Greetings from California

[thelawoffives]

Hello all, My name is Bill Henderson, I am in San Anselmo, California - just north of San Francisco in Marin County. I have been shooting film for a few years now, and I still count myself as a beginner. As far as LF, I am still working myself through my first box of sheet film, but I anticipate speeding up now that I recently bought my first Crown Graphic.

I also cleared some room in my garage to set up a shop with various tools from my father's estate, and I hope to begin work on a few camera projects soon. The first few things I would like to start include a box camera from Alan Greene's book, a few pinhole cameras, and I really want to learn more about gearing in order to build film advance mechanisms.

Thanks everyone for reading, and thanks for your contributions. I have been lurking here for a while, and it feels nice to finally join up.

[Jon Shiu]

Welcome to large format, Bill. I am a bit north, on the cold and foggy coast. Good luck with your projects. I also enjoy simple cameras like pinholes and toy cameras myself.

Jon

[Drew Wiley]

Hi - at least you're on the drier side of Mt Tam this cold summer. Marin is sure a wonderful place for photography. Good luck with your shop projects. Drew

[Tony Karnezis]

Welcome Bill. If you could send some sunshine down here when it's foggy, we'd appreciate it.

Good luck with your projects. Looking forward to seeing your progress with them.

[John Kasaian]

Hello from Fresno!