auz80
24-02-2015, 3:01pm
Remember when black and white was the norm and the most common point and shoot was a Kodak Box Brownie? No? Well, I'm sure most members of this forum won't, but I'm one of the few (?) who do:)
My interest in photography began about 55 years ago. At that time I bought an Agfa 120 roll film camera that had an f4.5 lens but no rangefinder or exposure meter. Simple? Yes, but a big step up from a Brownie nevertheless.
I started developing my own films and doing simple contact printing until (much later) getting an enlarger. Eventually I traded the Agfa for the first Yashica 35mm that came out. Further down the track I acquired a Pentax Spotmatic and a few lenses which I still have. I also have two other film SLRs (Minolta and Canon).
Unfortunately, our lives have had a lot of twists and turns, with the result that photography has been an on again, off again affair, revived briefly and then forgotten for long periods except for family photos. The last time that happened was about fifteen years ago with the result that a large amount of film (mainly b&w) and a load of printing paper went into the freezer where it has remained until now. When the weather cools a little the enlarger will be dusted off and the paper resurrected.
I joined the digital revolution a few years ago with a Fujifilm S5500, a little camera I've really enjoyed using. I have recently bought a Nikon D5300 and two kit lenses (18-55mm & 55-200mm), also an Epson V550 scanner. I've also only recently acquired PSE12, but I'm still on the trainer wheels with that:)
Cheers, auz80
My interest in photography began about 55 years ago. At that time I bought an Agfa 120 roll film camera that had an f4.5 lens but no rangefinder or exposure meter. Simple? Yes, but a big step up from a Brownie nevertheless.
I started developing my own films and doing simple contact printing until (much later) getting an enlarger. Eventually I traded the Agfa for the first Yashica 35mm that came out. Further down the track I acquired a Pentax Spotmatic and a few lenses which I still have. I also have two other film SLRs (Minolta and Canon).
Unfortunately, our lives have had a lot of twists and turns, with the result that photography has been an on again, off again affair, revived briefly and then forgotten for long periods except for family photos. The last time that happened was about fifteen years ago with the result that a large amount of film (mainly b&w) and a load of printing paper went into the freezer where it has remained until now. When the weather cools a little the enlarger will be dusted off and the paper resurrected.
I joined the digital revolution a few years ago with a Fujifilm S5500, a little camera I've really enjoyed using. I have recently bought a Nikon D5300 and two kit lenses (18-55mm & 55-200mm), also an Epson V550 scanner. I've also only recently acquired PSE12, but I'm still on the trainer wheels with that:)
Cheers, auz80