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Hello to all! My name is George and I have subscribed to this group to give a subscription-based content site a chance. I formerly lurked here off and on.

For the last 35 years, I spent my time as a pharmacist, mostly for the USPHS. My assignments took me to "Indian" reservations and even into a prison. Most of that in the western part of the U.S.

My mother gave me a box "Brownie" in the 1950s to start me in photography. It took size 116 film, which is pretty much unavailable now--even though I still have the camera. From there, I graduated to 35mm and darkroom work and from that to 4" x 5" and to 6 x 6. I did finally break down and get a Leica X1 for a d_g_t_l camera, but used it mostly before my cataract surgery. The viewing screen helped a lot.

Now that my cataract surgeries are over, I will be getting back to analog formats and learning how to use a ground-glass focusing screen all over, I guess. I've yet to determine just what correction in glasses will allow me to see the ground-glass the best, though.

Right now, it is winter in Oklahoma (Indian Territory), cold, and a little bleak outside. Maybe I can find a few things to shoot.

We have a local camera club, so if things go well here, I'll recommend this site to my fellow members.
 
Welcome to APUG from ciderland George!
 
George - hello and welcome to APUG from western Massachusetts. Thanks for subscribing to the site.
 
Welcome. There is no better place for film, other than inside your camera.

Leo
 
I think You will have to spend some serious money to get your specially carved eye glass lens for 35 mm. Forcing your eye to focus in a viewfinder could cause newer problems in 35 mm format and You have the newest Leica , go use it. You can print big size negatives with the printer and can fun with contact printing. Only you have to have a 8 watt lamp. Its a hybrid process and you can have serious time spending on photoshop and with the printer , monitor calibration problems.
But You can buy a 66 or bigger format and spend great time also.
All depends on your doctors decision , your ability to carry a heavy camera and others.
You will not be the next Ansel Adams and use the lightest , brightest camera and viewfinder.
Oscar Barnak invented Leica because he has asthyma and not able to carry a big camera.

Umut
 
Welcome from Texas, George. You are gonna love it here!
 
Well come pgeobe,glad to have you aboard.I ware eye glasses too,so the last time I got new ones had the eye Doctor proscribe a pair of close up glass for me,lets me focus at about 6 to 7 inches form the ground glass ,although have not tried them out yet its gotta be better than wearing to pares of glasses at once.

Mike
 
Welcome.

It sure is a shame about 116 film. I have been offered many an interesting camera, but have turned them down or moved them along to someone else because they needed 116 film.

If you are really dedicated to using the camera, you can spool 70mm film and home-made backing paper onto old reels or adapt the camera to use 120. Frame advancing would be fun......

I have tackled turning 120 film into 620 film, but thought 116 would be too challenging to bother with because of the backing paper.
 
Welcome to APUG, George!

For what its worth, you can get 116 film from Film for Classics at http://www.filmforclassics.com. They list some dealers that sell their products. Probably not real cheap but might be nice to get your classic out in the sunshine for a roll or two!
 
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