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  1. #51

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    Aug 2001
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    how old are we?

    I'm 44. I first became interested in photography in 1971. My first camera (other than a Polaroid Swinger) was a Crown Graphic. After a year of taking this seriously and having several pictures appear in my local town newspaper (Port Washington, NY), my dear father generously bought me a Beseler 45MCRX enlarger and a new Nikon F-2 with three lenses. My first love always remained with large format (and later medium too). I received a college degree in photography but ended up getting a BS and MBA in business. My career went in this direction. I've worked at Lockheed Martin for 21 years and currently work in international business. I moved from NY to LA to Atlanta and now Fort Worth. I had a long absence from photography...I should have never gone to school for it and kept it as a hobby. I guess I got burned out on the subject. Between 1980 and 1997, I did buy a Hasselblad, hoping to respark my interest. Finally in 1997, something clicked (no pun intended). I now own a Linhof and a few Graflex products, along with collecting early Hasselblads. Unfortunately, I don't have that first Crown Graphic as I traded it for a Super Speed Graphic in 1974. I'm grateful that I got my start with large format as I made several mistakes and had to learn the hard way. The Nikon seemed like a cinch after a year of 4 X 5! I guess one would say I'm an advanced amateur who loves to read about photography as much as shoot! I collect literature and have extensively studied the 40's through 60's period (This is why I pipe in on questions about Graflex and Linhof equipment). Over the past eight months, I have been building a darkroom. I'm also a big fan of Leica and just traded up to the new M7. I travel to Europe with my job a few times a year...this has become my favorite time to shoot.

    I admire all of you for your contributions and I have looked at several photos and websites! Kerry's shots of Oregon still make my jaw drop! I think websites like this has been a tremendous help for me...my interest in photography is as stong as it was in the 1970's (too bad I don't have as much free time as I did then!!!)

    Joe...I think your question was a great idea, as I've enjoyed reading about the others.

    All the best,

    J. P. Mose

  2. #52

    how old are we?

    50. Interested in photography off and on since high school. After 25 years of sitting in front of a computer all day, I have become anti-tech in my hobbies. Thus most of my photography is either LF, pinhole, or both.

    The digital revolution got me spooked, fearing that LF would die out before I had fully experienced it, so I am in a LF feeding frenzy. Do it now, while you still can.

    CXC

  3. #53

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    how old are we?

    I am currently 38, started LF 4 years ago, not addicted but just can't quit. And I enjoy coming to this forum everyday.

  4. #54

    how old are we?

    40 years old, here in Indianapolis. And I feel younger at 40 than I did at 25!

    I've been shooting and printing 35mm since I was 20. I had a girlfriend in college who was good in the darkroom, and introduced me to B&W. Girlfriend?s long gone, but I still love photography! Another girlfriend got me into playing music at church with her - I'd do anything for a pretty face back then! Again, girlfriend's long gone, but I still do church music today (professionally). Go figure!

    I've shot MF since I was 23, and I'm still breaking in my 4x5 which I purchased last June. Or perhaps it's breaking ME in?

    Thank you to all who contribute to this wonderful forum!!!

  5. #55

    how old are we?

    55, newly retired to devote time to photography.

    Early recollections of my parent's darkroom, I helped 'soup' their prints, (left hand in the developer, right hand in the stop and fix - don't rub your eyes!).

    Did my own developing/printing at 10 or 11. First 'job' was candids and groups for my Jr. High Yearbook - 1963. 35mm Miranda D, tri-x and D-76.

    First MF, a Mamiyaflex C-3 in 1966.

    First Calumet CC-402 4x5 in 1968. With 210 Symmar (convertible). As I recall, all for about $300.

    Now: 35, MF, 4x5 and 8x10. Current favorite combination: FP-4 and PMK

    Some things just get better and better!

  6. #56

    how old are we?

    30...Jeeze, you finally made me realize that I'm old, thanks!

  7. #57

    Join Date
    Aug 2001
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    how old are we?

    36 years old. In LF years, about 4 boxes of TMax 400. (Still a baby.) Without the internet (and Ebay), I would never have known about this large format stuff. I still feel like an idiot everytime I put my head under the horse blanket in a crowded place. Perhaps the feeling will go away when I'm pushing 50.

  8. #58

    how old are we?

    50 and don't know if I've ever seen someone else using an LF outside of a studio. I hide out with my cameras in the country.

  9. #59

    Join Date
    Mar 2001
    Location
    Seattle
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    how old are we?

    i'm 38 with a solid foundation of Seattle moss on the north side of my bones; just mixing up my ginko-biloba/viagra smoothie here (helps me remember what the f**k i was doing...). i'm fairly old in Velvia years-- recently calculated the cost of LF film i've consumed over the last 12 years and realized i could have paid cash for a really nice bay-view condo. yikes. instead, i've got 54 gigabytes of 0's and 1's sitting here on my hard drive (which i wouldn't trade for any condo in the world...).

    ~cj

  10. #60

    how old are we?

    40 I think! Been using large format since 1988. Originally from the UK but now resident in Las Vegas, USA. Use 4x5, 5x7 and 8x10.

    www.nigelturnerphotography.com

    Nigel Turner.

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