Hello from Cape Town

Irvine_Short

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• Nov 1, 2011

• #1

Hi All,

I live in Cape Town, South Africa. Oddly buying a DSLR in 2007 sparked an interest in analogue photography when I realised I still had a Yashica-Mat LM in a cupboard as well as a Zorki-C I had bought in a Bulgarian flea market about 15 years previously.

A quick trip to the local camera repair man and I was the proud owner of two very capable cameras. Since then they have bred like rabbits in my house and while I have my favourites they all get their day out once in a while.

The main shooters at the moment seem to be a Minolta Hi-Matic 11 and a Rolleicord Va

I built a darkroom with mostly donated gear. At the middle of everything is a Simmon-Omega D2.

Some of my efforts are on Flickr:

Hi-Matic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/irvine_short/sets/72157627791797683/
Yashica-Mat: http://www.flickr.com/photos/irvine_short/sets/72157623580892514/
Kodak Retinette: http://www.flickr.com/photos/irvine_short/sets/72157626005229364/
Pax Ruby: http://www.flickr.com/photos/irvine_short/sets/72157624688336667/

and lots more at http://www.flickr.com/photos/irvine_short/sets/

 

Jeff Kubach

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• Nov 1, 2011

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Welcome to APUG! Looks like you alot of good stuff. I hope you your darkroom.

Jeff

 

Rick A

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• Nov 1, 2011

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Welcome to Apug, glad to see another real camera shooter join us. Good luck with the dark room, it's the best part of photography. After over 45 years of it I still find it magical to watch a print develope.

 

Chazzy

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• Nov 1, 2011

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Welcome to APUG. You might be interested in the Film Photography Podcast; http://filmphotographyproject.com/podcast

 

papagene

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• Nov 1, 2011

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Hello and welcome to APUG from western Massachusetts USA.

 

mooseontheloose

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• Nov 1, 2011

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Welcome to APUG from Japan!

 

Ricus.stormfire

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• Nov 2, 2011

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Welcome to APUG Irvine

...the more the merrier

 

Sirius Glass

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• Nov 5, 2011

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Welcome to APUG

 

Craig Swensson

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• Nov 6, 2011

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welcome, and some great photographs in your link, really like the fisherman series and a wonderful infrared pic there also
regards

 

rmont2

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• Nov 6, 2011

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Welcome to APUG!

 

M.A.Longmore

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• Nov 7, 2011

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Welcome Home Irvine !

Ron
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Bateleur

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• Nov 10, 2011

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Hi Irvine

Welcome to APUG, and if I'm not mistaken also a fellow SAR-L mamber?

Great pictures on your flickr stream, I particularly enjoyed the Muizenberg and Hout Bay black and whites. Good luck with the darkroom. APUG is a great resource, with some great members.