Hi all!

Should have joined the forum a lot sooner, what an amazing community of enthusiastic underwater photographers and filmmakers!

To quickly introduce myself, I'm Hilmar Derksen (27) from the Netherlands. Learned to scubadive at age 6 and have been diving ever since. During my studies in marine biology I started getting into videography and wildlife filmmaking. This has gotten a bit out of hand, to the point where this is what I'd like to do the rest of my life (there are easier ways to make a living for sure...). Over the past few years I have had the privilege to work on some really cool projects in the Netherlands and abroad. Currently I am exploring the coastal waters of Vancouver Island!

I started out with an olympus tg-6 and still really like the versatility and size of that camera, but upgraded to the zcam e2c a couple of years ago to get a more cinematic picture quality. I am thinking of going for a RED in the (near) future, but they ain't cheap. Currently looking to expand my current setup (zcam e2 + panasonic 45mm) with a Nauticam EMWL, so if anyone has a nice offer, hit me up ;)

For an overview of my work over the past few years, have a look on my website!

As an aspiring wildlife cinematographer, I am always looking for projects to assist and learn, so feel free to contact me.

Cheers,

Hilmar

www.hilmarderksen.nl

Welcome to the community, Hilmar!

We're glad you've finally joined. It's awesome to have another passionate underwater filmmaker in the mix.

The jump from a TG-6 to a Z CAM E2 is a serious one. The dream of a RED camera is a familiar on. Start saving now!

I think we will have some big news from Nikon - Red in the next few weeks. Maybe the current models will become cheaper?

Feel free to share some of your videos and projects when you get a chance.

Ciao

Just now, Davide DB said:

Welcome to the community, Hilmar!

We're glad you've finally joined. It's awesome to have another passionate underwater filmmaker in the mix.

The jump from a TG-6 to a Z CAM E2 is a serious one. The dream of a RED camera is a familiar on. Start saving now!

I think we will have some big news from Nikon - Red in the next few weeks. Maybe the current models will become cheaper?

Feel free to share some of your videos and projects when you get a chance.

Ciao

Thanks so much for the warm welcome!

Will definitely keep an eye out for any RED related news, interesting!

4 minutes ago, Hilmar said:

Thanks so much for the warm welcome!

Will definitely keep an eye out for any RED related news, interesting!

Nikon Rumors

Next Nikon announcement is rumored for September 10th (Ni...

Nikon is rumored to have another new product announcement on or around September 10th, possibly for the rumored Nikon Zr video-oriented camera (R for RED) with RED tech inside (not a new RED camera wi

BTW few weeks ago I watched this amazing documentary on Netherlands!

Welcome onboard Hilmar!
cheers!
ben

Aloha and welcome Hilmar!

I too am based on Vancouver Island for the next while. Where are you diving?