Boy am I glad I found APUG. It's hard to find a place to chat about film photography without a horde of people encouraging me to get with the times and shoot digital.

Anyways! I'm Stephen, a hobbyist of about three or four years now. I started digital and worked my way towards film. I found that with digital, I was using all that automation as a substitute for knowing how to use ISO, shutter speed, and aperture to arrive at a creative exposure. And because I'm a sucker, if the camera has that automation, I have a hard time switching it to manual. So I went and got a Mamiya M645 and Pentax K1000 to really learn about exposure without the temptation of letting the camera do all the work for me.

I really enjoy shooting film and I'm looking forward to hanging out here.

See you around :)

Stephen - welcome to APUG from western Massachusetts. APUG is a great place to learn and a friendly place to visit.

gene

Good Evening, Stephen,

And welcome from southwestern Illinois, near St. Louis.

Konical

Welcome Stephen....I'm glad you've joined our group!

You're among friends. Welcome!

Hey Stephan. Nice to have other people appreciate what you're trying to do, isn't it? Welcome aboard from another New Englander.

Thanks for the warm welcome!

Greetings and welcome from northern Indiana.

Welcome Stephen, from the south-west coast of British Columbia, Canada.

You'll like it here.

Matt

Hi Stephen, welcome from across the water.

Welcome Stephen, enjoy the forum.

I have a Mamiya 645 as well and have used it for years, welcome to the site.

Curt

Welcome from just over the border in Bergen County.

Dan

Welcome Stephen from the Pacific Northwest.

Bob

Hi, Stephen. Nice choice in cameras. And welcome to the forum.

Stephen,

From Northern California, welcome to APUG.
Indeed the 645 and K1000 are good cameras. Question: Why the Pentax K1000? Was it the price point, features, reputation...? It just in my day, the early Pleistocene, the K1000 wasn't that popular and now there seems to be a growing demand. Just curious that's all.

Terry