I'm SO excited.....

dwdmguy

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I hope you guys/gals don't mind.
After so many years of shooting Digital I've just returned to film. Med Format and I couldn't be more happy. A lot of the reason for my return is frankly (hope I don' offend) digital was just looking too clean to me (both dSLR and Med Format) and since I'm on early retirement and am not a pro, I can and wanted to learn my craft.

Today I processed my first roll of Tri-X. Last week I shot it just for fun thru a Holga. Tomorrow It will be the Mamiya 1000s. Beginning in the late spring I go back to school for Film Photography.

I'm a 48 year old guy, a single guy dad thats a bit disabled, so I need this passion and it keeps me busy, but I am SO having fun with it.

Thank goodness for this site. I'm joining right away.

Sorry for the Rant.
Thanks
Tom
 
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jim appleyard

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Just like baseball players, you can admit that you used performance enhancing tools (digital) and we'll still let you come back.

Film is just SO nice, isn't it?
 

Christopher Walrath

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With a Holga you're never 100 percent sure what you'll get but that photograph goes to show you don't need a Leica to make a great image.

Jump on in. The water's about 68 degrees.
 

JBrunner

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Very nice. Doesn't look like you've been away that long.
 

haryanto

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welcome aboard Tom
 
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tim_bessell

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Welcome to APUG Tom.

I have to admit that I shot digital for quite a while before settling on film as my choice for image making. You will spend many hours here filling your head with tips, tricks, and new things to try! ;-)
 

Simon R Galley

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Hey Tom,

Welcome back to the dark side....if you are going to start printing again pm me your address and I will send you the ILFORD Multigrade printing manual...saves a little ( or a lot ) of paper...

Simon. ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology Limited :
 

Steve Smith

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Simon R Galley said:
Welcome back to the dark side....if you are going to start printing again pm me your address and I will send you the ILFORD Multigrade printing manual...saves a little ( or a lot ) of paper...
Click to expand...

I have seen various threads where you have offered them to people but are these manuals available for purchase anywhere?

I'm not trying to get a free copy here (unless they are free anyway) and would happily pay for a copy.



Steve.
 
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