first of all, hi to everybody

Happy to have find this forum totally dedicated to analogue.
Mine is a particularly love for MF, for Pentax 67 now, but before for hassellblad (500 CM, bought used and sold after many years). I use 35mm too: Nikon F6 and my first camera which is canon F1 new.
From years I say to myself that time for a film-scanner is arrived but I still am without it because anytime that I have enough money for it,unfailingly, I choose to buy a lens. My last purchase: canon FD 85/1,2. Incredible lens!
Am I sick?
Apeiron

Welcome, Apeiron, there are many like you on this forum

Hans

Welcome from England. If you are sick, it is a good sickness.

Welcome to APUG, Apeiron. Yes, you are sick, but you are amongst fellow sufferers.

Thanks. What a plaisure then to meet all you, friends
Apeiron

apeiron said:

From years I say to myself that time for a film-scanner is arrived but I still am without it because anytime that I have enough money for it,unfailingly, I choose to buy a lens.

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Absolutely right. Screw the scanner, buy that lens instead. The scanner won't make the photograph for you, but the lens will.

Welcome from New England....you sound quite healthy to me.

drew

Apeiron... Welcome from western Massachusetts USA. No you are not sick, but are very healthy. It is the rest of the world that is sick! Enjoy your visits to APUG.

gene

Welcome from chicago !

Welcome from Japan!

Gary

Hi Apeiron, welcome from England.

Welcome to APUG from NYC.

welcome aboard - from the GTA

apeiron said:

(For) years I say to myself that time for a film-scanner is arrived ...

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I hear you - you have landed in a place of many like souls.

I look at the gallery, and think "I should get organised and put some of my stuff up there for feedback". I then get too many other 'opportunities'.

I was all set to buy an Epson in March 07, and then in April I bought and rehabilitated a roller processor.

Then I was about to in October 07, when some mad money cash accumulated. I started shooting portraits more steadily, and was growing weary of 4- aa cell flash units dying, or taking forever to recycle. So I spent some money rehabbing some 'potato masher' type flash units that live on robust lead acid batteries. I also bought some real stands and backdrop supports about a month later when the duct taped solutions were no longer portable enough.

Then the mad money cash was building again around Christmas. Finallly, I thought; and then I was gifted a whole whack of 4x5 film among other gifted supplies (totalling $2K-3K), and the free use of a studio camera and lenses from another friend. That drove the nail into my unfullfilled lust for a 'real' flash system. I went out scrounng for a deal, and found on Craig'slist a 2400w/s speedotron black line pack and three heads.

Now I am working on cleaning up , finishing off, and creating 'overflow' darkroom space in the laundry room for a future 4x5 enlarger, since the dark room I work out of will not ever have room to fit such a beast in it.

Ah what a mad middle age compulsion I have. I'm glad I get such pleasure out of it. And here at APUG there are others who can understand me. In a way it can function akin to an Alcohlics Anonynmous. Only here we call our complsion GAS - Gear Aquistiion Syndrome.

Welcome to the group.

Welcome. You are sick. It is an epidemic here. There is no cure. Don't want one.