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Hello from Northern Ireland
Hi all,
My name is Michael and I live in Northern Ireland - on the beautiful north Antrim coast. I was into photography as a teenager in the late 1970s - I was lucky enough to have a weekend&holiday job in the photographic dept of a local chemist's shop which helped with the cost of materials and kit. My first camera was a Zenit B but quickly progressed to the slightly more elegant OM-1. But my career beckoned and processing took a back seat - I did the digital thing but it left me cold and I find myself attracted back to film. I'm shooting mainly 35mm but also do a little 4x5 - hopefully more LF as my confidence grows. So I'm just getting my darkroom sorted after a very long break and so far so good - spend a productive few hours there this morning. Living where I do access to s/h gear can be challenging (not many sellers are willing to ship enlargers, understandably) so for some reason I've ended up with a beast of a DeVere 507 floorstanding model. The running gear has been tightened and re-greased and everything is running smoothly. I have it screwed to the wall using the brackets at the top of the 7 foot column and as anyone who knows these enlargers will verify I can tell you it ain't for moving - well, if it does move then my house is also moving and I'll have other things to worry about... I've already learnt a lot from trawling posts on this great forum so a very big thank-you to all contributors and moderators. When I get my darkroom looking half decent I'll post some photographs. Regards, Michael |
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Welcome to fadu Michael.
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Cheers, Barry |
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Welcome Michael. Some great gear there
Mike |
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Welcome from here at the other end of the county (but we share a forename). We may spot each other at Torr Head
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Hi Michael and welcome to Fadu, My first serious camera was a Zenit B, Built like the proverbail brick outhouse, I moved on to a Praktica, then on to OM, Minolta AF and pentax, now I have moved backwards and today use a variety of MF and 35mm Folders, a couple of Rollei TLR's and other cameras from the 30's to to the late 50's
Richard
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Welcome to Fadu Michael.
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hi and welcome to FADU Michael ,it sounds like you are getting there and good luck with your darkroom...
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Hi Michael, welcome
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"They do clutter their lives, don't they?" - Steel ("Sapphire & Steel", TV Series, ATV, 1979) |
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Welcome to FADU Michael. My first camera was also a Zenit B I kept it for many years but had to finally bin it last year as it no longer functioned. Have fun with your new darkroom.
Richard |
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