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[greasemonkey]

Hey, just thought I'd say hi. I'm a young photographer who is new to the whole game. A friend of mine got me interessted, and I am now taking a black and white 35mm class at school. I use an old X-700 Minolta that was my dads. It has worked great thus far. I have a 50mm lens, a 200mm, and should be getting a wide angle lens shortly. If anybody has any general tips relating to the basics of photography, or film develping/enlarging that would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Konical]

Good Evening, Greasemonkey,

Welcome from Illinois. Congratulations on finding the best photo site. General tips?? Whatever you need help on, just do a Forum search.

Konical

 

[unohuu]

Welcome to another Minolta user. The X-700 is a wonderful camera and this website is a great place to learn about cameras AND photography. Don't be afraid to buy bargain lenses from KEH.

Luke

 

[BWGirl]

Welcome GreaseMonkey!

This is a great place to find answers to all the questions you have and even a few you did not realize you had!

Here's my biggest tip... buy film, shoot film, develop film, make prints, scrutinize, then repeat! Really!

 

[areaeleven]

I would say you're well on your way. When I decided to get a little more serious about photogrpahy a couple of years ago I picked up a little inexpensive home film developing kit. You might have seen them, a little tank, two reels, a tray, a squeegee, thermometer, clips and tongs. I haven't been happier since. Once I got my hands wet and pulled out that first roll of film that I developed on my own I've been addicted. I get that exhilerated feeling every time and the learning never stops.

Keep at it, shoot lots of film, try to develop it yourself if you can. Oh, and try to stick to one film/dev combo until you get familiar with it. It's fun to experiment every once in a while, but working on a process with materials that you are comfortable with opens up even more possibilities. That, and you feel like a star when you get to the point where you know a particular combinations really well and can reproduce what you see in your head.

Good luck!

 

[sajianphotos]

Welcome greasemonkey!!! Yep the X-700 is a very good camera. This is the site to be if you're serious about film. My advise is don't get intimidated by the awesome amount and level of great photogs here. Many of us are hobbyists like me just gettin' better all the time because of the site. The only other advise is to do what the BWgirl told you to do.

 

[waynecrider]

Welcome from FLA. Where are you?

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

Welcome to APUG! This is a great community to learn from - read the posts extensively, and ask all the questions you need. As has been said several times before, the best thing you can do is keep shooting, and printing, and doing.

 

[roteague]

Welcome from Hawaii. This is a good place to learn about different films and different photographic technique.