Greetings from the West coast of Scotland

[Flighter]

Niglyn's thread 'Build a shutter tester for Focal Plane shutters - Cheap, Easy & it Works' prompted me to finally sign up!

When lockdown started in 2020 I decided to resurrect my Olympus OM equipment and go back to film, and have also started colour developing in addition to B&W. No room for a darkroom so I'm hybrid.

Of course, lockdown and Ebay have resulted in a considerable growth of my OM gear. Whilst my main focus is on 35mm I've recently (a week ago) finally shot a roll of (very) expired Ilford Pan F through my Dad's old Mamiya 16 Automatic and I've also got a couple of MF cameras which are occasionally exercised.

James

 

[koraks]

Welcome to Photrio, @Flighter! What took you so long No, really - welcome aboard

Nice to hear you're also doing color. Perhaps the darkroom will follow, one day? I'd highly recommend printing your work - it's so much fun, and very satisfying!

 

[Flighter]

Thanks koraks. Yes, I'm not the fastest!

I did do some black and white printing when I first got into photography in the 1970s - I had a tiny darkroom in a cupboard in my parent's bedroom, enlarger on a shelf with trays on the shelf below - great fun. I've never done colour though but would like to get a darkroom again.

Last weekend's novelty was developing my first Vision 3 film (in very tired C41 chemistry) but really done as a trial run for seeing how I would get on with remjet removal.

 

[mpirie]

Welcome from another West Coast of Scotland member.

Mike

 

[Flighter]

Thanks Mike.

James

 

[Chrismat]

Welcome to Photrio! It's been far too long since I've been to Scotland, hoping to possibly remedying that later this year.

 

[mono]

Welcome from an old Scotland lover.

 

[Flighter]

Thanks Chrismat and mono. We have had a nice sunny day for a change but with a cold wind. Views out the window are looking very photo-worthy and I'm stuck inside working. No doubt it will be overcast by the weekend. Such is life!

 

[Sirius Glass]

Welcome to APUG Photrio!!​

 

[Flighter]

Thanks Sirius

 

[clogz]

Welcome!

 

[gordrob]

Welcome to Photrio from Western Canada. I am sure you will get enjoyment from this site
Gord

 

[Flighter]

Thanks clogz and Gord

 

[bryans_tx]

Great Avatar, welcome from a 1/4 Scot.

 

[Flighter]

Thanks bryans-tx

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Welcome to Photrio, James! My dad is from the North East coast...Invergordon to be exact.

 

[SJC1952]

Welcome from Fife on the east coast of Scotland.

 

[Flighter]

Thanks Andrew, that's quite a bit further north than I am, I've got up as far as Inverness, but would like to see a bit farther north someday.

Thanks SJC1952, I've seen a bit more of Fife than I have of the north.

 

[Eric Rose]

Welcome! I will be in Edinburgh in the later days of September.

 

[mshchem]

Welcome, great looking cat!

 

[Flighter]

Thanks Eric, I hope you have a good trip, the weather will hopefully still be good then. The east coast weather is usually dryer that what we have in the west.

 

[Flighter]

Thanks mshchem, he's the youngest of our 3 cats bur probably has the most attitude!