Greetings from Austria

[geek]

A friend, who I lured onto the dark side of analog film, told me to join the APUG and write an introduction here. So lets go.

Im a 26 year old student of journalism and communication in Klagenfurt, Austria and been a film addict for quite a while now. All started with a Yashica Electro 35 and a roll of Agfa 100 slide film, then I moved on to Canon FD (noone wanted them), but I never was happy with them.

After I while, I moved to my main film camera, a Bessa R with a nice set of lenses. Later, Olympus and Nikon joined my gear cabinet, all deals to good to ignore them.

Today, I mostly shoot B/W film, and develope everything myself, I dislike labs because in the past they often ruined me or my friends film. Currently I´m expaning my darkroom lab, to set up the enlargers and other developing gear permanent. Hopefully I will finally start shooting more film again then.

I should have samples from the new lab up soon when everything works right.

so long

Markus

 

[papagene]

Markus - hello and welcome to APUG from western Massachusetts USA. Glad to have you join our community.

gene

 

[Tom Kershaw]

Hello Markus,

Do you have a darkroom set up at the moment?

Tom

 

[geek]

At this very moment, no. But the new one should be up and running in 1-2 weeks, with 3 enlargers (up to 6x9 film), colormetering (I ned to do color slides once) and the big jobo developing machine - in short all the fine expensive toys a darkroom need. And some space to move around that too.

 

[Anscojohn]

Hallo, Markus. Willkommen!

 

[Christopher Walrath]

You just have to respect decisiveness. Welcome to APUG, Markus.

 

[Jeff Kubach]

Hello Markus, welcome to APUG!

Jeff

 

[fotch]

Hey Markus, welcome aboard.

 

[johnnywalker]

Hello Marcus, welcome from western Canada.

 

[Chazzy]

Welcome, Markus.

 

[Kevin Caulfield]

Welcome from Australia. I'll be near Klagenfurt in a couple of weeks time.
Good luck with the darkroom.

 

[geek]

Tell me when you come around, Kevin.
I have a Mamiya 67 I have to show the scenery there too.

 

[Rombo]

Hi neighbour!

Welcome here on APUG!

I hope that You will found here some interesting informations. If You need any help with setting Your darkroom, do not hesitate to ask me.

Best wishes,

Rombo

 

[geek]

Sure I will, Rombo. And thanks for the offer with the darkroom. Are you located in the northern parts of Slovenia, in case I visit parts of it again and someone local who knows all the tricks is then always welcome

greetings

Markus

 

[Rombo]

I live near Ljubljana, and I am at least once in a month in Klagenfurt for shopping magazines (Fine art photo,Schwarzweiss, etc...).
I have my own darkroom at home, and one in the school. I would be glad to met You.
Send me a private mail with Your mail.

Peter