Hello from Portslade (nr Brighton), UK

[BoxBrownie]

Hi there all,
Thought it was about time to introduce myself -
I've been reading the posts at APUG for a while now, since I switched from digital to mostly film photography. I have learnt so much and now dev my own films and mix my own chemistry from raw. I use 35mm & 120 and am messing with a (pretty much bargain basement) collection of classic cameras, about 30 at the last count - I CANNOT pass a £5 bargain in a charity shop.
I do have a couple of slightly posher cameras: a Bronica EtrSi and a Nikon F90x which are my workhorses though the ones I use most are probably an Olympus Mju 1 and a Voigtlander Vito B as I've always got one of them on me. Prints are inkjet at the moment with plans to start contact printing at some point and if I ever get enough room I'd like to set up a darkroom.
Hopefully I've learned enough to be able to contribute and give something back to the community which has given me so much (even though you didn't know I was lurking).
Favourite photographers at the moment:
Barry Thornton (I have tracked down both Edge of Darkness and Elements - love everything about these books).
Saul Leiter: though I only have Early Colour.
Cartier-Bresson (the first photographer I found and I'm still not over it), Walker Evans, Atget, Gordon Parks, Henry Wessel and on and on...
And John Szarkovski's 'Photographs' - I really do like his own photos, one of my favourite books as the reproduction is so good.
Also Roger Hicks' & Francis Schultz's Quality In Photography which I have read again and again. Hopefully some of it has sunk in.
It's a fantastic time to do photography - the info is out there on the net and so much equipment is available at such low prices - I am loving it!
Any way there you have it. I'm off today so going out to shoot 2 rolls of Pan F 120 to then develop one in Rodinal (which I don't make from raw as it's so cheap) and another in home made microdol/perceptol-ish to see for myself the differences.
Unfinished (1 image and an empty blog - oh dear, must try harder) website at www.boxbrownie.net
Cheers,
Steve B

[Steve Smith]

Hello from just across the water and along a bit from you.

I use 35mm & 120 and am messing with a (pretty much bargain basement) collection of classic cameras, about 30 at the last count - I CANNOT pass a £5 bargain in a charity shop.

That would describe me as well!


Steve.

[lilserenity]

Hello from Worthing I used to work in Portslade and live in Brighton.

Vicky

[PerA]

Hello Steve!

Maybe you can set up a temporary darkroom in the bathroom? It has worked for me for seventeen years.
Per

[Christopher Walrath]

Posted wirelessly..

Welcome from across the pond.

[Whiteymorange]

Another greeting from the former colonies. I lived in Rustington and Littlehampton in the early 70's and had many a night I don't really remember in Brighton.

[Jeff Kubach]

Hello Steve and a warm welcome to APUG!

Jeff

[Steve Roberts]

I CANNOT pass a £5 bargain in a charity shop.

Also Roger Hicks' & Francis Schultz's Quality In Photography

Know the problem. Visitors to my house are invited to come in, shift a few cameras and sit down.

I haven't read Quality in Photography (some would say that's apparent from the garbage I produce!) but the half dozen books by Roger and Francis that I have read have all been well written, informative and entertaining.

welcome to APUG!

Steve

[fotch]

Hello Steve, from Wisconsin, USA. Enjoyed your first post.

[papagene]

Steve - hello and welcome to APUG from western New England.

gene