triblett_lungre_thurd Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 35, started photography at 14. moved up to lf for close to 15 years ago? has it been that long? gulp. shoot all kinds up to 8x10, but don't use it too much anymore... too heavy. <p> any patrons care to loan me a wizzy exped 8x? <p> trib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk_thompson Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 35 as well...bought a speed graphic when I was 17, was forced to use a view camera in photo school and spent my following years after graduation in sveral small dark closets loading film holders for hours on end & earning minimum wage....never dreamed I'd be using a view camera to make a living, but after almost 10 years now, I'm starting to almost enjoy it...in a moment of temporary insanity earlier this week I bought an old kodak 8x10, so we'll see where that goes right now it's hogging up what little empty space I had in my darkroom, so I guess I better get shooting..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marv Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 I'm 48....my exposures average 30 seconds. <p> Started with 6X6 in '68, moved to 4X5 in '79, swerved into 6X7 in 85, and 8X10 in '97. <p> Bounce around all of those and do a little digital from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilhelmn2 Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Sixty Six big ones. Am trying to switch to LF from 35 so I'll slow down and make "great photographs" in my dotage. (Good 35mm requires too much energy from an old man.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin_chan Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 20, shooting 4x5 large format for about 6 months now. Like Tony, I'm amedical student (however nothing as hardcore as MD/PhD). I supposelugging a 4x5 monorail around the streets of Melbourne beats the oldstereotype of medical people having Hasselblads and not knowing whatto do with em... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_galli4 Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 living here in the west I HAVE seen other large format photogs in places like Death Valley, or Bodie ghost town. So far they've always been too good to talk for 30 seconds to the likes of me! So consider yourselves lucky if you never stumbled into one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn_kroeger Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 Well, I am 47. Started doing astrophotography with an Exacta body at age 14. First LF in 1975, but have been doing significant LF since 1980. Mostly 4x5 and digital now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_feldman Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 Per - I've also got 55 good reasons NOT to schlep around a LF rig. But it's a persistant passion. <p> cj - The condo won't be nearly as satifying. <p> ALL CALENDARS LIE!!! <p> I've learned more by my 19 years of photographic failures and I have by my successes. <p> -Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee_nadel1 Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 i started to shoot lg format back in the 70's with a 5x7 kodak found out about pyro from old photo books from the turn of the century the experiens became like a religion i'm 52 and have shared with my sons the beauty of the medium. i guess i taught them to see before the camera format became important i have never shot out west only the intimate landscapes of new england years ago when walking around with a view camera people always asked "do you shoot weddings" no they say oh your a real photographer ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_clark1 Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 Hmm...If things go really well, I`ll be 47 in January. Started with a borrowed 35mm in 1972. Now that I think about it, all these years of traveling, and I`ve rarely seen anyone use anything other than 35mm. In the past I`ve used up to 11x14, but have to say that 5x7 and 6x12 have become my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_candland3 Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 OK, OK if EVERYONE else is going to post on this one I guess I don't want to be left out. I'm 44, started photography in college with a Nikon FM. I needed a major and Photography sounded fun. I had a blast and did well. After shooting for a few years for pleasure and working in photo labs for money I sort of petered out. I guess partly because all I had at the time was 35mm equipment (I had tried 4 x 5 at school with there equipment) and became unsatisfied with the quality. I felt limited to 5 x 7 prints or maybe 8 x 10. And partly because I spent all day printing other peoples negs and chromes. Anyway, last year I started remembering how much I had loved photography once apon a time. Which brought me to purchacing a 4 x 5 kit. So hopefully I still got it. I�ll let you know. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_stadler Posted June 2, 2002 Share Posted June 2, 2002 I am 31, I've shot 35mm since I was 4 years old, medium format for the past 6 years, and 4x5 for a couple of months now. I bought an old speed graphic to try out large format to see if I liked it, and am now having a blast. All those years shooting smaller formats, I've really been missing out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_rust Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 I'm 45. I started developing b&w film when I was 12 with a kit I received as a birthday gift. I use 4x5, 6x6, and 6x9 mostly. All my cameras are about 50 years old. I like the single coated optics of that period. I also shoot some color film. The darkroom has a powerful hold on me. It's darkness and quietness are great for thinking about everything. I am an amateur in photography. I only do it because it makes me smile. Greg Rust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photojoe Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 I'm 26, exposed my first 4x5 at age 23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_ito Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 32. Started shooting in high school photo class. Went to Cal State Long Beach and got my BFA in Fine Art Photography. Worked as a graphic designer & for a studio photographer for a while. Now shooting mostly for myself and a few weddings. Oh yeah, I shoot with an Ebony 23s. It's 6x9 but still a view camera! :o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_bundick Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 38 Been doing 35mm seriously for 4 years, off and on for 15. Tried 6x6 with a Yashica A, and 6x9 with an Ansco Commander, and a Moskva 5. All of which I still use every so often. I am new to 4x5. Bought a Super Graphic, (rangerfinder removed) at Christmas 2001. Have shot 30-40 sheets, and love the process and the results! I hope to be doing this when I reach my fathers age of 84! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave b Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 39, working in 8 by 10 for 7 years. Looking forward to retiring (3 years away) from the USAF to devote more energy to LF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasigi Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 I'm 21 - just started with LF in a college photo course (using a school monorail) and am currently hunting down the 'perfect' wooden field camera for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann_m Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 Newborn..... today I exposed my first 4x5 B&W negative.....tomorrow I quit the day job! I've been 40 for a few years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_fox Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 Wow, some great responses. I'm 41, been shooting 35mm for 20 years, MF for 3 years and now I've got the fever for 4x5. I'm not even a newborn in 4x5 yet. I've assembled my lenses and loupes, etc. but my new Arca Swiss isn't due to arrive until next week. But I think the camera store is having labor pains from all my phone calls asking when the camera will get here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill brant Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 49... Just bought my first 4x5. I've been shooting more-or-less seriously for about 6 years, the first three years exclusively 35mm, the last three years almost exclusively B&W MF. I'm surprised � and pleased � at the number of responses this question has received. I had no idea that there were as many LF'ers on this site as there is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve weaver Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 I am 48 and started using large format (4x5) about 4 years ago. I discovered photography when I was a teenager and I have been learning ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_pratt1 Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 56. 20 years ago LF in studio. Gave it up. Now back again in my retirement. Brought on by a will to travel. A trip is not a trip if no photos are taken. Greg Pratt AU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew_brain Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 24. Started when I was 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken c oshkosh, wi Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 23 now, started when I was 19. 4x5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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