Greetings from England

[GLS]

Hi all, new member from England here.

I've previously lurked on these forums for a little bit, and it seems to be a great community with a collective wealth of knowledge on all things analogue.

I'm an autodidact when it comes to photography, and would class myself as a pretty keen amateur. I was weaned on digital, and shot DSLRs exclusively up until about a year ago, when I first dipped my toe into film; I had been contemplating trying medium format for the past several years, and ended up plumping for a mint Pentax 6x7 MLU and three lenses. Well, the analogue bug definitely bit me, and now I own a Hasselblad 501CM and three lenses too! Over and above the different look/tonality and process of working with film, I find I actually really enjoy the enforced slower pace and shot discipline when using these cameras. I certainly wouldn't rule out large format at some point in the future...

To some degree I also have a professional interest in the whole analogue process (I'm an organic chemist by training/profession), and enjoy learning all I can about it. Hopefully my chemistry knowledge can be of some use to others here too.

Anyway, good to meet you all!

 

[Sirius Glass]

I can tell that you are both talented and quite smart. After all you own a Hasselblad.

Welcome to APUG Photrio

 

[Chrismat]

I can tell that you are both talented and quite smart. After all you own a Hasselblad.

Welcome to APUG Photrio

AND a Pentax 6X7! Welcome!

 

[GLS]

I can tell that you are both talented and quite smart. After all you own a Hasselblad.

Chapeau!

 

[mooseontheloose]

Be careful! When I first joined APUG I only had 2 cameras, now I have at least 20 different models (but at least twice that in actual cameras, as I have multiples of favourites). This place will introduce you to cameras and processes you didn't think you needed, until you do! Welcome!

 

[Sirius Glass]

Be careful! When I first joined APUG I only had 2 cameras, now I have at least 20 different models (but at least twice that in actual cameras, as I have multiples of favourites). This place will introduce you to cameras and processes you didn't think you needed, until you do! Welcome!

When I joined APUG I had one camera, shot color print film and I was happy.

Then I inherited a Mamiya C330 with 65mm, 80mm and 250mm lens and every accessory know to man.
I traded the Mamiya in for a Hasselblad 503 CX and a 250mm lens.
...
Now I have a Tessina L single frame 35mm camera, Voightland Vito II, WideLux F-7, Nikon N75, Nikon F100, Hasselblad 503 CX [50mm, 80mm, 100mm, 150mm, 250mm, 500mm, 2XE, Hasselblad 903 SWC, 4"x5" Pacemaker Speed Graphic, 4"x5" Graflex Model D, Jobo CPP Processor, 4"x5" Super Chromega II 5D-XL, more lenses, darkroom full of goodies.
My advice is to run as fast as you can​

 

[Trail Images]

Hello and welcome to Photrio.......

 

[mike c]

Welcome GLS, I also own a Hasselblad, guess that makes me both talented and smart.....well maybe not both...kinda, I guess.

 

[Nodda Duma]

Welcome aboard!

 

[Sirius Glass]

Welcome GLS, I also own a Hasselblad, guess that makes me both talented and smart.....well maybe not both...kinda, I guess.

Y*E*S





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[mike c]

I own 2 Hasselblads, that must help a little.

 

[winger]

Be careful! When I first joined APUG I only had 2 cameras, now I have at least 20 different models (but at least twice that in actual cameras, as I have multiples of favourites). This place will introduce you to cameras and processes you didn't think you needed, until you do! Welcome!

Yup, this here, too. But I think I've also improved due heavily to my time here and with others I've met through here.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I own 2 Hasselblads, that must help a little.

Too late.

 

[Slixtiesix]

It´s always nice to have new people here who are into medium format. Welcome!

 

[GLS]

It´s always nice to have new people here who are into medium format. Welcome!

Thanks!

After shooting 6x7 and 6x6 almost exclusively for the past year, I'm increasingly finding I prefer those aspect ratios over that of 35mm. I also particularly like how wide angle shots look far more natural due to the inherently lower degree of corner distortion in the rectilinear projection.

 

[darkosaric]

Welcome to APUG !

 

[benjiboy]

A sincere welcome from up North from somebody who has never owned a Hasselblad..

 

[Black Dog]

Hello and welcome to the funhouse from Cumbria!