Greetings from Iowa!

heartben · Jan 17, 2015

Hello folks. I thought I should probably post here so I don't feel like I am just lurking about all the time.

My name is Ben and I am from Iowa. I had a photography class in high school that I really enjoyed but I didn't pursue film photography after that, even though it had been lingering in my brain since then. Not long ago found a listing for a bunch of darkroom stuff on craigslist. I figured it was a sign. I now have a a good amount of darkroom gear and small collection of cameras.

I am looking forward to learning stuff from all of you here. I am curious if there are any sort of Iowa groups or sub-forums on here. I have looked but didn't find any.

I could probably ramble on at random for much longer but I think I will stop this here.

Thanks!

Edit : On top of being curious about Iowa groups/ sub-forums I should also ask if there are any particular posts I should read or any resources I should know about. Thanks again!

mooseontheloose · Jan 17, 2015

Welcome to APUG Ben!

ME Super · Jan 17, 2015

Read, and then DO. At least for me, its the doing that makes it stick in my brain. Welcome to APUG!

Trail Images · Jan 17, 2015

Hello Ben and welcome to APUG.......

chip j · Jan 17, 2015

HI! Try the Leica Users Forum.

ToddB · Jan 17, 2015

Welcome.. I have family that lives in Burlington and surrounding area.

Jim Jones · Jan 17, 2015

The N4C http://n4c.us/camera_clubs.htm lists about a dozen camera clubs in Iowa. There are probably other unaffiliated clubs.

480sparky · Jan 17, 2015

Greetings! If you're even in the DSM area, give me a heads-up!

Christopher Walrath · Jan 17, 2015

Welcome to APUG, Ben. Lord, there are scads of resources both here on APUG and elsewhere. Two I would definitely check out would be the Massive Dev Chart and also the articles we have here on APUG.

Chazzy · Jan 17, 2015

Welcome to APUG, Ben. I have family and a close friend in Iowa.

Vonder · Jan 17, 2015

Welcome, from Iowa. I live in Cedar Rapids and work in Iowa City. If you get out this way you'll want to check out Photo Pro and University Camera. Alas, Camera Land in Burlington closed its doors November 2014.

fotch · Jan 17, 2015

Hello Ben and welcome to APUG

bergytone · Jan 17, 2015

Hello Ben,
Looking forward to seeing your work in the gallery. Welcome to APUG!

winger · Jan 18, 2015

Welcome from SW Iowa!

heartben · Jan 18, 2015

Wolfeye said:
Welcome, from Iowa. I live in Cedar Rapids and work in Iowa City. If you get out this way you'll want to check out Photo Pro and University Camera. Alas, Camera Land in Burlington closed its doors November 2014.

I actually hit up University Camera last weekend and Photo Pro a week or so before that. I got some pretty good deals at both places. It's amazing how cool people can be if you actually try talking to them.

I have never heard of Camera Land. I did live pretty close to a Porters but as you know.. They are also gone.

Ken Nadvornick · Jan 18, 2015

heartben said:
On top of being curious about Iowa groups/ sub-forums I should also ask if there are any particular posts I should read or any resources I should know about. Thanks again!

Hi Ben,

If you might be looking for ideas about how to create a small darkroom in which to use your new-found Craigslist gems, consider taking a look through the following two iconic APUG threads:

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1,417 combined posts and 427,000+ views since December of 2004 means there are a LOT of good ideas covering almost every conceivable darkroom-building problem or constraint. Lots and lots of illustrating pictures, too.

Well worth a look, even if only for inspiration.

Ken

Sirius Glass · Jan 18, 2015

Welcome to APUG

Black Dog · Jan 18, 2015

Hello and happy APUGging!

Greetings from Iowa!

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