I noticed myself too ... if you don't unpack things immediately, it will never happen If these boxes are containing just a part of your collection, you need a bigger house indeed

Regarding life in the city/countryside: I think, it all depends on where you grew up. People growing up in a city are always dreaming of a life in the countryside, but in the end, they get bored soon and start missing the convenience of a city life, but if you grew up in the countryside, you can become used to it again, I think.

I am living in the biggest city on earth and believe me, there are many moments, when I just want to get out of it. Noisy, narrow, hectic ... but still, I can't imagine to live in the countryside. It works for a holiday to relax, but after that, I start missing Tokyo soon The statistics ( at least here in Japan ) tells the same thing. More then 90 percent of all people, moving to the countryside when getting retired return to the city within one year. It's also the missing convenience when aging. No hospital around the corner, events, friends, etc. or getting just some food when being sick.

But saying all that, I hope, you will be happy in your new home. I know Austria and it is beautiful. Wouldn't like to live in a city there too !!!

Hahaha ... and yeah, I am pretty sure, that it would take quite a few meters of film to "sacrifice" for getting better results than the pro-lab.
It is also about using always the same film type, I think ( but of course, I might be wrong, because I don't know ). Checking some recipes for B/W films, they are always slightly different and also the chemicals. Buying all this stuff would just make sense, if someone would focus on just one favorite film type.

BTW, Mickey ... there are also a thousand ways of baking the same cake
I remember, that I have been searching for a recipe of "Vanillekipferl", a very tasty Christmas cookie, my mother always used to make. You can find so many via Google, all different ... and worse of all, none of them tasting like my mothers yet
www.google.co.jp/search?q=vanillekipferl&hl=de&safe=off&prmd=imvnse&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=FI9dUJOgNu3ImAXasoDoBw&sqi=2&ved=0CDMQsAQ&biw=1437&bih=1082

The mirror IS the shutter ? And no light leaking in ? Then, it is already a masterpiece of engineering with just one shutter speed

I started with a similar idea. Not exactly from each decade but of all types. TLRs, SLRs, viewfinders, rangefinders, 35 mm, medium and large format, folders, and so forth. On the way, you also might find special brands or types, which you like and want to have other models of. To limit the frustration, I would try to fall in love with smaller brands though, better than starting to collect all Canons or Leicas.

Welcome to the club ;D

No QL here, just the original Canonet. Excellent camera BTW, with which I took all my pictures on my trip to Europe last year ... and no batteries, as I like it


Canonet 1961 by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr

If it is so easy, then why do professional labs not get it done properly ? I thought about starting to develop film by myself ... but ... first of all, I love to experiment with a lot of different film types. Wouldn't be worth, buying all the chemicals for each, I guess. Second, I do not have any experience. I checked some information about it in the internet, but everybody seems to have his own method and recipe ( even using coffee and stuff ) ... I actually do not want to get that deep into it. And back to the first point. The development of a B/W film costs about $3 here. Turning my bathroom into chemistry lab for that ... mmmmh ... and I also use mostly 120 film. I heard, that it needs some additional experience and skills, processing those in standard film tanks ... but those are just 2nd hand information. I never tried it myself.



That's actually a good idea. I'll do that !!!