carl19
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Post by carl19 on May 28, 2012 3:04:32 GMT -5
Hi, I'm Carl and I live near Northwich in Cheshire, England.
I have been interested in photography since my childhood and my first camera was a 110 cartridge film format. I soon realised the limitations with these cameras so I started saving up to buy my first 35mm SLR which was a Pentax MX. I was about 17 years old at this stage and was still at college.
A few years on and I worked at a photographic store (about 4 years altogether) where I also learned how to process and print my own black & white films, which I still do today, although not as often as I would like to.
I switched over to Nikon in the early 1990's and over the years have built up a small collection of manual bodies and several 'ai' and 'ais' lenses, which I enjoy using to this day.
My main photographic interests are landscapes and architecture. I tend to shoot only in black & white nowadays and haven't used colour film for several years now.
Thank you for reading this.
Regards,
Carl.
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Post by Peltigera on May 28, 2012 4:48:18 GMT -5
Welcome, Carl, from Lincoln.
Wide range of interests and experience here. I am more interested in Zeiss and Voigtlander myself but share your interest in black and white landscape and architecture.
John
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carl19
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Post by carl19 on May 28, 2012 4:58:30 GMT -5
Thank you for the welcome John. I've spent many happy days in and around Lincoln - a lovely city for photography.
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Post by grenouille on May 28, 2012 5:09:53 GMT -5
Welcome Carl, no doubt, you will enjoy our friendly site.
I do quite a bit on B & W myself, but mostly on people and evants
Regards
Hye
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Post by daveh on May 28, 2012 15:20:21 GMT -5
Carl, welcome from the other end of the old County Palatine of Cheshire. We might not be Cheshire these days, but at least we have a CH postcode! Years and years ago I worked a few days at Pimblotts shipyard.
Dave.
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Post by carl19 on May 28, 2012 17:00:32 GMT -5
Thank you very much Hye and Dave for the warm welcome, it's greatly appreciated.
Dave, the Wirral is a beautiful area. The last time I was around there was to visit Ness Botanic Gardens, a fabulous place.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2012 17:50:32 GMT -5
Welcome Carl. A new member with impeccable taste (Nikon).
Wayne
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Post by mickeyobe on May 28, 2012 18:07:33 GMT -5
Carl,
Welcome aboard.
I am sure you will enjoy the cruise.
Mickey
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Post by Doug T. on May 28, 2012 20:04:17 GMT -5
Hi Carl!
Greetings from the Southern Tier of New York State!
I'm sure you'll enjoy it here.
Doug
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Post by carl19 on May 29, 2012 5:06:09 GMT -5
Wayne, Mickey and Doug - thank you all very much for welcoming me. Wayne, it's always nice to come across another Nikon user.  |
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Post by richl on May 29, 2012 16:40:18 GMT -5
Hello, new people, new cameras, new ideas are always welcome.
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Post by carl19 on May 29, 2012 17:12:48 GMT -5
Hello, new people, new cameras, new ideas are always welcome. Hi, thank you for the welcome. |
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Post by keith201 on Jun 9, 2012 23:52:31 GMT -5
Hi.
Welcome.
I was born and raised in Nottingham but have been a Kiwi now for 50 years. I learned photography in the '50s, my first camera was a Bessa II then when I went to 35mm a Voigtlander Vito II. I can still remembe the very first phot o I ever took , of my mum when I was about 4 yrs old, with my dad's Kodak Autographic Jnr No 1.
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Post by daveh on Jun 10, 2012 3:15:55 GMT -5
Keith, "I can still remembe rthe very first photo I ever took , of my mum when I was about 4 yrs old, with my dad's Kodak Autographic Jnr No 1.", was that a double first - were you their junior number one as well? |
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Post by carl19 on Jun 10, 2012 6:59:46 GMT -5
Hi. Welcome. I was born and raised in Nottingham but have been a Kiwi now for 50 years. I learned photography in the '50s, my first camera was a Bessa II then when I went to 35mm a Voigtlander Vito II. I can still remembe the very first phot o I ever took , of my mum when I was about 4 yrs old, with my dad's Kodak Autographic Jnr No 1. Hi Keith, thank you very much for the welcome. Well you started photography at an earlier age than me, I think I was around 8 or 9 years old when I was given my first camera for Christmas which was a 110 format. I'm guessing my first pictures with it would have been of my parents, but I most probably took pictures of just about anything. |
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