Downix
14-Jan-2007, 07:08
Been posting here for a few weeks (not regularly, just an on and off thing) then thought I should actually talk about myself.
Hi! I'm Nate Downes, a salesman working for a national camera chain. I sell a lot of digital gear, some film equipment, and I shoot on... film! I now have a collection of cameras, 39 in total, from Super8 movie cameras to a plate camera that I've modified to take 3.25x4x25 film holders. And I use all of them. To me, it is a shame and a waste to let cameras collect dust as ornamental bits. They were made for 1 thing, shooting! If the film is not handy, I just work at it till I can make it work.
The irony is, when I began selling cameras, all I owned was a digital camera. Then I began using the film cameras in the store, and seeing the difference. For christmas that year, bought a fully automatic 35mm SLR. Then, a fully manual SLR, then found a rangefinder.... and it kept going from there.
Hi! I'm Nate Downes, a salesman working for a national camera chain. I sell a lot of digital gear, some film equipment, and I shoot on... film! I now have a collection of cameras, 39 in total, from Super8 movie cameras to a plate camera that I've modified to take 3.25x4x25 film holders. And I use all of them. To me, it is a shame and a waste to let cameras collect dust as ornamental bits. They were made for 1 thing, shooting! If the film is not handy, I just work at it till I can make it work.
The irony is, when I began selling cameras, all I owned was a digital camera. Then I began using the film cameras in the store, and seeing the difference. For christmas that year, bought a fully automatic 35mm SLR. Then, a fully manual SLR, then found a rangefinder.... and it kept going from there.