New member from the UK

sickparrot · Mar 3, 2010

Hi y'all from the UK.

My name is Adrian, and I've joined this forum because I'm starting to use film again after 8 years in the digital wilderness.

I still have my old OM40, along with 2 50/1.8's (although one looks like an oil can exploded in it), a Tokina AT-X 60-120f2.8, a Tokina SD 70-210, and a Tamron adapt-all 28f2.8. I also have an Mju-ii compact.

I used to do most of my own processing and printing but gave up on colour pretty early on, however I long since gave away most of my darkroom equipment, just keeping a tank just in case I do any B+W again.

I have a currently on-going project scanning all my old negatives and transparencies with a plustek 7200, but it's taking forever.

Cheers, Ady

perkeleellinen · Mar 3, 2010

Welcome back to film and to here!

After reading for a while you may decide to get back into the dark. Luckily, the equipment can be had for a song.

Steve Smith · Mar 3, 2010

Welcome from the Isle of Wight.

sickparrot said:
I have a currently on-going project scanning all my old negatives and transparencies with a plustek 7200, but it's taking forever.

Don't waste your time. The negatives and slides will still be in good condition long after your scan files have become un-readable.

Steve.

Jeff Kubach · Mar 3, 2010

Hello and welcome to APUG!

Jeff

Ian Grant · Mar 3, 2010

Welcome from someone staying warmer

Ian

sickparrot · Mar 3, 2010

Steve Smith said:
Welcome from the Isle of Wight.

Don't waste your time. The negatives and slides will still be in good condition long after your scan files have become un-readable.

Steve.

I dunno, some of my slides are looking a bit ropey, I have a set of about 200 from Rome 15 years ago which look distinctly colour shifty (shot on Ektachrome I think).

It's mainly for reference so I've got my entire photographic history in one place. If I ever wanted a print I would go back and rescan the appropriate negative anyway because at the moment it's a bit of a rush job and I'm not taking as much care to get the full tonal range eg. as I should.

Mats_A · Mar 3, 2010

Welcome from The Land of a Thousand Lakes

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mr rusty · Mar 3, 2010

Hi From Lancashire. Sound a bit like me - I have gone mainly back to film after 8 years on d******l. never did my own D&P tho'

Presently sending my films here http://www.photo-express.co.uk/index.html
to be developed and scanned. They develop & scan at 2000x3000 for £4/film inc return postage, and the quality is excellent. (sorry to those who have seen me plug this outfit before - I have no connection but want them to get as much business as possible so they stick around)

Oh, and I guarantee that now you are back in the land of film, especially Olympus you *will* get tempted by the god "Ebay" because there are just too many goodies at great prices out there. I know, I now have an OM1 and an OM2 and various lenses.

If your Olympus needs a CLA, this guy is excellent http://www.camerarepairs-r-us.co.uk/ highly recommended.

wclark5179 · Mar 3, 2010

Welcome!

I like the darkroom as it's where things develop!

papagene · Mar 3, 2010

Adrian - hello and welcome to APUG from western New England.

Anscojohn · Mar 3, 2010

Welcome, Adrian, from near Washington, DC.

Steve Smith · Mar 3, 2010

sickparrot said:
It's mainly for reference so I've got my entire photographic history in one place. If I ever wanted a print I would go back and rescan the appropriate negative anyway because at the moment it's a bit of a rush job and I'm not taking as much care to get the full tonal range eg. as I should.

Sounds like you have the right idea then. On another forum there are often people asking for advice on which scanner to get to scan their collection of 6,000 slides. To me, this is madness. Much better to just do a high quality scan of the images you want as you need them.

Your idea of quick scans for a reference though is a good idea as long as you don't spend the rest of your life scanning!

Anyway... We don't talk about scanning here (not too often anyway!).

Steve.

fotch · Mar 3, 2010

Hi Ady, welcome aboard. I was going to do a lot of scanning also, then I realized its almost a complete waste of time. Only reason to scan is to post online or send to someone. Archival it is not. JMHO

Chazzy · Mar 3, 2010

Welcome, Ady.

Mike Wilde · Mar 3, 2010

Gald to see you have found us here.

Ian Grant said:
Welcome from someone staying warmer

Ian

Well I offer warm wlecomes, but I am not as warm as he. Weather is getting nicer outisde, but the cold water is at it's coldest point of the year for me at the moment. The cold water in the darkroom print washer was running at 10.4C last night.

Christopher Walrath · Mar 3, 2010

Welcome to APUG, Adrian, from the lower counties of William Penn's Colony.

sickparrot · Mar 4, 2010

Aw shucks, thanks everyone.

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