Hello from Yorkshire

[paulmac]

Hello to you all, my name is Paul Mac and I'm from Yorkshire UK.

I worked for many years as a press photographer on a local newspaper before moving on to work for a national press agency. I have recently semi retired and instead of the day to day agency stuff I have decided to work for myself and just cover the odd news job that interests me.

Like many I started out on film cameras using Rolleiflexes and Hasselblads and then moved over to 35mm with Nikon F3's and finally F5's.

When digital came along I resisted for a while but then changed over to the Nikon D1H for all the news work, eventually ending up with the D3 and D3S.

I always though preferred the look of film and still carried a Black and White Leica along for my own personal projects. I kept my darkroom (thank goodness) with my pride and joy, a gorgeous Leitz V35.

As a retirement present to myself I have recently bought a Fuji GF670 folding rangefinder which I am absolutely loving using. It is just so fantastic to be able to use 120 film again. I use it set at the 6x7 negative size (a new size and experience for me) and print it with a LPL C 7700 enlarger and Componon S lens. The results from TMAX 100 and Fomapan 100 both developed in good old D76 have blown me away and it's like stating out all over again!! Film is just such a wonderful medium to work with and I had forgotten just how good MF is compared to the digital files that have been my mainstay for many years.

So glad that I found this brilliant site and look forwards to contributing to it in the future.

Regards Paul Mac Yorkshire

PS I still have my old Rolleiflex 2.8F and I have really enjoyed reading all the Rollei related posts, especially the servicing recommendations, which I shall be taking on board as I will have to have it CLA'd.

[mono]

Hi Paul,
welcome to FADU!
I always enjoyed the Dales on our way to and from Scotland.

[photomi7ch]

welcome Paul

[TonyMiller]

I'm over in North Yorkshire - as are a few others here - so welcome to another Yorkshire resident.
I was recently watching a review of that 6x7 camera - looks very nice.

[Barry]

Welcome to fadu Paul.

[big paul]

welcome to FADU Paul, at this rate we will have to call this site Pauls film And Darkroom User,, glad you made it back to proper photography ..
all the best
PAUL



www.essexcockney.com

[Mike O'Pray]

Welcome Paul, that's a long and hard apprenticeship you served with film.

There is something about Yorkshire and film. Half of FADU is from there Nice to have local FADU neighbours

Mike

[CambsIan]

Hi Paul, welcome to the forum, hope you enjoy your time here.

(Yorkshire - great place for photo's and holidays, went last year going again this year).

Ian

[Alan Clark]

Welcome Paul, from another North Yorkshireman.

Alan

[MartyNL]

Hello and welcome to the forum Paul. Lovely intro.