Recently re-bitten by the 'bug

[TheDreadPirateRobins]

I don't know how I totally missed this category before.

Anyway, I recently acquired a new (old) Pentax Spotmatic, the same camera on which I learned to shoot manual, and I have been getting back into photography quickly. I have since acquired a medium format Weltaflex TLR (kind of an oddity, but it didn't cost much: < 15 bucks) and I am in the process of building a pinhole camera to fit the standard 4x5 film holder. I am having fun with all of this.

I live in Portland, Oregon, near the St. Johns Bridge. I am fortunate to have one of the only places that still sells 120 film and deals mostly in film photography in the state a mere mile or so from my house.

I am in the process of evaluating my space and seeing where I can put a small darkroom for my wife and I to use.

Adam

 

[thebanana]

Hi Adam, welcome to APUG!

 

[papagene]

Adam - welcome to APUG from western Massachusetts.

gene

 

[snallan]

Welcome from the UK Adam.

 

[Kevin Caulfield]

Welcome, Adam. You really are lucky having a film place so close, so please make sure you keep them feeling loved.

 

[TheDreadPirateRobins]

Thanks for the welcomes!

I have been enjoying looking around here. It's nice to see an active "traditional" photography community.

 

[TheDreadPirateRobins]

Welcome, Adam. You really are lucky having a film place so close, so please make sure you keep them feeling loved.

They get pretty much every film camera related item purchase that I make. I know how valuable they are to my local photo community.

Here's their website: Blue Moon Camera and Machine

(I am not an employee, owner, or shareholder, just a satisfied customer.)

 

[winger]

You are lucky to have a store so close. I lost mine when I moved from MA to PA last year. Yes, I still miss it. I hope you have space to build a darkroom and I like that it's for both of you to use.

 

[TheDreadPirateRobins]

You are lucky to have a store so close. I lost mine when I moved from MA to PA last year. Yes, I still miss it. I hope you have space to build a darkroom and I like that it's for both of you to use.

I have a garage that we never intended to park our one car in anyway, so I thought that some of that would become the darkroom. I have also been considering a chunk of our basement near the laundry area, because of easier access to water, but neither my wife nor I are excited about photographic chemicals in the house.

 

[MattKing]

I have a garage that we never intended to park our one car in anyway, so I thought that some of that would become the darkroom. I have also been considering a chunk of our basement near the laundry area, because of easier access to water, but neither my wife nor I are excited about photographic chemicals in the house.

Photographic chemicals are, with a few relatively rare exceptions, of no greater concern than those "chemicals" you are likely to have in your laundry room, under your kitchen sink, or in a garden shed.

In other words, most are completely safe, if stored and handled with reasonable care (e.g. labelled properly, and stored in a locked cupboard, if you have young children).

I've been handling them both at home and in commercial environments for more than 4 decades all together, and with only the most obvious level of prudence, it just hasn't been a problem.

Matt

Oh, and welcome to APUG - where it's lots of fun.

Matt

 

[Toffle]

Welcome to the party. If you need to know anything about film photography or printing, it is probably here.

Cheers,

 

[Chazzy]

Welcome. Where did you find a woman who likes darkrooms, and does she have a sister?

 

[TheDreadPirateRobins]

LOL! She has no sisters, but I think she has some cute, single woman friends who are also into darkrooms.

Yeah, I consider myself fairly lucky. When we first met I had no idea she even took photos. I later find out that not only does she take photos but she can talk film photography and she can process and print B/W. Once we had also established that neither of us cared for pineapple juice I knew it was love.

 

[kavandje]

Welcome from Windhoek, Namibia!

I know how it is to be re-bitten; and what a lovely bite it is!

 

[Dave Miller]

A warm welcome from England Adam, enjoy the forum.

 

[Christopher Walrath]

Welcome and welcome back.