George Hazelton
Active Member
I happened across this forum Googling for filters, etc for my new baby, a Voigtlander Vitessa L. I believe it was Hamish who pictured his, along with his Retina IIa.
This looks like a congenial place! Requiring the use of real names seems like a good idea and should avoid much of the rancor one sees on other (not to be named!) fora where virtual flame wars all too often require the intervention of administrators.
A little bit about me: I began photography in my early teens with my Mother's ancient 120 folder. Bought a second-hand Retina 1, followed by a Japanese rf, then a 127 Komaflex-S, later a Praktica LTL, then a Pentax K1000, MX, LX, a Retina IIIc and 645n with a good kit of lenses, etc. Latest cameras a Busch 2x3 press camera and the Voigtlander Vitessa L.
My father smoothed my entry to the hobby. He had processed and printed photos in the 1930s; I have many of his negatives and early Kodachrome slides from those days! We had a darkroom, BW developing and printing, mixing our own Beutler film developer (he was a chemical engineer so lab work held no terrors) and processing Ektachrome.
Career demands and childrearing demands (my daughter Rebecca has just finished her PhD in creative writing) seemed to force my reliance on commercial photofinishing, so for many years I shot only slides and negative color. At least that's my excuse!
And now really good enlargers are available inexpensively!
With free time available from my retirement from library work, I'm returning to the "dark side" with a second-hand Beseler 23C in the upstairs bath, courtesy of my most forgiving wife!
Since I have the scale my Father and I used to weigh out Metol etc I plan to roll my own. I have inherited his Asahiflex IIb (the one that looks like a screw-mount Leica) several lenses, extension tubes, bellows, and his Pentax ME-Super. I hope to get the Asahiflex repaired and shoot some for old times' sake.
As they say, the fruit doesn't fall too far from the tree.
This looks like a congenial place! Requiring the use of real names seems like a good idea and should avoid much of the rancor one sees on other (not to be named!) fora where virtual flame wars all too often require the intervention of administrators.
A little bit about me: I began photography in my early teens with my Mother's ancient 120 folder. Bought a second-hand Retina 1, followed by a Japanese rf, then a 127 Komaflex-S, later a Praktica LTL, then a Pentax K1000, MX, LX, a Retina IIIc and 645n with a good kit of lenses, etc. Latest cameras a Busch 2x3 press camera and the Voigtlander Vitessa L.
My father smoothed my entry to the hobby. He had processed and printed photos in the 1930s; I have many of his negatives and early Kodachrome slides from those days! We had a darkroom, BW developing and printing, mixing our own Beutler film developer (he was a chemical engineer so lab work held no terrors) and processing Ektachrome.
Career demands and childrearing demands (my daughter Rebecca has just finished her PhD in creative writing) seemed to force my reliance on commercial photofinishing, so for many years I shot only slides and negative color. At least that's my excuse!
And now really good enlargers are available inexpensively!
With free time available from my retirement from library work, I'm returning to the "dark side" with a second-hand Beseler 23C in the upstairs bath, courtesy of my most forgiving wife!
Since I have the scale my Father and I used to weigh out Metol etc I plan to roll my own. I have inherited his Asahiflex IIb (the one that looks like a screw-mount Leica) several lenses, extension tubes, bellows, and his Pentax ME-Super. I hope to get the Asahiflex repaired and shoot some for old times' sake.
As they say, the fruit doesn't fall too far from the tree.
hope you enjoy this friendly place.
