Simon Hendy
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For some reason I've only just found this forum so I thought I would sign up.
I'm Simon from Bristol. I'm 50 years old, so old enough to have used film first time round - I pretty much gave up on film when digital came along, although I did continue to dabble with a bit of Kodak IR.
Back in late 2014 I came across the Kickstarter from Intrepid and thought it might be fun to try a bit of large format - something that had always appealed but been way too expensive back when I was younger - much like owning a Hasselblad. Roll forward to mid 2016 and I actually got the camera, and I've been using it a bit since - pretty much exclusively b&w but I did try some slide film on holiday last year. I swore I wasn't going to get back into developing as I'd never enjoyed it in the past, but I happened to see an advert for a reasonably priced Paterson Orbital, bought it, and now do my own b&w developing - and not minding it one bit. It had a wider impact as I've also got back into using film in 35mm and also 120 - I bought a Hasselblad last year.
I don't have a darkroom - I scan the images on an Epson V700.
I started with a Schneider 90mm Super Angulon lens, which was probably a mistake and a bit wide-angle, and last year I bought a Nikon 180mm. I mainly shoot landscapes (including urban), but want to try some portraits this year, and experiment a bit.
Part of the reason for signing up here is to tap into advice - I fancy trying less "perfect" lenses as my images are always about being *sharp* and I feel the need for a change. Maybe a Petzval-type thing for portraits, perhaps something lo-fi for other experimentation.
Anyway, I've attached a few images so you can see the sort of thing I take.
Cheers
Simon
I'm Simon from Bristol. I'm 50 years old, so old enough to have used film first time round - I pretty much gave up on film when digital came along, although I did continue to dabble with a bit of Kodak IR.
Back in late 2014 I came across the Kickstarter from Intrepid and thought it might be fun to try a bit of large format - something that had always appealed but been way too expensive back when I was younger - much like owning a Hasselblad. Roll forward to mid 2016 and I actually got the camera, and I've been using it a bit since - pretty much exclusively b&w but I did try some slide film on holiday last year. I swore I wasn't going to get back into developing as I'd never enjoyed it in the past, but I happened to see an advert for a reasonably priced Paterson Orbital, bought it, and now do my own b&w developing - and not minding it one bit. It had a wider impact as I've also got back into using film in 35mm and also 120 - I bought a Hasselblad last year.
I don't have a darkroom - I scan the images on an Epson V700.
I started with a Schneider 90mm Super Angulon lens, which was probably a mistake and a bit wide-angle, and last year I bought a Nikon 180mm. I mainly shoot landscapes (including urban), but want to try some portraits this year, and experiment a bit.
Part of the reason for signing up here is to tap into advice - I fancy trying less "perfect" lenses as my images are always about being *sharp* and I feel the need for a change. Maybe a Petzval-type thing for portraits, perhaps something lo-fi for other experimentation.
Anyway, I've attached a few images so you can see the sort of thing I take.
Cheers
Simon