Hello everyone!

[Stillsky]

Boy am I glad I found APUG. It's hard to find a place to chat about film photography without a horde of people encouraging me to get with the times and shoot digital.

Anyways! I'm Stephen, a hobbyist of about three or four years now. I started digital and worked my way towards film. I found that with digital, I was using all that automation as a substitute for knowing how to use ISO, shutter speed, and aperture to arrive at a creative exposure. And because I'm a sucker, if the camera has that automation, I have a hard time switching it to manual. So I went and got a Mamiya M645 and Pentax K1000 to really learn about exposure without the temptation of letting the camera do all the work for me.

I really enjoy shooting film and I'm looking forward to hanging out here.

See you around

 

[papagene]

Stephen - welcome to APUG from western Massachusetts. APUG is a great place to learn and a friendly place to visit.

gene

 

[Konical]

Good Evening, Stephen,

And welcome from southwestern Illinois, near St. Louis.

Konical

 

[Drew B.]

Welcome Stephen....I'm glad you've joined our group!

 

[thebanana]

You're among friends. Welcome!

 

[Whiteymorange]

Hey Stephan. Nice to have other people appreciate what you're trying to do, isn't it? Welcome aboard from another New Englander.

 

[Stillsky]

Thanks for the warm welcome!

 

[Chazzy]

Greetings and welcome from northern Indiana.

 

[MattKing]

Welcome Stephen, from the south-west coast of British Columbia, Canada.

You'll like it here.

Matt

 

[snallan]

Hi Stephen, welcome from across the water.

 

[Dave Miller]

Welcome Stephen, enjoy the forum.

 

[Curt]

I have a Mamiya 645 as well and have used it for years, welcome to the site.

Curt

 

[Fotoguy20d]

Welcome from just over the border in Bergen County.

Dan

 

[rpsawin]

Welcome Stephen from the Pacific Northwest.

Bob

 

[Christopher Walrath]

Hi, Stephen. Nice choice in cameras. And welcome to the forum.

 

[Iwagoshi]

Stephen,

From Northern California, welcome to APUG.
Indeed the 645 and K1000 are good cameras. Question: Why the Pentax K1000? Was it the price point, features, reputation...? It just in my day, the early Pleistocene, the K1000 wasn't that popular and now there seems to be a growing demand. Just curious that's all.

Terry