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	And so it began
	Medium format
	35mm SLR
	The Exaktas
	The first Nikons
	Her ...
	The kids and the Exakta's
	The Nikkormats
	The FE2
	Into the land of Nikon
»	The MD-12s
	Upgrading
	The F4s
	An endless love story
	Adventures in the Sierra Madre

After seeing the results of a very brief photographic session at the private gardens of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, I gained temporarily a little understanding on the importance of my MD-12s and the need for no less than a double tap.
 

Nikon MD-12 power winder .

No. No; the picture below is not beautiful. To have the best possible equipment and to be able to take decent pictures, allowed me to capture a little of my wife's inner beauty.

These results and many more which is impossible to present here, forced me to continue upgrading my equipment, also as a way of rewarding myself for having relearned.