How old is everyone here in 35mm land?

Your age is?

  • Babycakes

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Teens

    Votes: 9 2.4%

  • Twenties

    Votes: 47 12.4%

  • Thirties

    Votes: 66 17.4%

  • Forties

    Votes: 77 20.3%

  • Fifties

    Votes: 91 24.0%

  • Sixties

    Votes: 64 16.9%

  • Seventies

    Votes: 22 5.8%

  • Eighties

    Votes: 3 0.8%

  • Nineties

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    379

Alex Muir

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I'm 49. Started photography at 14 with a Dacora 620 folder. Moved into 35mm with Fuji, Pracktica, Miranda( G and Sensorex), Nikon F Tn, Contax 159, then Nikon FE for many years. Around 2007 I went autofocus with Nikon F80s. I now have several Nikon auto and manual focus SLRs. I have dabbled in MF with Lubitel, Seagull and Rollei TLRs, but am taking it more seriously now with a Bronica SQaM. I have no experience of digital. I think it is very funny when you see quite modern cameras sold as 'vintage' or 'retro' simply because they use film. They are 'state of the art' technology to me! Alex
 

viridari

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I'm 40, and I've been shooting analog for, what I dunno... five years? I started with medium format, added 35mm, then large format. I favored medium format in my Mamiya C330 for a long time but I've more recently discovered the joy of taking many more photos simply by virtue of having a Yashica T4 that I can take everywhere. The processing of 35mm is the easiest for me, too, so I do it more often. I know before it's all done I'll be doing tintypes or something. But I'm really enjoying the journey.
 

Sirius Glass

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Wow and I thought that I was too short for my weight! I am much taller than the people in 35mm land. Imagine being only 35mm tall! OMG!!
 

Too old to care

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67, been shooting since per teen years. Doing my own prints since my early 20s. First real 35 was also a Argus C3, still have it.
 

nbagno

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52 and waited until now to start developing film. Jumped in head first and having a blast developing 35mm and 120.
 

benjiboy

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We have more than 64,000 members of APUG and only 321 have replied to this poll, so I wouldn't set much store by the conclusions.
 

fstop

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I'm so old I fart dust.
 

Sirius Glass

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Hell, I feel good when I can fart!
 

Ralph Javins

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Good morning;

Matt King can ask some embarrassing questions, but then, he has been trained to do that. I know what he used to do for his work.

And, I have already participated in the poll. What can I say? I have an excessive accumulation of years.
 

David Lyga

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Philadelphia
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Age 63, (chronologically, at least).

First REAL camera in 1966, age 16: Minolta Autocord CDS TLR. I then 'graduated' to 35mm with the Canon AE-1 in 1978. Less time hoping for acceptable light, able to 'finally' change focal lengths. Never looked back. Only regrets: wish that it did 18 X 24format. - David Lyga
 

John_Nikon_F

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Ralph,

We all have participated in the pole (yes, I misspelled it on purpose)... ;-) Age is a state of mind anyway.

-J
 

PtJudeRI

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33, been shooting for 15 years or so... 35mm up until 4 years ago, then the bug really kicked in, just got my Graphic View II in the mail yesterday! soo much to learn...ugh.
 

SpunkySpine

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I'm 3 score and 3 (that translates to 63 for the digitally impaired) and I've been shooting 35mm since I was 16. Shoot 120 on Yashica Mat 124G since I was 23.
Burk & James "Rembrandt"Portrait View 4x5 large format since I was 30.

Most of my 120 is now on my Bronica ETRSi kit that includes 50, 75, 150, and 250mm lenses (Full kit bought piece by piece over the last 8-10 mo.

My 35mm shooting is now mostly on Nikon N90s & 24-105 Zoom
I do still use my Minoltas (Dynax 7000i, SRT101, X570, XG-1 & XG-M), my Pentax Spotmatic and Yashica Electro 35. I Also have a N90 without the "s" I bought to get the MF-26 back to put on the N90s! N90 still works fine with back from the "s".

Did I mention I have a (EEK!) Sony A-100 digital that uses my Minolta auto focus lenses? It is no longer my "out and about" choice.

Regards and happy (camera) shooting
 

Sirius Glass

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An even power of 2 plus 22 -1
 
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Sirius Glass

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No, try again.
 

ndjohn

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Jun 18, 2008
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north dakota
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i'm 84 yrs old and still using film. My first 35mm was an argus a which went with me to the Amchitka and Adak, Alaska

for a years tour there. my cameras now include Pentax, Olympus, and Rollei. Shooting more b and w now and process

that myself. Hope to be able to continue for awhile longer.

Glad to see so many young photographers going to film.

Regards John
 

DF

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50 right now. 'Also a Modern Minoltian, Still have/use my 1st X-700 bought in '84 at Shutan's here in Chicago.
 

Sirius Glass

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