[pure-silver] Re: I Love The Smell Of Hypo In The Morning

Good to see you back Tim. Let us see some of your work if you get a chance.

All the best,

Robert

On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 4:47 AM, Tim Rudman <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Tim
> Welcome back!
> Tim
>
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> [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Daneliuk
> Sent: 17 August 2008 19:20
> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [pure-silver] I Love The Smell Of Hypo In The Morning
>
> Greetings Past- And Present Fellow Travelers -
>
> It has been some time since I was last here. Worse still, it has only
> been recently that I have gotten back into the darkroom on any regular
> basis. Judging from the list archives, it seems that this list has
> continued to remain active and this makes me pretty happy.
>
> I suppose some explanation is order. When I ceased hosting the list
> back 2004 there were many currents of change in my personal life -
> most all of which worked out very positively - and I wanted more time
> for other pursuits. Since that time I have intermittently been doing
> some serious photographic work. However, it was not until late 2006
> that I was able to get some significant work done, but even that was a
> very brief excursion.
>
> This year has been a different story. I've been able to shoot more
> than I have in the past 5 years in lots of formats. I even shot a roll
> or two of 35mm - something I haven't done in a decade. (It was fun,
> but I quickly remembered just why I switched to sheetfilm ;) I've also
> had a bit of time to pursue one of my parallel interests, "healing"
> old cameras. This year, I rehabbed a couple of old Mamiya TLR bodies.
> They may not be 'Blads, but they sure are fun to use. It's sobering to
> realize that my under-$200 Mamiya TLR produces better images than a
> state-of the art 10 Mpix Nikon D-80. This pleases me and annoys the
> younger folks (which pleases me even more ;).***
>
> Of course, some things have changed for the worse. My beloved Agfapan
> APX 100 is no more - at least not in the US in 120 and 4x5. I hear
> rumors of it being reintroduced - is that true? Bergger papers came
> and went, and now are back again - the rumor is that the paper is now
> being made at the Ilford plant. I wonder how/if this will change the
> papers.
>
> All in all, it's been an interesting 4 year hiatus. I'm hoping to be
> able to hang around on the list more permanently this time and become
> reacquainted with all of you old members and meet the new. The
> original pure-silver was always a labor of love and I'm pleased it
> found a new home where the quality and passion of the old list has
> been well preserved.
>
>
> With Warmest Regards,
> Tim Daneliuk
>
>
> *** Oh, if anyone wants/needs a nice, clean Mamiya C-3 body,
>    contact me off-list.  They're a great and inexpensive way
>    to get into medium-format and lenses are abundant on eBay.
>
>
>
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Robert Hall
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