Greetings from February's first newcomer!

I thought it would be polite to introduce myself before posting on the forum. I was directed to APUG by a fellow Leica forum member and am most impressed by the range of interests and expertise to be found here. Remarkable! The only problem is that I seem to have found yet another place to while away time that I can ill afford.

I currently use a Leica M7 with a range of lenses from 15mm to 90mm. I also have a Leica Digilux 2. I have no fundamentalist views that one format is Good and the other Bad. I no longer have access to a darkroom and am increasingly dependent on Photoshop for processing my images, analogue as well as digital.

I nearly forgot: I have just acquired a Rolleicord, about which I know nothing, and it is the desire to learn more that has brought me here. Yet another steep learning curve coming up, I expect.:rolleyes:

I have a hankering to experiment with MF and am a bit afraid that if I get on with the Rolleicord I shall find yet more reasons to spend money that I should devote elsewhere. Yet, the bargains to be had in these digitally dominated times are irresistible. Aren't they? I don't know if I want you to answer 'yes' or 'no' to that one!

Anyway, it's good to be here and I look forward to catching up with all the information and advice.

All the best,

Chris Day

Hello Chris,
I'm sure you will like it here.

Hans

Welcome Chris, and the answers yes.

Welcome from another Rolleicord owner.

You can download a Rolleicord manual from here: http://www.butkus.org/chinon/rollei/rolleicord_va/rolleicord_va.htm

Steve.

Thanks, Steve. Instant result! Very impressive. Hello also to Hans and Dave.

All the best,

Chris

Hi Chris:

You'll really enjoy your time on this forum, and yes, the siren song of MF can be heard loud and clear here. I work with a 500C/M Hasselblad system, but won't give up my Nikon FM2n !

Pat (in California)

Hello Chris and welcome. Would be great to see some of your images.
John.

Chris,

Welcome from a very cold New York City tonight!

Like yourself, I'm a film shooter but I also scan and sometimes use PS for cropping. Discussion of the former is the purpose here. Discussion of the latter is best done on the sister site (Hybrid.com - or something like that)!

BTW: there are a number of us 35mm folk (both RF and SLR) who've been delving into the the MF world now given the price collapse of such gear.

I've now got a Hassey in NY (upstate in Copake) and a Bronica in Tucson!

Thanks to Pat, John and George for your warm welcome. I am already finding the forum a rich source of information, and I've hardly scratched the surface!

All the best,

Chris

There are answers for that too (scratched surfaces) .

Welcome to the group, Chris. See ya around sometime.