Another Canuck

pjriley

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Hi everyone. I'm a reporter/photographer shooting digital on the job and film in my leisure time. I live far enough away from Toronto that people have never heard of my town:confused:
I am just getting into rangefinders; and, even after using digital for several years, have really missed the 'feel' of film photography. I don't have a darkroom and can't afford a Leica, but am really looking forward to what I can learn here. I cover the police/fire beat and I'll bet I could get some awesome photos with an RF; it's much more discreet than my big SLR!
Mary
 

Dinesh

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Welcome to APUG!
 

MurrayMinchin

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A quick hello from north coast BC...I have to go shovel snow, again, before heading off to work

Murray
 

Mike Wilde

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I wish I were further from TO

Glad you are here. The big city has lots of amenities, but I grew up in a city of 20,000, which was plenty big enough for me. The economy wasn't there for me when I finished school, and after uni, well the 'big smoke', as the small towners used to call Toronto drew me in.

At least I work in the 'burbs, about a 2 minute drive from my home, so I do not spend hours a day driving all over.

If you have a rangefinder urge, and not the Wetzlar squillions, stoop low and find an Olympus XA on the web on that auction site or somehwere. I keep mine in my work bag that shuttles the calendar, notepad, and wallet, as well as lunch around. I use it to capture slices of life all the time.
 

papagene

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Mary... welcome to APUG from western Massachusetts. Look for a Canon Canonet QL17, a great little 35mm rangefinder.

gene
 

Buster6X6

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Hi Mary, from South Western Ontario just down the road from Toronto.
Welcome to best analogue site on the net. Enjoy your stay.

Greg
 
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