OF GITZO
Working is so much more fun with the best brands. For this, I opt for ease of use, quality and durability. I have been working with Nikon and Gitzo for 35 years and I have been using various Think Tank bags and backpacks for years now. Since 2021 I use NiSi filters.
Since 2021 I am for Transcontinenta B.V. an official AMBASSADOR for NiSi and Think Tank and PARTNER of Gitzo. Among many other products these products are imported by Transcontinenta B.V., a leading European importer with top brands in photography, video, print, mobile, computer and sound.
NISI
NiSi filters are absolutely world class filters. I am ambassador and from 2025 on also dealer for NiSi filters. See also the NiSi Benelux AMBASSADOR page for all the Benelux ambassadors.
I use the 100 mm system with the V7 and Switch holders.
Standard I have in my backpack:
V7 filter holder
Soft nano IR GND8(0.9), 3 stops soft GND (Gradual Neutral Density)
Medium nano IR GND8(0.9), 3 stops medium GND
Medium nano IR GND16(1.2), 4 stops medium GND
Hard nano IR GND4(06), 2 stops hard GND
Landscape NC CPL, Neutral Density Cirkular Polarizer
For intensive landscape photography sessions I also take with me:
Switch filter holder
Reverse nano IR GND8(0.9), 3 stops revers GND
Nano IR ND8(0.9), 3 stops ND (Neutral Density)
Nano IR ND64(1.8), 6 stops ND
THINK TANK
I use the MindShift FirstLight 40L camera backpack and Think Tank Retrospective 30 V2.0 camera bag as standard. I also have a MindShift BackLight 26L camera backpack and Think Tank Retrospective 7 V2.0 camera bag.
GITZO
My first Gitzo was an aluminium, a used one. Now I’ve had a newly bought carbon Mountaineer for almost twenty years, three-piece, I don’t even know what type anymore. Indestructible.
WEBSHOP 2025
In 2025 you can order products from these brands via my webshop.
NIKON
In 1985 I bought my first Nikon, a used FE. My first Nikon lenses were a f/2.8 28 mm, f/1.4 50 mm, f/2.8 135 mm, f/4 105 mm Micro and a f/5.6 400 mm, all of them used. A used FE2 followed and I traded the FE for another FE2. I still have both cameras and lenses. Even now I find the FE2 the most comfortable to hold. Coincidentally or perhaps not coincidentally, it is almost the same size as the new mirrorless cameras from the Z6 and Z7 series.
When I became a professional photographer in 1996/97, I had to be able to rely on my equipment one hundred percent. Nikon has never let me down and has more than proven its reliability. But the appearance has also appealed to me enormously since those first years, for that reason alone I have always remained loyal to Nikon. They are simply beautiful cameras and lenses!
New Nikon cameras come in a variety of price ranges, from under €800 to €6,000. If you search well for deals (Black Friday), you can have a Z50 with a 16-50 mm lens for 800 euros.The new Z50 II body costs €999. Excellent specs and value for money.
MINDEN PICTURES
Some of my images are sold by Minden Pictures, a leading stock agency in the USA, licensing the finest wildlife and nature photography since 1989.
DUPHO
I am a member of the association for professional Dutch photographers DuPho. DuPho dedicates itself to improving the position of professional photographers, in the commercial, social and cultural sphere. It actively focusses attention on their work and the profession, nationally and internationally. Also for legal and business support.
