Hello fellow film-enthousiasts!
I am Maarten, 22 years old and I live in The Netherlands.
A few years back, I rolled into analog photography, after I used a small digital camera and DSLR for a while.
A friend gave me an old Petri 7S rangefinder, which sadly was broken soon afterwards.
When looking at a camerastore, I found a Pentax ME Super with Tokina 28mm f2.8 for cheap, so I picked that one up. Still got that camera, it's a great camera to walk around with, it is accompanied by a Ricoh 50mm f1.4 as well.
Two years ago, I got interested in Medium format camera's, and by accident stumbled onto a Mamiya 645 with 80mm f2.8 and 150mm, and a 2 viewfinders (SLR like and from the top).
Later I bought a 55mm f2.8 lens to accompany the Mamiya wih, since I mainly shoot on the street and do landscapes. It works great, it's now filled with ADOX 20 ASA film.
A few months ago, I started thinking of the rangefinder concept, and for some reason I decided to enter the phrase: "Leica" into a local auctionsite. Quickly I stumbled on a Leica M6 for relatively not much money, without a lens.
After some consideration I decided to buy it, together with a Voigtlander 35mm f1.4 lens. It's a lovely combination to work with on the streets, where I mostly shoot my pictures.
A few days ago, I had the idea of a new project, and for that I actually need a former East-German camera (preferably a rangefinder like a Werra 3), or a former Sovjet-Union camera like the Zorkis and FEDs. So the hunt is on for such camera!
I have learned to develop in black-white, and to print negatives at my internship, at AAP-lab in Amsterdam, one of the last analogical photolabs in The Netherlands. They do colour development as well (C-41) and print up to 2x2 metres, I cant find a better place to learn about the world of analogical printing!
When I left there, I got as a present a Paterson tank, so I only need to buy some developer, stop bath and fixer to start develop my film on my own!
I hope to learn a lot here on APUG, and I hope you enjoyed my introduction!
Greetings from The Netherlands,
Maarten
I am Maarten, 22 years old and I live in The Netherlands.
A few years back, I rolled into analog photography, after I used a small digital camera and DSLR for a while.
A friend gave me an old Petri 7S rangefinder, which sadly was broken soon afterwards.
When looking at a camerastore, I found a Pentax ME Super with Tokina 28mm f2.8 for cheap, so I picked that one up. Still got that camera, it's a great camera to walk around with, it is accompanied by a Ricoh 50mm f1.4 as well.
Two years ago, I got interested in Medium format camera's, and by accident stumbled onto a Mamiya 645 with 80mm f2.8 and 150mm, and a 2 viewfinders (SLR like and from the top).
Later I bought a 55mm f2.8 lens to accompany the Mamiya wih, since I mainly shoot on the street and do landscapes. It works great, it's now filled with ADOX 20 ASA film.
A few months ago, I started thinking of the rangefinder concept, and for some reason I decided to enter the phrase: "Leica" into a local auctionsite. Quickly I stumbled on a Leica M6 for relatively not much money, without a lens.
After some consideration I decided to buy it, together with a Voigtlander 35mm f1.4 lens. It's a lovely combination to work with on the streets, where I mostly shoot my pictures.
A few days ago, I had the idea of a new project, and for that I actually need a former East-German camera (preferably a rangefinder like a Werra 3), or a former Sovjet-Union camera like the Zorkis and FEDs. So the hunt is on for such camera!
I have learned to develop in black-white, and to print negatives at my internship, at AAP-lab in Amsterdam, one of the last analogical photolabs in The Netherlands. They do colour development as well (C-41) and print up to 2x2 metres, I cant find a better place to learn about the world of analogical printing!
When I left there, I got as a present a Paterson tank, so I only need to buy some developer, stop bath and fixer to start develop my film on my own!
I hope to learn a lot here on APUG, and I hope you enjoyed my introduction!
Greetings from The Netherlands,
Maarten