Been looking in for awhile, but have not posted, primarily because I haven't been shooting film. Am in the process of putting together a Mamiya 645 1000S kit (was given a body, prism, winder, 80mm 1.9 and 210 4.0 lenses some years back; body was bad, just got one from KEH) and seeing if I can get my head back into shooting some film.
Started with photography as a kid in HS, took some courses in college and shot 35mm on and off for years. Built a really nice darkroom in the late 80's but never used it much because my work responsibilities changed right then (Murphy's Law) and I began doing a lot of traveling. My then college student daughter was studying photography and then did a master's degree in it, so it got some use. Pretty much stopped shooting all together through the 90's and decided to try digital after I retired a couple of years ago. Have fought my way through the scanning and printing learning curves and now do some pretty good printing. Darkroom got demolished a few years back when I decided that with a bad back and other issues, I would not be doing that type of work again (equipment is in storage at my daughter's house for future use).
Digital is fine, but I miss the film process (shooting) and will give it a shot with MF, as I never did that before. Will have to find a good processor in Westchester County, NY, where I live; recommendations would be welcomed.
Next step will be having one of the old Pentax 35mm's CLA'd.
I exoect to have a lot of questions.......
Started with photography as a kid in HS, took some courses in college and shot 35mm on and off for years. Built a really nice darkroom in the late 80's but never used it much because my work responsibilities changed right then (Murphy's Law) and I began doing a lot of traveling. My then college student daughter was studying photography and then did a master's degree in it, so it got some use. Pretty much stopped shooting all together through the 90's and decided to try digital after I retired a couple of years ago. Have fought my way through the scanning and printing learning curves and now do some pretty good printing. Darkroom got demolished a few years back when I decided that with a bad back and other issues, I would not be doing that type of work again (equipment is in storage at my daughter's house for future use).
Digital is fine, but I miss the film process (shooting) and will give it a shot with MF, as I never did that before. Will have to find a good processor in Westchester County, NY, where I live; recommendations would be welcomed.
Next step will be having one of the old Pentax 35mm's CLA'd.
I exoect to have a lot of questions.......
