[pure-silver] Re: I Love The Smell Of Hypo In The Morning
- From: Charlie Thorsten <charlie_thorsten@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:42:03 -0700 (PDT)
Tim,
Great to see you back on the list. I can't believe it's been
four years already, but I'm glad to hear you've been shooting
and processing again. I too miss APX100. I've been using FP4+
in 4x5 (developed in D76) and been pretty happy.
Good to have you back.
-Charlie
--- On Sun, 8/17/08, Tim Daneliuk <tundra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [pure-silver] I Love The Smell Of Hypo In The Morning
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 11:20 AM
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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