Hi everyone!
I just found the forums from a friend mentioning the site on another site I regularly use. So my introduction...

My name is Daniel, I'm 17 and live in Sydney (Australia) I have been interested in photography for a number of years now. I began shooting on digital simply because that's what I had access to, I always planned to get a film SLR though.

So I got myself a nikon F55 and shot a few rolls of color slide, was nice enough to really think about each photo and get an entire roll back at once, still wasn't exactly what I was looking for though. I got a few rolls of Tmax 100 and shot those and developed and printed them myself. That is the moment I fell in love with film. For me it is all about controlling the photos from shooting to finished print. I like to use black and white for it's simplicity.

I now shoot with a bronica SQ mostly, but occasionally a 35mm SLR (F60). I do shoot digital as well, but film is my format for when I just want to go out and shoot to really enjoy it.

I look forward to spending time here and getting to know you all!
Daniel,

Welcome Daniel.

17 years old and already owning a Bronica, plus others, something beyond my wildest dreams at your age!

Good to see you are doing what you enjoy.

Mick.

welcome Daniel from Italy

Welcome Daniel from Copenhagen (you know the town where we have an Australian crown princes)
AND do not fall in love with a camera.... There must be a bunch of nice girls out there... :-))

Welcome from New England!

Dear Daniel,

Does Lazarus219 indicate that you've come back from the digital dead?

Welcome.

Cheers,

Roger

:);)welcome to Prisneyland!

Hi Daniel, welcome from Hawaii. I'm sure you will enjoy the new camera, and film is a lot of fun.

Daniel... welcome from western New England USA. It's good to see some young faces here at APUG!! :D

gene

Ah ha - another Bronica SQ & Nikon user... Welcome to the fold!

Have fun, Bob.

Welcome from England. At 17 I didn't even have an instamatic let alone a Bronica. Got a lot of help from Mr Fox Talbot though! I could jump on a mail coach and be with him in as little as 3 days. Mr Mick Fagan has been pretty good as well on a bulk loading issue and faster than Mr FT and he's only just down the road from you by comparison.

In fact no-one has offered me anything but help here. APUGers as a species seem programmed to help.

Enjoy membership

pentaxuser

Welcome to the forum Daniel, enjoy the experience.

Welcome Daniel, from just over the ditch. Dig in, there is lots of information here.

John.

Hi Daniel,

And a very warm welcome from Ireland...

Síle

Hi Daniel,
from Geelong in Victoria. You're gunna love it here
Mike

Welcome from NYC

Hi Daniel,

Great to see another Sydneysider here. Welcome to the Apug community.

Best regards,
Thanasis.

Oh good, another Sydney Apugger. Welcome Daniel. Happy to help in any way. Feel free to PM at any time. I was going to say for fatherly advice because all my kids are now older than you, but that just made me depressed! At 17 I wanted to be a rock star but now I satisfy myself by photographing them. Where in Sydney are you located?

Welcome, Daniel, from Melbourne. APUG is a great place to be.