moltogordo
1-Oct-2011, 23:34
Greetings!
I'm a professional violinist/composer/conductor, and photography has been an adjunct to my career since I was 12. I'm 60 now, so that's a while. I also hunt and fish, and of course a camera is always present.
My principal film weapons were a Nikon F3, and a Mamiya C330, but as I used medium format more and more, and then bought a Calumet view, I gravitated to lighter 35mm equipment, finally settling on OM1. I used 4x5 intermittently, but the results were always sensational.
I now shoot mostly digital (Pentax), but have a Pentax MX, my faithful C330, and am now the proud possessor of a very nice Linhof Kardan, with two lenses, the stock Linhof 150mm f4.5 and the Schneider 90mm shown here:
http://www.pbase.com/moltogordo/image/134786979.jpg
I thought I'd get back into film after five years of digital, and thought I'd concentrate on 4x5, which I never really utilized to fullest extent. So here I am.
I'm pretty good in the darkroom, so I thought the large format would be a great adjunct to my digital stuff. I belong to several other photography forums as well, but I'm not there as much as I used to be because I'm currently in a competitive airgun mode. I go in phases!:D
I also thought that I'd make good contacts here for the repair and reconditioning of older lenses and cameras, of which I have a nice collection. So I'll be here from time to time. Looking forward to sharing and contributing.
Gord Lucas
I'm a professional violinist/composer/conductor, and photography has been an adjunct to my career since I was 12. I'm 60 now, so that's a while. I also hunt and fish, and of course a camera is always present.
My principal film weapons were a Nikon F3, and a Mamiya C330, but as I used medium format more and more, and then bought a Calumet view, I gravitated to lighter 35mm equipment, finally settling on OM1. I used 4x5 intermittently, but the results were always sensational.
I now shoot mostly digital (Pentax), but have a Pentax MX, my faithful C330, and am now the proud possessor of a very nice Linhof Kardan, with two lenses, the stock Linhof 150mm f4.5 and the Schneider 90mm shown here:
http://www.pbase.com/moltogordo/image/134786979.jpg
I thought I'd get back into film after five years of digital, and thought I'd concentrate on 4x5, which I never really utilized to fullest extent. So here I am.
I'm pretty good in the darkroom, so I thought the large format would be a great adjunct to my digital stuff. I belong to several other photography forums as well, but I'm not there as much as I used to be because I'm currently in a competitive airgun mode. I go in phases!:D
I also thought that I'd make good contacts here for the repair and reconditioning of older lenses and cameras, of which I have a nice collection. So I'll be here from time to time. Looking forward to sharing and contributing.
Gord Lucas