Hi all,
I thought it would be a good idea to introduce myself to the group. I started out taking pictures in my early teens; I was taught by my Dad who had been a keen photographer through the 60's and 70's. My first camera was a Fujica STX-1, which was closely followed by a Fujica AX-5. These provided many years service until the AX-5 developed a fault and I decided it was time for a change. Enter the faithful Canon A1 and AE-1 Program.
After a break, I decided to get back into photography back in 2001. However, as I no longer had access to a darkroom I decided to develop my own films and then scan the negatives before printing them on a printer. However, after a day staring at the computer screen at work the last thing I wanted to do was spend my evening doing the same. Needless to say my enthusiam soon lapsed.
Fast forward to June this year. Went to the British Grand Prix and I decided to take a Film camera (Nikon F80) as my D70 just wasn't fast enough. After developing the film I thought it would be good to print them out properly. A few successful ebay purchases later I had myself and LPL 7700 with a Rodagon lense and all the necessary bits and bobs to to set up my own darkroom. I've switched back to the Canon's as I've got a range of prime lenses for these. Something I've yet to afford for the F80's.
Needless to say I've thoroughly enjoyed myself these past months. Thanks to APUG I've found the Analyser Pro and Ilford's Postcards which are just great. I really love sending people personalised postcards as a thank you or for a special occasion.
Arhg, better stop now as I've gone on too long already.
I'll be supporting Ilford,
Brian
I thought it would be a good idea to introduce myself to the group. I started out taking pictures in my early teens; I was taught by my Dad who had been a keen photographer through the 60's and 70's. My first camera was a Fujica STX-1, which was closely followed by a Fujica AX-5. These provided many years service until the AX-5 developed a fault and I decided it was time for a change. Enter the faithful Canon A1 and AE-1 Program.
After a break, I decided to get back into photography back in 2001. However, as I no longer had access to a darkroom I decided to develop my own films and then scan the negatives before printing them on a printer. However, after a day staring at the computer screen at work the last thing I wanted to do was spend my evening doing the same. Needless to say my enthusiam soon lapsed.
Fast forward to June this year. Went to the British Grand Prix and I decided to take a Film camera (Nikon F80) as my D70 just wasn't fast enough. After developing the film I thought it would be good to print them out properly. A few successful ebay purchases later I had myself and LPL 7700 with a Rodagon lense and all the necessary bits and bobs to to set up my own darkroom. I've switched back to the Canon's as I've got a range of prime lenses for these. Something I've yet to afford for the F80's.
Needless to say I've thoroughly enjoyed myself these past months. Thanks to APUG I've found the Analyser Pro and Ilford's Postcards which are just great. I really love sending people personalised postcards as a thank you or for a special occasion.
Arhg, better stop now as I've gone on too long already.
I'll be supporting Ilford,
Brian