[rollei_list] Re: Ford motor and Rolleiflex

Fortunately, just about all "Introduction to Photography" books have the
same stuff as long as you make sure it isn't an intro to digital photogaphy.
John Hedgecoe has written a lot of books on photography, beginning with the
basics. Some people might feel that he wrote the same book lots of times.
 
 

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com <http://www.400tx.com/> 
http://400tx.blogspot.com/



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Thank you for your reply!
This is what I know about my camera:
It is a 3.5 Tessar Mx from 1952.
Serial # 1414082.
There is a good library where I live. Any suggestions?
 
Thanks so much! Happy New Year!
Julia

 
On 12/13/06, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 


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> Hello everyone,
> I'm Julia, a new subscriber. I have a passion for
> photography and want to
> learn as much as I can... (I don't want to learn much
> about digital
> photography. I like the old fashioned kind better, 
> although I must admit
> that digital photography is truly practical). I have not
> taken any classes.
> I wish to find one that will teach me what I want to
> learn... I'd love to
> have a dark room--and know what to do with it... how to 
> develop my own
> pictures... and although there's reading material out
> there on the matter, I
> fear that I need "hands on" to learn.
> I own a Rolleiflex. Bought it on Ebay. I treasure it, but 
> know nothing about
> it, really.
> Maybe I will learn from your more experienced minds.
>
> Julia
>
  Hi, Julia and welcome. I am not sure what books are
currently available but there are some very good older ones. 
Do you have access to a good public library where you are,
if so I can make some suggestions. Kodak used to have a very
good primer on line. I will check to see if its still
available but I have it in my files. 
  Kodak especially worked to make photography easy and
accessible to all. Its not quite as simple as making a Xerox
copy but I think that was their goal. Processing B&W film is
very easy. Color is just about as simple but requires better 
control in a couple of places. Printing is also pretty
simple, the complexities come when you begin to refine your
technique.
  Film processing does not require a darkroom, only a dark
place to load the developing tank. While I do have a 
darkroom I use what is called a changing bag to load the
tanks. This is just a lightproof bag with elastic sleeves in
it. Printing requires a darkroom but it can be makeshifted.
The only expensive item is an enlarger and enlarging lens. 
Because so many people have dropped "wet" photography for
the digital kind a lot of darkroom equipment has come on the
used market at quite low prices. This includes some very
good enlargers. If you have a bit of patience you can find a 
good one at a bargain price.
  Developing tanks are available used for a few dollars.
For film you really need only the tank, the chemicals, and a
couple of clothes pins to hang the film to dry. Printing
requires some more stuff but there are not a lot of basics. 
If you can follow a simple cooking recipe for cooking you
can develop and print.

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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