Hi All,
Just joined and wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I have been interested in photography since I was a kid. Granddad had a darkroom in his basement and had a bunch of 35mm gear, some super 8, etc. I learned how to develop and print around late elementary school age, maybe 10-12 years old. It became more than a hobby when I moved to NYC around ‘86. Had some Rollei 35’s, Nikkormat’s and a Bronica S2A set up with a Polaroid and a few regular backs, a bunch of lenses and tubes. Good stuff. Over the years I began to make more paintings and the photography kinda took a back seat. When digital came into the fore, I ended up gifting/selling a majority of my analog gear.
I kept a few things and also recently inherited a bunch of gear from my brother. I’m most likely going to sell some of the stuff my he collected as it would most likely just sit on a shelf or in a box if I were to keep it. I’d much rather see the good stuff put to use. I have yet to itemize everything as it’s still a bit tricky going through his stuff after his death.
There are 3 Hasselblad bodies and a good number of lenses, backs, a motor drive, a large lense “gun-stock” brace/stabilizer, etc. 1 Pentax 6x7 w/o wood grip, 2 lenses, one being a huge Asahi 600mm and some accessories. A Canon model VT with a Serena’s 1:4 100mm. A few Exacta 500 bodies and a good number of lenses. 1 Olympus OM-2, 1 Pentax 35mm, etc., etc.
Will be going through everything more completely in the not too distant future and posting here in the classified section. I just wanted to say hello and get my feet wet with this introduction.
All my best to all,
Fpicabia
Just joined and wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I have been interested in photography since I was a kid. Granddad had a darkroom in his basement and had a bunch of 35mm gear, some super 8, etc. I learned how to develop and print around late elementary school age, maybe 10-12 years old. It became more than a hobby when I moved to NYC around ‘86. Had some Rollei 35’s, Nikkormat’s and a Bronica S2A set up with a Polaroid and a few regular backs, a bunch of lenses and tubes. Good stuff. Over the years I began to make more paintings and the photography kinda took a back seat. When digital came into the fore, I ended up gifting/selling a majority of my analog gear.
I kept a few things and also recently inherited a bunch of gear from my brother. I’m most likely going to sell some of the stuff my he collected as it would most likely just sit on a shelf or in a box if I were to keep it. I’d much rather see the good stuff put to use. I have yet to itemize everything as it’s still a bit tricky going through his stuff after his death.
There are 3 Hasselblad bodies and a good number of lenses, backs, a motor drive, a large lense “gun-stock” brace/stabilizer, etc. 1 Pentax 6x7 w/o wood grip, 2 lenses, one being a huge Asahi 600mm and some accessories. A Canon model VT with a Serena’s 1:4 100mm. A few Exacta 500 bodies and a good number of lenses. 1 Olympus OM-2, 1 Pentax 35mm, etc., etc.
Will be going through everything more completely in the not too distant future and posting here in the classified section. I just wanted to say hello and get my feet wet with this introduction.
All my best to all,
Fpicabia