"Me-My-Canon-And-I" Photography Blog

[aseekings]

Hi all my name is aaron i'm 19 and at college at the moment studying ICT.

Since about Xmas just gone i have got back into photography i started off with a brand spanking new digital camera, i got on well with it @ first but then thought to myelf something is missing, my friend spencer of www.spencerpayton.com then sold me his Canon AV-1 and i fell in love with vintage photography as it seems to be a dying art these days.

So thats why i started my blog to record everywhere and everything i do with my canon just so people can look @ the blog and see the history of the camera, to keep the art alive i suppose.

So this is why i'm writing here to share my blog with you and to get your feedback so i would appreciate it if you could glance over my blog and tell me what you think.

So thankyou if you do take a look!

The link to my Blog is:

http://www.canonholder.wordpress.com

 

[ben-s]

Hi Aaron,
Welcome to APUG! I'm sure you'll find it a brilliant resource.
Your blog looks good.
I got into film photography in a similar way to you - started with a digital, and sort of morphed into using film as well.
In response to your dilemma - shall I develop my own film - I would say yes, definitely.
I started a couple of years ago, and I haven't looked back. In fact, I have since set up a darkroom in the loft, and also started processing colour neg recently.

As to your specific questions:
* Once I buy all the equipment will it last me for a long time?
Yes. Provided you wash the tanks and reels well after use, they will last years.

* How much is it all going to cost?
All told, I spent about £70 when I started out with: tank, thermometer, 3 graduates, changing bag, chemistry, film clips and film squeegee. I bought new, but Ebay is your friend with this sort of stuff.

* And will it be worthwhile
Yes. Chemistry costs run to a few pence per roll you develop. Time - about an hour or so to get dry negs with a normal process.

Hope this helps

 

[Roger Hicks]

* Once I buy all the equipment will it last me for a long time?
Yes. Provided you wash the tanks and reels well after use, they will last years.

Decades. I'm still using Kindermann tanks I bought when I started in the '60s.

* How much is it all going to cost?

Go to your local camera club and someone may GIVE you most or all of what you need, for the pleasure of seeing it used -- though equally, some camera clubs are incredibly unwelcoming.

For ideas on where you can and can't save money, try

http://www.rogerandfrances.com/photoschool/ps save.html

Cheers,

Roger

 

[ben-s]

For ideas on where you can and can't save money, try

http://www.rogerandfrances.com/photoschool/ps save.html

Some very good info on there. Well worth a look. In fact, the whole photo school is good.

 

[aseekings]

Thanks

Just like to say thanks for the replies above!