On 1/28/2011 1:17 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Jan 28, 2011, at 7:47 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
Well, maybe not EVERYTHING. But I got interested in photography in
about 1975, as a sophomore in High School.
Are you another nifty 50? I've lost track. This mailing list seems to be the
first time in years that I've been in a social group with a bunch of people my
age.
Got involved in the
yearbook staff and learned B&W darkroom. Also got to take the
department's Spotmatic out to shoot a few events. That got me started.
Used to read Petersen's Photographic and Popular Photography pretty
religiously. Lately, it seems that I have been accumulating stuff that
was wildly expensive to me in those days, but represents an incredible
value today. Lenses like the Vivitar Series 1 90mm Macro f2.5 with
matching 1:1 converter (known today as the Bokina). Got mine in a
K-mount with original case for $150. Yesterday I won a Gossen Luna-Pro
F for under $60 (half the price of a used one at B&H and a small
fraction of the original MSRP of $470. As mentioned earlier, I now
have a minty
Aaarrrrrgggghhhh! minty!!!!!
With just a hint of...
Minolta 110 SLR for $5. On the flip side, we're paying a
lot more for film and PKA Adaptall 2 mounts than we ever have in
history.
As they say, it is never too late to have a happy childhood.
I think of my self as having had 35 years of practice being 15.
: )
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