Goodmorning and hello :)

[Nerotheroman]

Good morning everybody,

I'd like to introduce myself.
My name is Mathias (people call Mat
most of the time), I'm 22 years old and live
Germany.
Currently I'm attending Ruhr University Bochum.

I got my first camera in the age of twelve and since
that moment I never stopped loving photography.

All the years I was shooting digital only, until
last month a customer of mine asked for some
portraits with the analog look.

So I did a little reasearch and bought a Mamiya Rb67.
And did the shooting.
When I first saw the pictures I was blone away

Now I do shoot analog 90percent of the time and it
feels great!
It slows down the whole process of creating a picture,
process it and print it.
Amazing

So I know the Mamiya isn't truely large formart,
but until I saved up enough money and find out
what my lf needs are, it serves me well.

Tomorrow I even will start developing my own b/w
negatives, I'm really excited

I'm happy to be here with you guys and am looking
forward to many interesting discussions.

Best wishes
Mat

[ScottPhotoCo]

Welcome Matt. Many wonderful photo adventures and much to learn here if you want.

Tim
www.ScottPhoto.co

[HoodedOne]

Welcome Mat. And greetings from the Netherlands.

[Nerotheroman]

Hello guys,

thanks a lot for welcomming
me
@Tim:Yes I want to learn all I can
@HoodedOne: Good to know some people are from Europe, too

Best wishes
Mat

[John Kasaian]

Welcome from California!

[Vaughn]

And welcome from another part of California! I started with a medium format camera in 1975. I now use an 8x10 and an 11x14. There is no known cure.

[Nerotheroman]

Good morning,

thank you guys for welcomming
me.
California, my favorite place on earth
I went there in 2008 for a 3 months exchange program.
Miss it so bad. Such a wonderful piece of land.
From the wineyards and beautiful beaches to breath taking Yosemite valley

@Vaughn: What medium format camera did you start
with? If I may ask?

Greetings
Mat

[Vaughn]

Good morning,
...Vaughn: What medium format camera did you start
with? If I may ask? Greetings Mat

Rollieflex 3.5. I still have a 2.8 that still gets used.

[Andrew O'Neill]

So I did a little reasearch and bought a Mamiya Rb67.
And did the shooting.
When I first saw the pictures I was blone away

If you do ever pick up large format, you'll be blown away again. Welcome!

[Nerotheroman]

Good evening guys,

@Vaughn: What a beautiful camera!
You are a very lucky man

@Andrew: Thank you !
I shure will pick up LF, but first I have to be clear about
what I really want
Tomorrow I will open a thread explaining what I exactly
want to do. And am sure you guys will lead me into the
right direction.
And yes I'm sure it will knock me out again

Have a nice evening
Mat