Great informational site ladies and gentlemen, I found APUG by accident last week when I was searching for film processors.
I was heavy into 35 mm cameras and SLR's back in the 70's and early 80's but drifted away due to lifestyle changes (meaning divorce). Later I played with digital until now, owning a D90 Nikon.
However I am easing back onto film: Now pulling my SLR's out of storage and checking operation of each. Even purchased a pack of Fuji 400 to test the cameras and a couple of packs of Portra for more serious attempts at capturing light.
I am not a photographer in the sense as many of you but I just enjoy using the vintage film cameras and "slowing down" with film photography instead of the instant gratification of digital.
Way back I was interested in Fred Picker's Zone 6 system, bought his book and did a little medium format shooting with a Mamiya C330, which I still have with the Poro Prism and the 135 f 4.5 lens group.
I will mainly be shooting outdoors: Wildlife, scenic Mountains, snow packs, anything that captures my attention. Although I have thousands of photos stored away, most are on Kodachrome. In the future I may post some of the Portra work but that is yet to happen: I have not exposed any film yet!
I may post some digital images of the equipment if acceptable by the group here.
Thanks to all for such a great information base.
Oh, the screen name, Mako John? My main hobby is salt water fishing, the boat is a Mako built in 1977. Not only am I old, but both my boat and the photo gear are also ancient! Shown below, apologies for a digital taken with a point and shoot.
I was heavy into 35 mm cameras and SLR's back in the 70's and early 80's but drifted away due to lifestyle changes (meaning divorce). Later I played with digital until now, owning a D90 Nikon.
However I am easing back onto film: Now pulling my SLR's out of storage and checking operation of each. Even purchased a pack of Fuji 400 to test the cameras and a couple of packs of Portra for more serious attempts at capturing light.
I am not a photographer in the sense as many of you but I just enjoy using the vintage film cameras and "slowing down" with film photography instead of the instant gratification of digital.
Way back I was interested in Fred Picker's Zone 6 system, bought his book and did a little medium format shooting with a Mamiya C330, which I still have with the Poro Prism and the 135 f 4.5 lens group.
I will mainly be shooting outdoors: Wildlife, scenic Mountains, snow packs, anything that captures my attention. Although I have thousands of photos stored away, most are on Kodachrome. In the future I may post some of the Portra work but that is yet to happen: I have not exposed any film yet!
I may post some digital images of the equipment if acceptable by the group here.
Thanks to all for such a great information base.
Oh, the screen name, Mako John? My main hobby is salt water fishing, the boat is a Mako built in 1977. Not only am I old, but both my boat and the photo gear are also ancient! Shown below, apologies for a digital taken with a point and shoot.