Hi,
new guy from germany here.
Long story short - Started out with mom’s old 35mm Agfa, fell in love with a two eyed Rolleiflex and consequently built a little darkroom around a Durst Laborator 138. Then I got my first Linhof Color 4x5 and then a 13x18 Kardan that I both restored and sold off to fund a technika V. I disassembled it completely, gave it new bellows, cleaned and re-leathered it and shoot it quite frequently and mainly with a 6x12 horseman back.
Since I do have that humongous enlarger I started collecting the parts to build a Technika III 5x7 rig and had them on a shelf for a couple of years...
Lately I had contemplated on selling the whole conglomerate but upon revisiting what I had hoarded, I got bitten by the bug again and started the restauration that brought me here.
Aside from tinkering around cameras and photography I generally enjoy restoring old things like lamps, furniture, italian espresso machines, watches, making knives and so.
Now thank you for letting me join this community!
Bests,
Christoph.
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