Hello from United Arab Emirates

[TareqPhoto]

Hi there,

Allow me to introduce myself to this great forum:
My name is Tareq, I live in Ajman city in U.A.E.
I work as a civil engineer, and since 2005 i addicted to photography more and more. My start was with digital, so since 2005 until 2009 i ended up with 9 digital cameras, but something inside me telling me: "Tareq, try FILM", so i didn't sleep until i get my hand on a film camera in MF or LF, not interested in 35mm film much, so in the middle of 2009 i bought 2 film medium format cameras, which are: Mamiya RZ67 Pro II & Hasselblad 501CM both used bodies, i bought 2 film back for both [New] and one used lens [180mm?] for that Mamiya, since that i keep reading about film and didn't shoot one roll yet about film, forgot to say that i've got Holga Pinhole 120WPC a week ago as well.
So i hope joining this website will help me in film photography [i remember i used film when i was a kid but it was for P&S Kodak or Yashica cameras].

Regards to all,
Tareq Alhamrani

[Chazzy]

Welcome to APUG, Tareq. You have some nice cameras.

[David A. Goldfarb]

Welcome to APUG!

[mooseontheloose]

Welcome to APUG Tareq! I don't know what film availability is like in the UAE, but get some as soon as possible and try your cameras out! You'll love the large negatives (or positives).

[SuzanneR]

Welcome, and start exposing some film!!

[TareqPhoto]

WOW, that was really quick responses!!!
Thank you very much!

In fact it seems all people here are going with digital, and film is limited in very few people and i have one friend who uses film told me that there is only 1 lab to develop film, maybe there is 2 or 3 , but mostly 1 lab is popular used and some other small labs around use that main lab.

Really i can't wait to shoot my first [MF] film roll, yesterday i loaded 2 film rolls in 2 bodies each, and i am waiting the best time to go out and shoot, but the question as usual/always, what to shoot now with film here after 5 years with digital and nothing much interesting around? I know with film i can get different look, but that is not enough and i don't want to give up so soon with film after few rolls and go back to digital.

Thanks for your posts/replies, i will look for your help in any way here

[mikebarger]

Welcome to APUG, there are a lot of great photographers here if you are looking for information. I've learned a ton since I've been here...still have a lot to learn too.

Mike
south central Missouri

[rthomas]

Welcome to APUG! I have an RB67, very similar to your RZ67. Great cameras! I would love to be closer to the desert as you are; it's one of two broad types of landscape I have never photographed (the other is the Arctic). If finding a lab is difficult you could always take the next step and develop your own. Plenty of resources here if you need more information on that.

[wclark5179]

Welcome to APUG.

Just like you I'm always learning. Every so often I help!

This is a nice group of people who are willing to help.

Please send us some warm weather! We're in the midst of a snowstorm, but we're used to that!

[Trask]

Hello, Tareq. Ahlen wa Sahlen! I'm over here in Riyadh, where film is extremely scarce. I hope you have better resources there in Ajman; perhaps you're having to import it. You have some striking landscapes there to photograph, especially over in Oman on the Musandam Peninsula. Welcome to the world of film - the digital folks don't know what they're missing.