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47 yrs old. Was a studio photographer back in the late 70's and early 80's --

shot everything back then: 8x10, 5x7, 4x5, 120, 35mm. Gave it up to go back

to school and found myself on the "other side" i.e. graphic design/art direction.

Finally broke down and bought myself a Linhof Technikardan outfit in 1996.

Last year bought a Mamiya 7 outfit. Love them both. Lately I've been thinking

about the Cambo wide...

 

J Michael Sullivan

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45 and been shooting LF since 96. Started with 35mm and Tri-X in 80 or 81 and started doing my own BW darkroom since 82. Started with Tachi 4x5 in 96 and added Calumet C-1 8x10 in 2002. Up here in Northwest Wisconsin it's unusual to see someone with medium format (outside of a wedding) let alone LF.
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Hello,

 

I'm 41.

I've starting photo in 1978, with a canon dial 35-2 (I've still it),

Then I bought a Canon AE-1, and after a Canon A1. There were expensive for my student budget, I remember that !

After the army, all was sold, and I bought a Nikon FE, and a Nikkormat FT2. I've sold the FE, but I have the "mat" today. I bought a Hassy 500C too with two lenses (still here too, I think I'll keep it forever).

 

Today I have :

2 Zorki 4K (the second for backup) both mint,1 Canon FT,1 Nikon EM, My FT2, 1 Rollei 35S, 1 AE-1 (Recently received, bought on Ebay), mint.

And I looking for an Argus 3C. I've got an Icarex 35S, good shape , but I want to sell it (anybody interested ?, nice price !)

I like collect cameras, but I use them, it's not only for display !

 

I was professionnal photographer for 6 years, using 4x5" and 13x18 Sinars, Mamiya RZ etc..

Then I was working in computer managment for industry, and now I'm system administrator in a big company !

 

But the photo virus is still in me !!!

 

Bravo for photo.net site !

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69. When I started in 1969, you couldn't show a portfolio to an ad-agency in anything

smaller than 10x8 (20x25 to us). So I got a Burke&James. It needed a tripod both ends.

There was always also format snobbery. For instance, 5x7 was considered only good for

furniture catalogs, 5x4 for packshots. I believe 10x8's mounted in a big black board were

just nicer for the agency to present to the client. 10x8 kept us all in debt for years - not for

the camera, but for the flash. Everything gets shot at f45 meaning four 5,000 W/sec.

generators. Scheimpflug never did real tabletop.

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Guess I'll help keep the average up...I'm 58 and live on the sunny Mississippi Gulf Coast (when we're not being Katrina'd!). I started shooting in the early '60's when I was given a Polaroid 100 pack camera and progressed thru 35mm, 6x6, 6x7, 6x9, 4x5, and 5x7 by the time I finished college in '69. Still shoot 35mm, MF, and 4x5, depending on what I'm trying to do or what is handy at the moment!
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